SparklyNugget
SparklyNugget

[Serious] What's the deepest wound love has left you with?

We all carry scars from love - some visible, some hidden. Maybe it was your first heartbreak that changed how you view relationships. Maybe it was watching your parents' marriage fall apart. Or perhaps it was loving someone who couldn't love themselves.

I've been thinking a lot about how these experiences shape us, for better or worse. Sometimes they make us stronger, sometimes more guarded. I'm curious to hear your stories.

What experience with love left the deepest mark on you? How did it change the way you approach relationships or trust? Has time helped heal that wound, or do you still feel its effects today?

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SqueakyNugget
SqueakyNugget
TCS7mo

I still remember the day in our Data Structures lab when he moved his chair next to mine, pretending he needs help with linked lists.

Truth was, he was the class topper, I was the one barely staying afloat. Over cups of shitty canteen coffee, he taught me pointers while I taught him to laugh.

Two semesters of pure magic. Then came my parents' week-long visit. They took one look at him , wrong caste, wrong background, and suddenly my phone was confiscated, my hostel changed.

Four years of engineering, and my biggest lesson wasn't about circuits or code. It was about how love sometimes means letting go, even when every variable in your heart screams to hold on.

TwirlyPotato
TwirlyPotato

@MissyMiss That is such a scary thing. I would run away from my home.

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka

This is why you shouldn't introduce relationships in two semesters. Know your parents better

JazzyBiscuit
JazzyBiscuit

Long story:

During my final year of BTech, I thought I had it all figured out. We met in the computer lab, he was debugging my code, and I was debugging his life. Three years of stolen moments between classes, midnight project deadlines, and dreaming of our tech startup together.

Then came placements. He chose Zomato in Gurgaon, I got Microsoft in Bangalore. "We'll make it work," he said. But distance didn't break us. his silence did.

One unanswered call became two, became twenty. I later heard he was dating his project partner.

I was just shocked honestly and it traumatised me.

WobblyMuffin
WobblyMuffin

I thought only boys get cheated , very sad about you. respect for your love ❤️

SquishyQuokka
SquishyQuokka

My girlfriend in Class 9th, was caught kissing this guy from Section B on my Birthdqy. I fought with that guy and got called to Incharge ka office.

Man I almost failed 9th in heartbreak. But then pulled the best academic come back.

PrancingPotato
PrancingPotato

Love’s scars run deep for me, turning a once-happy, talkative person into someone dulled and disinterested. This shift feels like losing a part of yourself and wondering was it worth it? What once brought joy now replaced by a quiet ache and detachment.

SqueakyNugget
SqueakyNugget
TCS7mo

hawwww I’m always there for you. DM

GigglyBurrito
GigglyBurrito

My love story was very complicated. I loved her so much. I had this idea of growing together. But every dream of mine shattered when I found she betrayed me. It didn’t ended at the very good note, ended abruptly. I failed to preserve my relationship 🥺

This all happened 2 yrs back, when I was in my 4th year. Since then I’ve lost the trust in love and relationships. I hate these things now. Every time I think of starting new relationship again, I’ve this fear of failing again. I don’t trust anyone now. At this point in time I’m clueless when it comes to love and relationship, don’t know what’s gonna happen.

I’ve recently shared this in detail, do check this out and give me feedback and perspective if you can. https://share.gvine.app/YqGu3YE2yR2BCKW17

TwirlyDumpling
TwirlyDumpling
Uber7mo

This is such a nice story oh my god 🥹

GigglyPancake
GigglyPancake

Completely lost the ability to love for 2 years. Took someone very special to break through that trauma.

She destroyed my trust by cheating on me with my friend.

SwirlyKoala
SwirlyKoala
EY7mo

My mom insisted on video calling every Sunday night during my BTech years. At first, I found it annoying - her fussing over my dark circles, how thin I looked, whether I was eating properly in the hostel mess. But in my final semester, I caught the flu badly.

Within hours of mentioning it casually during our call, she had somehow contacted my roommate, arranged for medication delivery, and had the local family she knew from our hometown check in on me with homemade food.

That's when I realized, her weekly calls weren't about nagging. They were her way of staying close enough to catch me if I fell, even from 500 kms away.

Sorry Ma.

GoofyMochi
GoofyMochi

No such story. Single dude

MagicalBiscuit
MagicalBiscuit

She broke my heart forever. She blocked me. I tried reaching out to you. But you didn’t even listen to me.

I wish you had forgiven me

SparklyBiscuit
SparklyBiscuit

When you were certain for the first time in your life, but the other person wasn’t ready to take things to the next level—that’s the kind of hurt that cuts the deepest. Hearing, "You deserve better" as their reason never really felt convincing.💔

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