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Our Search is Over

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Our search is over. We have finally found each other. The hurt from past relationships has molded us into who we are today. Not two bitter souls but two individuals who learned from and gained strength from heartbreak. Two hearts that were broken, having healed and ready to love again. We know that life is better when shared with someone we love who loves us back, and it is through our past heartbreak, we appreciate each other that much more. Your very presence, the sound of your voice, the touch of your hand, comforts my very soul. It sometimes seems that we have known each other forever, and while that isn’t true, I can never see myself without you again. You are not merely my lover; you are my best friend—the person who supports my dreams and keeps me moving forward in times of adversity. You always listen to me and provide me with a shoulder to lean on when needed. Each night I hold you close to my heart. Each morning I smile when your face is the first thing I gaze upon. Our love for each other is so strong that others can glance at us and feel it. Our search is over, and I couldn’t be happier.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

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Another morning, another commute, and there she was again the same seat, same smile, she was gorgeous, and it took everything you had not to stare.  But this morning, she looked up from her phone directly at you, and as your eyes met for the first time, she smiled.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

It was the end of the night, and you knew you were falling for her, but past relationships had you tongue-tied, unable to say those three little words.  She looked at you, and as your eyes met, she said: “Promise me this will never end, promise me you will never leave.”

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

You looked as she cradled the newborn baby in her arms, your emotions overflowing.  She looked at you, and as your eyes met, eyes overflowing with tears, she said: “it’s our son.  Our beautiful son.”

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

The years passed, and you were going through a rough spot. The arguments were more frequent; the silence at the dinner table was deafening; the woman you had held in your arms almost every night now slept with her back to you.  She looked at you, and as your eyes met, eyes devoid of the emotion that was once so strong, and she said:  “What are we doing and where are we going.”

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

You weathered the storm and rediscovered your love for each other.  It seemed that now, after all these years, after raising two beautiful children, after all you had been through together, your love for each other was stronger than ever.  But sadness filled the air as she had fallen ill, and your time together was now limited.  You held her hand as she lay there, and she looked at you, and as your eyes met, eyes filled with sorrow, she said: “Don’t be sad. I lived a beautiful life, and it all started on a morning commute when I happen to look up and see my future staring back at me.  I love you.”

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

The house is empty now; her memory is all you have. You look at a picture of the two of you holding each other and smiling, and as your eyes met, you say I love you.

The winds are carrying you away from me

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The winds are carrying you away from me. As a man, I take full responsibility for
Not hearing your voice;
being responsive to your needs;
understanding your concerns.
But trust me when I say it’s not because of faded feelings or desire for you. It’s not because I don’t value our relationship. In fact, I love and appreciate you and the concept of us more now than I ever have. My love for you has never stopped growing, getting stronger each day. Now the thought of losing you has me free falling with no parachute. I am desperately clinging to the hope that:
you will accept my apology;
believe in me again;
believe in us again;
understand how much I love you;
hold you in my arms once again.
My love for you burns as brightly as it ever has, and there is nothing I would not do to make your life as fulfilling as possible. You are my soul mate, and I hope the winds bring your heart back to mine.

Maybe in the next life

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For the longest, I wondered what if I had walked away from that last argument. Would things have been different? Would we still be together? The answer, of course, is no. We would have stayed together another day, a week, maybe a month, but the end was as inevitable as the start. We were drawn to each other, needing each other really for our own separate and selfish reasons. We were destined to be together, but we weren’t destined to stay together. We were lovers before we had a chance to lay a foundation to build on, to become best friends. Without that, it was easy to take each other for granted, to push our wants and needs to the front of the line. No one would ever confuse our relationship as being built on compromise. Yet there was something there wasn’t there? Something that even long-lasting relationships don’t have. An electricity between us, an aura, that distinctive quality that seemed to surround and be generated by us being together. You could feel it; others could sense it; the way they would look at us, it was clear that two of us together were something special. But love does not last based on an aura. Love last when two people put in the time and effort to keep it alive. If two people genuinely love each other, if they don’t put in that effort, the aura will dim, the love will fade. For us, the effort was simply not there. It wasn’t our destiny to stay together, not in this life. But maybe our souls will cross in a future life, and we’ll get it right as I suspect we have done in past lives. Destiny simply can not be denied.