Two Friends
Two friends just told me that their marriage fell apart within a few minutes of each other. One marriage was 16 years old and the other 31 years old. In one case it was the man that left the woman and in the other the woman left the man.
Why am I writing about this in a bodyspace blog? Because marriage, significant others, unions, deep friendships are extremely precious and fragile. When those relationships are running like a top you can take on the world. You can lose 100’s of pounds or win the Arnold. No, you don’t have to have relationships to do these things, but a good relationship really helps you achieve your goals.
When a relationship falls apart it throws all concerned into a deep tailspin that can take years or decades to pull out of, or in some cases people simply crash and burn. No one is immune to a relationship falling apart. It does not matter how long you have been in the relationship, what your religious beliefs are, or even how great the relationship might be at any given time. It does not matter how hard one person in the relationship works to keep that relationship working. Relationships are a dance of two and both parties must put 110% into the relationship to simply keep that relationship alive and thriving.
I talk a lot about living in the NOW. Now is the only place a relationship exists. It does not matter what happened in the past or what might happen in the future. Now is the only time that a relationship lives. If you have that special relationship with someone I implore you to talk about this. Talk about the need to work hard at the relationship every day. If you don’t it may be better not to be in that relationship because the pain and devastation can be great.
