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Love Is Never Having To Let Go

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 by Alyice

My husband and I have been married for nineteen years and together for nearly twenty. During our courtship and our marriage, we’ve had moments of pure joy and moments of pure hell. But during all that time, my husband has not once considered divorce.

I, however, cannot say the same. I come from a family who runs away from problems instead fighting for those they love. In fact, everyone from my great-grandmother on down has gotten a divorce at least once—if not more—in their lifetimes and nearly every blood relative has stopped speaking to each other: sisters, brothers, cousins, aunts, uncles, and even grandparents. With such a family curse, I was sure divorce was as inevitable as watching spring chickens hatch each year.

Every time our marriage hit a bumpy road, I braced myself for the inevitable—even going so far as to asking my poor, sweet, husband if he wanted a divorce or if he felt a divorce would be better for both of us. But each time I asked, he’d respond, either lovingly or annoyed, with “Love means never having to let go. It means knowing that no matter how bad things get we’re always going to be here for each other. It means being able to get mad and ugly and annoyed and disgusted and know that the other person isn’t going to leave. It means knowing that no matter what life throws at us, together we will be able to put the pieces back together. Besides, the grass isn’t always greener on the other side, we’d just have to break someone new in and deal with all their baggage.”

I never thought I’d get to a point in our marriage where I could feel safe enough to know that he wasn’t going to leave me for being less than perfect, for being too emotional, for being too controlling at times, for simply being me. But after a very long winter filled with the worst depression I’ve faced outside of the death of a loved one, I can finally say, “The darkness has passed. I see the light and I am blessed to have someone love me unconditionally and without warranty…to have someone willing to actually ‘fight for me’! Yes, love means never having to let go.”

May this greeting card remind you to stick together through the rough times and cherish the good times. May it remind you that true love is worth fighting for and that real love means “never having to let the other one go”.

Until next time,

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