Dear Cheri,
Thank you, those sentiments are beautiful.
I thought at one point I would never love again. I went through a wild stage, with very low self-esteem, and had a string of alcoholic and abusive boyfriends. This hardened me, and I thought I was unable to care again.
Something deep inside me must have been fighting to get out, though, and I started cleaning up my life little by little. Then, I met Barry.
For once in my life, I actually took the time to get to know him as a friend before we were ever romantically involved. We were coffee drinking buddies for a year, getting together with friends and sometimes just the 2 of us just to talk about life, problems, romances that weren't going well, etc. We shared things with each other just as friends that we had never shared with anyone else before.
This Saturday we celebrate our 3rd anniversary. I married my best friend and found that I can truly love someone.
We have our problems, but even in the worst fights (and they are never abusive), we have love. I no longer worry whether or not we will be together next week or next year, as I have in all other relationships, because somehow, deep down, I know we belong together and that we will always be there for each other.
Some say love is blind, but I don't agree. Lust is blind. True love sees all faults and loves anyway. Neither Barry nor I are perfect, but we are perfect for each other. And that is what true love is all about.
Thank you for letting me give tribute to my Valentine, partner and best friend.
And thank you for your wonderful forum.
Sincerely,
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