Once you've been hurt why is it so hard to love again?

you learn to open up your heart and try again in time, at first you shield yourself from getting hurt but then you can lonely and you want a special someone in your life again and you learn to trust again, they key is always to find the right person not to jump at the first person that comes along.

Ignorance is bliss. The only guy I loved for the longest time and I broke up five years ago. The only girl I've ever loved to the same extent had repeatedly hurt me for the past seven years. I'm just learning to love again... The trust is still an issue. It's mainly because mostly everyone sucks and everything is stupid. Shouldn't give up hope, though... Sometimes people come through. =)

I have been hurt several times by alot of people in my life. I have a hard time loving again because it is so hard to trust people these days.

It's really hard to trust someone agan after being heart-broken especially if it hit you really bad. You should let time heal the wound first. If you're ready to fallin love again, then it will happen. Just focus on being happy for now and see if you're really for another relationship.