My dear B phoned this morning to inform me of a most eventful weekend in his world. After much deliberation, deep thought and soul searching the 2 have reunited to find one another again and K has accepted B's proposal of marriage. I am flattered to be kept so closely in their loop and to enjoy meaningful friendships with each of them. Each has impacted me personally tremendously and know that their impact is far reaching. I have been lucky to bare witness - witness to their growth as individuals as well as partners. All the tears, difficult days and equally joyous and wondrous ones. Days of compassion and deep love for one another, leading to the beauty that is this day.
I am proud of you both. Proud of you for loving each other unconditionally and giving each other the space to grow as individuals and as life partners. Proud of your will. Proud of your courage. I am proud of your integrity. Congratulations K & B! I look forward to all that is to come your way.
I feel a bit selfish in my joy over this news. Possibly because I have been rooting for them for years and am quite invested in each of them as individuals also. Or maybe it is because I know I'll soon be attending a ceremony to honor their love (that will kick some major ass - K is the most amazing event planner I've ever seen!) where there will be wine and good spirits and I'm all about that.
Mostly though, I am overcome that love has once again found it's way. This particular situation reminds my eternal romantic optimist that love can triumph and succeed and flourish, in spite of life's hardships. A shinning example of all that I believe in and am goodheartedly (and often relentlessly) teased for by my peers.
Their love is not purely lustful or petty or accommodating or convenient or conventional just for the sake of convention or needy or all the things that we've all done at one time or another, in the name of "love." It is based on friendship and mutual respect, it is forgiving and tolerant. It is growing, it is breathing, it is nurturing, it is alive. What they share does not simply speak the concept of romantic love - it is universal love and this is what gives me hope and makes my soul smile.
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