How You Met Your Wife

I asked my student the question, “How did you meet your wife?” and here, I’ll retell his story.

“We had been friends for eight years before we became together as a couple. We had a good relationship as friends and I can’t help but to fall for her. I confessed to her after 3 yrs of being friends but she turned me down. However, our relationship as friends remained.

We became busy with our work so we just went on with our own lives. I’ve never seen her for five years. One time, I received a phone call from her. We met in a coffee shop and had a conversation. She’s so exhausted and tired from all the work and bullying she’s experiencing in her workplace. Since then, I did my best to make her feel better— all of it because I was thinking a friend should do that. After a few days of being close again, I realized, my feelings for her haven’t changed. 

Unfortunately, I have a girlfriend at that time.

   She’s cute, nice and clever. I always thought I had been a good boyfriend to        her.  I bought her clothes, shoes, and other things she liked. But I realized one      thing.  I’m not doing those for her. I’m actually doing it for myself. I recalled the    times  she called me but I was too busy with work so I put it off. On the other      hand,  when I’m bored, I always invite her out and she would never say no. I        realized  how horrible I am. I was selfish. I never loved her. 

I broke up with her and until now, I can remember vividly the things she said and the way she sobbed and pleaded. I still feel bad about it. I felt I destroyed the cute and clever girl I once knew, but I can’t continue lying.

My friend for eight years, is now my wife. She’s the only person that I am willingly to give my everything to. She’s always my top priority not myself. Most importantly, I can imagine myself building a family with her, having kids, and growing old together. When I sleep at night, I am always thankful that she’s the one beside me and she’s still the one I can see when I wake up in the morning. I said, “I love you” to her a few times only but I know that she knows based on my actions that I do love her.”

You know what guys, I really enjoy hearing stories like this from my students. It gives me more faith in love.

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