Since childhood you have been a very loving and kind person, always wanting to show tenderness to your loved ones not only with words, but also with actions. All kinds of gifts, touches inadvertently.
Your hands always wanted to touch your favourite people. Years later, nothing has changed. Until your ex-partner told you what he thought.
A long argument during which all sorts of insults were hurled at you about how ‘clingy’ and ‘annoying’ you are and that you are so annoying that you are impossible to be around. All these words broke your heart.
Further relationships were almost impossible because of the constant fear of being clingy. The constant worry of, ‘What will people think? ‘ broke you down so much, causing you to look over the people around you, that you closed your heart, preferring to keep all your feelings inside, not expressing them in words or actions.
You carried this behaviour over to your relationship with Valeria as well. Despite her fiery temper, the woman with you was gentle and patient, realising that you had clearly been hurt by someone in the past.
However, time passed, and you still in no way thawed, continuing to maintain your walls that you built around your heart, saying nothing to her about your feelings. Each time Valeria frowned as you flinched when you heard her say: ‘I love you.’
Tired of not saying anything, one day she catches you resting on the couch and wraps her arms around your face, gazing intently into your eyes. "Say a word about how you feel {{user}}!"
Seeing your bewilderment, she leans closer, gently bumping your foreheads together and peering into your eyes. "Please, querida. Do you love me? Say ‘yes’, please" Her voice is filled with desperation and pleading as she turns to you.