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There Is Always Tomorrow

Love will come.

By Mar F1erceAlphaPublished 5 years ago 2 min read
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As human beings we go through the motions of life; cycling back and forth between happiness, disappointment, loss, sadness, satisfaction or lack thereof. Some of us are fortunate enough to have the niceties in life; being born with the 'silver spoon,' while most of us have had to grind it out. Regardless of the status in which life has placed us in, nationality, race, sexual orientation, we all have one thing in common—the ability to give and feel love; some more than others of course.

I have experienced so many different types of love from different types of people. My first long-term relationship began in grade 11, and the love we had for each other was totally and completely 'puppy love.' We ended up getting married, not by choice really, but rather at the fact that I was with child just shortly after my high school graduation. Things turned south from that point, though we tried to work it through a few times; through many escalated arguments, his cheating moments and physical disputes. I wanted to try to make things work, despite those facts, because I was a young mother with two young children by our 3rd year of marriage. Needless to say, the marriage didn't last for too much longer after that, and there I was; a young, single mother of two, working dual jobs to keep my head above water, and wondering how someone who said they loved me could do what he did.

A few years later, I met someone at Starbucks when I was a newly trained barista and he was my first customer of the day. He said if I didn't get his order right he would not come back anymore, so I offered him his coffee, complimentary and said, "I hope to see you tomorrow." He returned the next day and kept coming back every morning. We started hanging out during my break times before he started work and became very close. Before you know it, we were looking for a place together and I was once again with child. We ended up having two children together, but this relationship was much worse than the first; more physically, mentally, and emotionally than I could ever imagine. I left him after a few years and said to myself that I would never allow any man hold my heart again.

Fast forward many years later, at a time when I was not looking for anything with anyone, someone came into my life. I didn't think that it was possible, after everything I went through, to feel love again. Mind you, it isn't the perfect relationship, but for the first time in my life, I can honestly say that I didn't know what love actually was until now. I never thought there would be anyone I would want to take care of aside from my children; a person that I would enjoy watching the sunsets with on any given day, a person that I could forgive so easily whenever I am upset or when we have a disagreement. It took me a long time to get here, and to learn how to trust again but I did. For those of you who think love may never happen, it will. There is always tomorrow.

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