Today marks 3 years since I left my marriage. It was the best thing I’ve ever done for myself and for my son. We are both happier and healthier for it.

I’ve learned so much in the last 3 years about myself, about love, and about life. I’m a better person than I was 3 years ago. I hold close to me my son, close friends that support and love me, and for the first time, an incredibly healthy relationship in which there is one small obstacle, one which WILL be overcome.

I’ve said this before but it needs to be said again:

Being with someone should compliment your life, not complicate it.

I truly believe that love is NOT an obligation. Love is a gift. Marriage is an extension of that gift. Born between two people who are compatible, who work WITH each other, not one for the other.

I see so many people, who are unhappy, who are not in love, but who don’t see a better choice for themselves. It’s painful for me to know that I have been in a marriage like that. It’s painful for me to sit silently and watch people I love suffer because they want better, but feel like they cant have it. Which is why I cant sit silently. Maybe, maybe someone, somewhere can read this and use this to ignite a fire of need, or wanting. Wanting for something better, for a happiness.

I want to love without giving more than I have to give. I want to love without trying more than anyone should ever have to try.

I want to be with someone who compliments my life and does not complicate it.

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All those “wants”? I HAVE them.

I’m so happy to say, 3 years has passed and I’m in the best place I’ve ever been.

3 years and we are still smiling. We have no reason not to.

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