Why I blog...

I use this blog as a kind of therapy. Sometimes I'm happy and want to share it, sometimes it's just a random thought and sometimes it's to deal with things in my past. After all a burden shared is a burden halved

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Marriage, divorce and feelings





This has been doing the rounds on social media for a while and every time I saw it I felt a little judged by others because I was divorced. This was one of those conspiracy type feelings, I know no one is really judging me (I think) but it stems from my christian upbringing. You know the one that says Christians don't get divorced.

I mean I tried, my marriage was not a fly by night thing it lasted for 22 years after all. Yes 22 years people that's like 154 dog years!!! okay unfair comparison, apples and oranges. The problem is, it ended. The first year after my divorce I felt like a failure, like people were secretly whispering about me..."There goes the divorcee, she didn't even try, she just gave up" Well I am here to tell you, that's not the case, I tried but you know what...some things are just not meant to be. It could not be fixed because it wasn't right. From the start it was never right.

I truly believe that I should not have gotten married in the first place. I was 16 for goodness sake, what the heck did I know about life. I fell (love that word...as if I slipped) pregnant and so we got married. He never even asked me, it was the thing you did when you got pregnant, and so we did.
Now I am not saying it was all bad or that it was a huge mistake, after all my first marriage brought me 3 children and for that reason alone I would do it all over again, but I know that in my heart it never felt right. Why am I bringing up the past now? Well I got married again on August 30th!!!!! and I can honestly tell you without a shadow of doubt, this time it is right. It feels right and it feels wonderful.

I fell (there is that word again) head over heels in love (not lust) with the right man that is just the right fit for me. He asked me, wow you have no idea how amazing that feels. He wanted to marry me so much that he actually asked me!!! not because I was pregnant, not because it was the thing we had to do but because he wanted to. He is the most amazing husband in the world and I feel like the luckiest woman ever. 

4 comments:

  1. :) So happy for you! X also, not everything can be fixed, so don't ever feel bad about that.

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  2. I'm happy that you finally found your happiness, and I'm happy that you didn't give up on marriage and on love. Keeping up with the whispers that you kept hearing from other people, when they never really even knew your story to begin with, must've been frustrating to deal with alone. So, I'm genuinely happy that someone is by your side, giving you all the love you deserve. Congratulations! I wish you all the best! :)

    Clifford Wheeler @ Powell Spencer & Partners

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  3. Happy 1st anniversary to you and to your husband! It's good to know how happy and contented you are with this marriage. I'm happy to know that the end of your 1st marriage didn’t discourage you from finding love and happiness again. I would certainly love to hear if there are any plans for your impending anniversary celebration. You deserve all the best! :)

    Sandra Walker @ Eric Risk

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