by Lori Deschene
I became that girl. After spending 8 years mostly single, I melted into a man I love.
We met almost six months ago at karaoke, and I was head-over-heels on date two. Perhaps it was how fearless he looked barreling out of that little plane. Or maybe it was that he let me drive his ATV, giving me a hair-flowing-in-the-wind, adrenaline-pumping, happy-screaming movie moment. Whatever did it, it did it bad.
When E left for China almost two weeks ago, I felt overwhelmed and a little lost. He’d become such a large part of my every day; how could I possibly go 46 days without seeing him?
Suddenly I realized I’ve been given a gift. With him gone for seven weeks, I now have an opportunity to strengthen my independence so our relationship gets even better when he gets back. It’s the perfect time to figure out this whole love/life balance thing, both for me and for us.
When I started thinking about it, I remembered lots of other gifts I’ve received this year—things that seemed troubling at first. Here’s what I got: (more…)
