I'm not sure people realize how much it actually hurts to learn to accept love after years, decades of self-reliance. In the end though #lovestr https://image.nostr.build/7c43d0abaea492db635180c3090dfdef86f9151e676b6539749e8bda9dd2f69d.jpg
I feel you. I know the struggle fairly well.
My wife was a very independent person for most of her life, being part of a family is something she still struggles with sometimes. But, we love her.