Whispers honestly the more time one spends with His family
the more one suspects that he isn't related to her at all.
Generally though, the women in His family come out of the
womb singing stand by your man. That's not to say they aren't feisty and woe
betide the fool that thinks they are otherwise, but divorce is not usually an
option. And His grandmother had just cause. His grandfather was such a keen
angler that the man had to move his family to a larger town with a bigger pond.
He used to say forever in the beginning of our relationship
and one used to say forever is a very long time. Frankly given one's track
record as a serial leaver the expectations weren't high. In fact the very idea
used to make one hyperventilate just thinking about it. The trick one
discovered was not to think about it, but just accept it the way He did.
That's not to say one always found it easy. It goes against
everything a person like oneself believes in. But then one came from a family
where the men disappeared... often overnight. And when they did get back
together it was to conduct particularly bloody divorces. They were the sorts of
divorces that dragged the children through the courts, along with any other
dirty laundry that could be unearthed.
Being a planner there was always a
contingency plan, a backup plan, a quick escape route and/ or a safety net. It was how one always did relationships... one
eye on the door and the other on the suitcase.
At the first sign of trouble that relationship would be burned and one
would be off into the wild blue yonder and the next relationship. Yet here we
are all these years later and He is still the love of one's life.
These days He
says forever and one breathes quite normally. Well the heart does a little
lurch, but it's not the panicked kind. In fact it's kind of affirming.
Besides, the suitcase seems to be missing J
Besides, the suitcase seems to be missing J
2 comments:
I think it very much has to do with personal experiences. Very much.
I think it's part that and just part the attitude you expressed halfway through. You decided to take it as it comes.
Now me and my wife have a very 'odd' marriage shall we say, but we're also so very alike it can be scary. We're soulmates despite the problems, and we always just take things as they come, even some of those annoying habits we both have.
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