He told me straight to my face, " You don't have to get hurt, this is how really it works."

I paused and said, " Don't be a fool, with what we have now, both of us are bound to get hurt. Also, in making relationship, somehow someone gets hurt at the end. No matter how we don't want that to happen."

He replied, " It does hurt, but I've been exposed to pain for too long. Guess, I've learned to love it."

I whispered, "Maybe it's time for you to stop feeling that way. Let me  take that numbness off and give you a new perspective."

He stared at me, "We cannot change reality. When we love, we'll surely get hurt. And the only thing not to get hurt is not to feel the pain."

I smiled, "It is through experiencing pain that we learn. Surely it is inevitable but that's what you are made of and that's when you know you are in love, again."