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In my (limited) experience, it seems as though if one person is hurting a lot, and for enough time, it will take magic to get back to where you were. And a lot of it.
I've been on both sides of this. Having my feelings continuously stomped on and needs/wants not met by a partner who essentially told me to fuck off constantly. Stayed with him longer than I should have, because I was used to it, but was always unhappy. In a "try again" scenario, I broke a partner's heart a couple years ago, and trying again, he could never fully open back up to me. It just didn't work, though we both wanted it to and tried, he just couldn't find a place where those feelings would return.
Good luck, but I'm not one to be optimistic with these scenarios.
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"Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark."
— Henri-Frédéric Amiel
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