This Is Why She’s Scared To Fall For You

She’s scared to fall for you because no one has ever taken the time to stay.

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She’s scared to fall for you because you’re the person she never saw coming.

She’s scared to fall for you because you don’t fit the ideal person that she’s constructed in her head.

She’s scared to fall for you because she’s lived her whole life doing what’s right.

She’s scared to fall for you because you make her want to choose what’s wrong instead.

She’s scared to fall for you because she’s not used to following her heart instead of her mind.

She’s scared to fall for you because she doesn’t want to hear “I told you so” when things don’t go right.

She’s scared to fall for you because she knows who you’ve been in the past.

She’s scared to fall for you because she doesn’t believe that people can change that fast.

She’s scared to fall for you because she doesn’t think she can handle being burned yet again.

She’s scared to fall for you because she doesn’t want to end up with more wounds that won’t heal.

She’s scared to fall for you because she doesn’t know if you’ll be there to catch her when she does.

She’s scared to fall for you because with you, she never knows how she’s supposed to feel.

She’s scared to fall for you because you challenge the way she thinks.

She’s scared to fall for you because you and her aren’t the same.

She’s scared to fall for you because something about you is different from the rest.

She’s scared to fall for you because even on your worst days, she thinks you’re still the best.

She’s scared to fall for you because you turn her mind into nothing but a cup of scrambled Alphabet soup.

She’s scared to fall for you because you’re making her question everything she thought she knew.

She’s scared to fall for you because you make her look at the world through a different lens.

She’s scared to fall for you because with you, she’s starting to see the light in everything she’s been through.

She’s scared to fall for you because she’s haunted by her past.

She’s scared to fall for you because she grew up thinking love never lasts.

She’s scared to fall for you because she’s had to depend on herself for as long as she could remember.

She’s scared to fall for you because she’s gotten so used to being alone every single December.

She’s scared to fall for you because she can feel everything she’s kept locked inside begging to come out.

She’s scared to fall for you because she thinks that her ghosts will scare you away.

She’s scared to fall for you because she’s afraid you’ll get too close to her heart.

She’s scared to fall for you because no one has ever taken the time to stay.

She’s scared to fall for you because she thinks you’ll leave the second things get tough.

She’s scared to fall for you because she knows that so many things can end up wrong.

She’s scared to fall for you because the universe has never been on her side.

She’s scared to fall for you because you look at her like you can see right through all the secrets her eyes have tried so hard to hide.

She’s scared to fall for you because even when she tries to erase you from her mind, she sees you in everyone else.

She’s scared to fall for you because even though you may not be good for her, she’s always wanted to be more than a friend.

She’s scared to fall for you because she feels the danger within every touch that sets off sparks.

She’s scared to fall for you because she’s afraid you’ll both end up getting even more hurt in the end.

She’s scared to fall for you because she’s never been good at making up her mind.

She’s scared to fall for you because you make her finally want to decide.

She’s scared to fall for you because you’ve turned the girl who’s always played it safe into the one who wants to take risks.

But most of all, she’s scared to fall for you because she knows she already did. Thought Catalog Logo Mark


About the author

Sara Di Tullio

Finding my truth one word (and coffee) at a time.

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