Over the past year, I’ve went through “it” as is said in the vernacular of my generation. The “it” is the loss of a long term relationship with an intimate partner. I’m definitely past it now though. It was a long, hard and dangerous journey, but I made it!
The summer of 2024 was sometimes exciting, sometimes lonely, sometimes self destructive, but always a lesson in learning about myself. Along the way I met a wonderful woman who had me from the moment we met. Our first date lasted 8 hours. It was like two souls who had been searching for each other finally reconnecting. There has never been any awkardness or “first” jitters between us. Mind, body and soul.
However, due to issues she had to face on her own, that spark was kept from becoming a everlasting flame. Causing me to go back to being self destructive and feeling as if I was the problem. Just as I was getting used to the idea of going on without her, she came back like a spring storm.
Last weekend she and her daughter moved in with me, and in less than 2 months we will celebrate our first anniversary. I look forward to the life we are building together.