Is this what a healthy relationship looks like?

So I’ve never had a good model of what a healthy relationship was like. My parents were immature towards each other, my mom remarried and was toxic. My father was a narcissistic POS. My step dad abused my mom physically and verbally. My mom was emotionally unavailable for us as kids but I know now she did as best as she could with what she had. I know she loved us. My brother got molested as a kid and turned around and did it to my sister and I. So when I mean that Idk what healthy is, I really mean that. I went on to have a 5 year abusive relationship with my middle school sweetheart. I met him in 8th grade and we dated until I graduated high school. He cheated on me, emotionally abused me, betrayed me in the worst ways. Took me a lot to realize that. Then I went on to meet my husband and we dated 8 years. Married for 5. We are divorcing. It’s been 6-9 months. He cheated and mistreated me as well. I guess along the way I gave up and figured all men would cheat on me so I accepted it. I hate that I did that.

I’m nearly 27 and now I KNOW what I deserve and what I will and won’t accept in a relationship. I recently got in touch with my old crush from 6th grade. He’s been in my life for 14 years. We’ve always liked each other. He’s the one guy that always treated me correctly and all this time I’d always kick myself for not actually trying to be with him. It felt foreign. I got scared that it wouldn’t work bc I didn’t feel those roller coaster feelings of up and down and love and abuse. So we reconnected and we both have 2 kids the same ages. He has a girl that’s 4 and a boy that’s 2 I have a boy that’s 4 and a girl that’s 2. We both got out of a horrible relationship with the mother/ father of our kids. His ended a year ago, mine 6-9 months.

But the difference I see in this relationship is like night and day. I feel so comfortable telling him anything. We talk about our feelings all of the time. He’s so empathetic, sensitive, and caring. He tells me how much I mean to him and how he’s felt this way since we met 14 years ago.

He gives me the emotional support I’ve always needed. What I didn’t get as a kid. I’m not looking for him to heal me I know he can’t. But this relationship is so rewarding already. He makes me feel adored, like I’m the best thing to ever happen to him besides his kids. I can actually go to sleep at night and not worry. I know he won’t cheat on me. Idk what that felt like until this relationship. I fully trust him all around. That means so much to me.

If you read this thank you I just had to get it out.

I’m so thankful to have him even if it doesn’t work out I know we will always be best friends before anything.

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