One of the hardest things to accept when being in a relationship with a damaged person is that no matter how hard you try, you can't fix them - it doesn't matter how much you love them or how much they love you.

They have put up this wall that completely detaches them and almost completely desensitizes them. You can show and give them all the love that you have to offer, but it never seems to be enough.

So they hurt you and constantly shut down, again and again. Most of the time they do it without even realizing it. And then suddenly you start to question if the relationship is even worth it. How could the same person that makes you the happiest you've ever been also be the same person that's destroying and draining you on the inside?

But you don't leave just yet. You love them and see their potential. You know what they're like deep down on the inside. You just wish that they could be that person every day. You believe that if you stick around a little longer, then things will start to get better.

You know that they love you and that deep down they would give you all that they have, if they could.

But they can't - at least not right now.

They're damaged. They will never never be able to give you the love that you so fully deserve until they work on themselves. They will never be able to accept the love that they so fully deserve until they work on themselves.

They have to be the one to undo this damage. You can't. As hard as you may try, you will only end up hurting yourself in the process.

This doesn't mean that the love you have for each other goes away, or that you two were not meant for each other.

This just means that they need some time - alone time, to find themselves.