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Are You Ready for the Truth of Love and Trust?
“A relationship should bring peace, not goodbye. If you are unsure, be honest and set them free before you cause more harm.”
Life has this funny way of making us question everything we once thought was solid. I had always dreamed of finding that one person to share my life with someone who would be my partner in every sense of the word. However somewhere along the way my trust was shattered and with it the idea of love and marriage became harder to believe in.
I am at that point now where I am ready to consider marriage ready to look for a partner. But it is not easy. It is not just about finding someone to spend the rest of my life with it is about finding someone who understands the weight of what that truly means. Marriage or any relationship for that matter is not just about the good times. It is about everything — the quiet moments the fights the misunderstandings the compromises the joy and most importantly the trust.
The past few years have taught me that trust is fragile. It breaks easily. Once it is broken it takes so much longer to rebuild if it is even possible at all. I have been hurt by people who came into my life with promises of forever but once they got what they wanted they were gone like shadows fading in the light. They made me feel like I was their everything only to show that I was just a…