I disagree with the notion that women can’t handle the truth. Women handle the truth just fine. The problem is that you expect women to handle the truth in a way that still benefits you at her expense.
Sometimes you have actually learned the lesson but have yet to embodied it fully. You haven’t seen the changes yet or fully allowed yourself to become the new you.
This is when affirmations, vision boards and other tools like creative visualization are useful.
Be mindful of people who always throw old mindsets, old actions, old lifestyles and old beliefs you had in your face. They don’t want you to progress past your PAST.