From Childhood Sweetheart to Unexpected Love: Embracing Life's Surprises

As a child, I had a female friend who was my sweetheart. Everyone in our neighborhood knew it. We were inseparable, and things were going well for us until senior high. That's when the unfortunate happened. I was hurt, but I had to let it go. For a while, I thought my world was crashing down, but as they say, when one door closes, another opens.
My childhood sweetheart and I broke up because of a friend we lived in the same neighborhood and went to the same high school. This friend cooked up false stories that she believed instead of asking me about what transpired. It was a shock to me, but what was even more surprising was that this friend did it only to get an advantage to be with me. We got along for almost five years, and then she jilted me for someone whom she married barely six months after our break up.
But God was good to me. I found someone ready to help me heal from my broken heart. She showed me love beyond comprehension. Probably because of her profession, which makes her love everyone equally. I found love in her arms, and I took my chances and proposed to her. It ended well, and after two years of a distant relationship, we became closer than I ever thought possible. Our families became one due to our marriage.
Life is full of surprises, and sometimes, the people we think will be with us forever end up leaving us. But that doesn't mean we should give up on love. We should keep our hearts open and be ready to embrace the unexpected. Because who knows? The love of our lives might just be waiting for us around the corner.
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Unknown said…
Similar incident happened to some one I know however is still in a dilemma of 💔 but connecting with your experience he gonna try this may be to get out of such shock
25 May 2023 at 08:44
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