Sometimes one must be wise enough to force upon themselves heartache ; when well aware of circumstances and situations..that if persisted in..would later cause heartbreak.
Of course, any ache is painful. But in reality, these bruises feel better much quicker; than the more intense, reluctant pain a break produces.
Not to exclude, the more extensive time and rehabilitation it takes, to get the heart close to functioning in trustworthy conditions agian after it breaks….
The Undoing of Me 