A history of bad marriages and relationships can cause barriers to be raised when meeting a member of the opposite sex. Sometimes the ideal partner could be knocking at the door but past mistakes can cause blurred vision and deaf ears to the well-intended gestures of a genuine suitor. Opening up to someone new is difficult when dark shadows of the past hover nearby. Can trust ever be given again to someone new? Wonderful opportunities can arise out of some unexpected situations, and we must be ready to seize upon every one of them but we must also be aware of wolves in sheep's clothing. True love has a way of finding you, and if you are open to it, you will never look back and will banish the demons of the past forever. They say, "Never judge a book by its cover," and maybe we shouldn't judge new potential happiness by a former lover.