Hello my loves,
Jenna and Charles’ story was one of the most painful stories I had written so far. It was because I had to dig up long-forgotten events in my life.
But I had to do it for you to be able to understand the motives behind Jenna and Charles’ actions and the pain they invariably inflicted on each other.
Jenna and Charles were both non confrontational. They keep things in stride and hope for the best, but sometimes even with the best intentions, our pain could not lay hidden for too long.
It needed to be addressed and voiced out, not because you wanted to lash out at your partner or give them the same pain they were giving you.
Sometimes, our silence is our cry for help. Or it was a way to protect ourselves. We retreated into the inner recesses of our soul to find solace and comfort because the people we expected to comfort and provide solace for us could not hear our cry for help.
But all’s well that ends well.
Am glad for those people who had requested me to do a story on Charles and Jenna. I balked at the idea at first owing to the fact that they had already been married, and there is nothing I could write about them. But after introspection, I realized that cracks in a relationship often appear after the honeymoon period is over and the couple starts settling into mundane lives.
The day-to-day struggle is real.
But the silver lining is, even with all the struggles and hardships of day-to-day life, married couples should continue to choose sticking it out with each other.
Choose each other everyday. Do not bolt out of the door at the first sign of trouble.
Our partners are not perfect and so are we.
Love is a feeling. Marriage is a choice. To continue to stay in the marriage is our commitment not only to our partners but also to ourselves.
Happy love’s month, my loves.
Always choose to be happy.
Love,
J Cruz
Postscript:
Watch out for Briana’s POV tomorrow.
