One universe, 9 planets, 204 countries, 809 islands, 7 seas...and I had the privilege to meet you.
Kind of crazy when you think about it. With all of that going on, the odds of meeting that one person out there who is your counterpoint. The yin to your yang, the butter to your toast, the peanut budda to your jelly.
A brazilian composer once wrote a text about friendship. A part of the text says:
"And I could bear, though not without pain, that all of my loves had died, but I'd be driven insane if all of my friends died!"
Maybe this fragment may seem a bit dark, but the text is quite beautiful.
I'm glad that you had friends, true friends, to be there for you and pick you up when you were down - to collect your pieces when you feel shattered, rebuild you and help you feel whole again.
And double as glad to know you've found your soul mate. I wish you to nothing short of a lifetime - actually, scratch "a lifetime" and replace it with "an eternity" - of joy, health and love.
As for the distance thing... It is hard indeed - I live far from my fiance as well. But I believe that when two people truly love each other, they make it work, even from a distance.
I don't know if this is any help for you, but I've been with my fiance for 2 years and we're gonna get married in April. We made it work during these 2 years and, soon, distance won't be an obstacle for us anymore. So I'm entirely sure you can make it work as well. All the best for you two!
I hope you have a hell of an awesome time in Vegas! And I mean a "ride a robot-tyrannosaurus into outer space while carrying swords, shooting lasers out of your eyes" level of awesome.
Seeing how excited you are for that trip, I think you'll have such an awesime time there indeed.
Good luck dealing with your family issues, I hope you can get that sorted out somehow. And the best of luck in your professional endeavors! It's really interesting that you're aiming to be a substance abuse counselor - do you mind if I ask what made you make this decision for your career? No special reason for asking, I'm just curious, it's the first time I see someone who wants to work in this area.
As for the whole Bonnie and Clyde thing... Your argument is spot-on. I think that some people prefer to just throw any witty remark to try and sound different from others than to do actual research on what they're talking about... Maybe if these people who think of Bonnie and Clyde as some kind of example of true love would actually do some research on them, they'd come to the same conclusion as you did.
I love this post about the bonnie and clyde relationship. This is a great blog and you are an amazing writer. I'm all for the disney relationship too, I always said one day I wanted to get married at disney world. Unfortunately, I tend to be a sucker and the bonnie and clyde story sounds more real to me than the disney princess story. Thanks for sharing. I loved the read!
Forget what hurt you, but never forget what it taught you.
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After a while you learn the subtle difference
between holding a hand and chaining a soul
And you learn that love doesn't mean security,
And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts
And presents aren't promises.
You begin to accept your defeats
With your head up and eyes open
With the grace of a woman,
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