Eighteen years ago, a naive young girlfriend wrote a letter to her first boyfriend. It was a break up letter but one line from that letter made a great impact on the boyfriend's life..."wish to marry you someday"... and he was never the same again...
Their relationship was short. And apart from the very strict parents of the girl, their relationship was perfect and smooth sailing. He was the perfect boyfriend who would take her to school, have lunch with her, carry her books, take her back home and call her at night just to say goodnight. He was able to do all of this in spite of being a working student. Between the two of them...everything's just splendid.
A day after the boyfriend's birthday, the girlfriend broke up with him through a letter. To this day, she could no longer recall what's in it but she's clear as to why she wrote it...some might find it so selfish of her but she simply acted on what she thought would be best for her.
And years after, she had moved on. After a few traumatic boyfriends, she got to marry one great guy. Their marriage wasn't perfect but they make it work.
The boyfriend got to have kids with a nice woman, but he never got married. He had a hard life. Working abroad made him realize a lot of things. And he still reads that letter...every single day...
TO THE GIRLFRIEND: I truly understand where you were coming from when you wrote that break up letter. You did what you thought was best for you and it's something that you shouldn't be guilty of. However, you somehow know that this broke your boyfriend's heart, Take some time to apologize and make sure there's closure because he also deserves to be free from whatever's he's hanging on to.
TO THE BOYFRIEND: When you get back, you will be handed a new letter. This is the one you should hang on to. You deserve to be happy.
About Me
- AceRS
- I'm no neat freak but I do feel strongly about proper hygiene. My pride prevents me from acting rationally and letting a relationship come to its natural end. The older and theoretically wiser I get, the more I realize my ego is the evil brute force behind ninety nine percent of the bad decisions in my life – special mention: romantic ones. I don't know why people open up to me, be it bullshit from a guy who wants to get laid for a green card or a person who just wants to talk; I'm not an impulsive woman, and I am someone who doesn't fall in love so easily... With children however, it's different -- it's easy, very easy to fall in love with children. They are what we always wanted to be, in the moment and living happily; Once, I saw the truth of myself and the love of my heart reflected in the ocean -- it was a good day. I'm creating as much space in my life as possible to live; to have a life away from the superficial; to breathe free, to love over and over again, and eventually to write again.
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