Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Love & Marriage

Letting Go


You meet a stranger
who soon becomes a friend,
maybe your best friend.
And you fall in love
because you trust
this person and think
this may be the person
I marry.

So you spend time,
lots of time
together wondering
if this is it.
But time goes on
and little things
make themselves known.

One day you realize
that even though
there are many good things
about this relationship,
it's still lacking.
And then you realize
that maybe it's time
to move on.

@JoSH Poetic Popcorn Poetry

I dated someone for two and a half years.  My Dad and my brothers all liked him and he and I were planning to marry but then somewhere along the way I realized that maybe we were not totally right for each other.  So I let him go because I wanted what was best for him and for me.  I will always remember him fondly and wish him the best because for a time in my life he was my best friend and he was there for me when my father was in hospice and eventually passed away.

If you're in a relationship, factors that can negatively affect your relationship are in-laws.  Especially if your future mother-in-law is too controlling of her son.  Also opposites do attract but there has to be some common ground otherwise it is simply not enough.