“I do” should come from the heart

How many weddings have we attended where most of the couples remained together and stood on their vows?

I have a family relative who wed some seven years ago. She was 29 years old then. Before she wed, she was a loner-type. She never had a boyfriend. She never goes out and socialize until she realizes that she needs to mingle and meet new friends. After college she went abroad to work. There, she tried to mingle with a group of friends hoping to find the right man for her. She started to worry because she’s not getting any younger and scared to live and die alone.

One friend was very close to her and introduced her brother to my relative. That was a few years back maybe 10 years ago. While my relative was away and the guy is back the Philippines, they kept in touch through postcards and letters because internet was not that hip yet before.

Three years later that time, they married. For our relative’s side, we feel it’s too early especially that they haven’t been together that long. It was a long distance relationship. The thing about not having any boyfriend at all for such a long time, women think that when somebody comes, they feel that the man is the ONE without further assessment.

Since our relative was eager to wed because she fears she’s running out of time, we respected her decision. As of present time, my relative is now separated. Their relationship didn’t work out because many differences.

Lesson learned from my relative, never hurry love. “I do” should come from the heart.