L.O.V.E.

I was married to my husband, Nick, on May 19, 2013.

 

 We met...I always forget the exact date, much to the annoyance of Nick. I forget the date of our first date too. I probably wouldn't remember our wedding date if it weren't for all the planning and the cramming of the date into my head. I know! We met February, 2011! That's close enough.

 

Was is love at first sight? Nope! But we definitely became great friends right away. It was like we synced up right away. Are we in love now? Well, "in love" is a strange way of putting it. Like I said in a previous post, I think this whole "falling in love" business is just chemical reactions, electrical impulses firing. We don't, nor have we ever had, warm fuzzy feelings. What I do believe is that we definitely love each other,  not perfectly, we don't always follow the guidelines of love, i.e. patience, kindness, no arrogance...but we have great communication and we never go to bed angry or unforgiving.

 

When people begin their relationships on an instant emotional rollercoaster it's like a fire that burns too hot and big, it dies to quickly. You make rash decisions, a.k.a. blinded by love. You can't see the truth right in front of you. Even if the person you love is a great person, it's hard to see even the smallest flaw, because everything they do is wonderful, even the things that would normally annoy you in other people.

When Nick and I decided to begin this relationship, this marriage, we knew we'd never be blinded by love because we didn't begin the relationship with those intense emotions. They've slowly grown, and still are, so when they are intense we will have had the time to see the truth in our relationship. I truly believe our love for one another grows more everyday. I expect one day I'll wake up and have those "warm/fuzzies." 

I can't wait. Until then I'm glad we aren't blinded by "love."