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blinded by optimism

Maybe I'm just that naive to believe that people are "good" from the beginning. It blinds me... there were plenty of warning signs but I kept going because of this idea that there is so much potential in this person. And he kept rising and I kept hoping and kept rising... and right when I thought that this was going to work, right when I decided that this might be exactly IT, I got totally side swiped.
I can imagine myself driving along a nice road. There are a couple of showers here and there, maybe some sharp turns, but for the most part it's a very enjoyable ride. And all of a sudden this huge truck cuts me off and I see myself swerving off the road and into the woods. I am trying to stop, but it's a hill. It's a bumpy ride and I eventually slow down and hit a tree. The car is damaged, but I'm okay.
This is how I feel emotionally. I know I am OK and I will be okay, but the shock of what has happened runs through me over and over again.