&&this is going to be a new chapter.

what would one give for a chance to start over? for a clean slate? for something that has no past to become something that's beautiful? maybe i'm over thinking and over analyzing, but i think i'd give just about anything. do i dare put myself out there to get hurt again? is it worth it? maybe it is.. maybe for the first time it might be okay.. maybe one day it'll work out for me. i like to think i deserve someone who treats me right, but i have yet to find someone who truly respects me, someone who doesn't try to manipulate me. someone who loves me for who i am, not what they want me to be. is that too much to ask?