The True Love of My Life (Narrative Paper)

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The True Love of My Life Kendall Cies Waubonsee Community College My life thus far has been no fairy tale to say the least but I’m quite certain that I’m getting closer. In 2 short months I will marry the most incredible man that any woman could ask for. He is my rock, my motivation, my lover, and my soul mate. I was in a previous loveless relationship; then met Michael, my true love; he proposed, and the rest is still to be told. I was in a 9 year long relationship with my high school sweetheart; married for 4 of those years. Though we loved each other, it always felt like something was missing. We cared deeply for one another but were almost never intimate and for the last 3 years of our marriage, we never even slept in the same bed; not normal for a young couple in their mid 20’s. I came to realize that I loved this man as a best friend; I loved him in the same way that I loved my very best girlfriend. We supported each other through everything and devoted our lives to one another. Though this may sound great, it was merely comfortable; there was no “true love” there. We finally called it what it was and got the divorce. I thought for sure that I would never find someone that I could rely on as much as him until just over a year ago when I met Michael. He much like me was broken. He had been run through the ringer by the mother of his child. He had never really loved her but stayed to try to do right by his son. In the end they burnt out, just like my ex and I did. We went into our relationship scared, with walls built up as high as possible to try to protect ourselves from future heartache. Though we hit rocky roads and many tribulations during the first year, there is nothing that has ever made me feel the way I do for him and him for me. This is the story of our true beginning. Six months ago I was watching TV with Michael, just like any other night
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