Five Years and Still Counting...

It was the 21st of October in the year 2003 when Jon & I committed to a relationship that we didn't hope would last a long time. He was my first boyfriend so, needless to say, I was really scared though at the same time excited to enter my first serious relationship. I wasn't expecting much from him as he was from me. You see, we belong to a different religion, and though many of you would think that it doesn't matter, for some people including me - a member of Iglesia Ni Cristo- it does matter.

So, I wasn't really expecting that we're going somewhere, it was a matter of " live in the present" for both of us, we just took it one day at a time. Months after our second anniversary, I was surprised when Jon asked me to bring him to the nearest INC church in their place. He said he was willing to listen -just like that, listen- but that one single word sparked the littlest hope in me that maybe -just maybe- we might be going somewhere.

It was October of 2005 when Jon was finally baptized and became a member of INC. I couldn't contain my happiness then. That was also the year when I formally introduced him to my family.

Time's been really flying by so fast as today marks the 5th year of our being together. My heart is overflowing with gratitude to the One up above for guiding us through all these years: Every ups and downs, through different turns and twists and all the crossroads we've been through, and overcome, is all because of Him.

We may not be the most perfect couple, nor we are as individuals, but we try our best to be perfect for each other by being more patient with our own flaws & imperfections. We do our best to make everything work -to make "US" work. And the only remaining question is - How are we going to hold up over time- because over a short period of time, we definitely passed the test. Only God knows, I guess.

Still, I hope and pray that soon one of my greatest dreams would come true -which I know is every woman's dream- to finally walk down the aisle as a beautiful bride awaited by the handsome groom, ready to take me into his arms to be loved... forever.

“I think that perhaps we always fall in love the very first time we see the man of our dreams, even though, at the time, reason may be telling otherwise, and we may fight against that instinct, hoping against hope that we won't win, until there comes a point when we allow ourselves to be vanquished by our feelings...” (A nice thought from one of my favorite authors, Paulo Coelho)


To be continued...