An-Marlen wrote her album about a very deep and dark topic, about a complicated relationship she was in for two years, which ended very badly. “It was a very abusive relationship, mentally and physically. I loved very deeply my whole life. I felt like I wanted to give myself to someone and I was looking for my worth through the love of another person, but in this relationship I lost myself. I thought that love conquers all. What came into play instead was how much I had suffered for love. I was embarrassed to talk about how things really were and the fact that I was in a relationship with a narcissist. Everyone around me saw how things were things. I distanced myself from people close to me who didn’t seem to understand me, and I felt like I could never let go of this relationship,” she recalls.
When asked what was decisive in ending this relationship, An Marlen responds: “Before this relationship, I was in a very healthy and beautiful relationship where I experienced love without limits and learned to love myself. With relationship, I broke it off. I know how hard it was for me to get out of it and heal, and I don’t think I’ll ever get over it,” says the singer, who has to remind herself every day that her old patterns and experiences have nothing to do with do with true love. “Luckily my current life partner understands me, he is always willing to listen to me and supports me in everything.”
2024-01-29 18:00:13
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