On our anniversary, we had a long talk and the distance didn’t make it easier. However, as it is the case most of the time, we talked about a lot and nothing. But one part of that conversation stuck in my head. Here is the account of that conversation.
M’amour: how does it feel to be stuck with me for a year? (for whatever reason, thinking about the song stuck like glue by sugarland)
Wi-Fi (laughing): at first, I was so excited
M’amour (laughing loudly): I can’t believe you were excited
Wi-Fi (defensive) no no… I really wanted to get married to you. You know… I had been single for a long time waiting for a good guy. I waited for it, I prayed for it and you came along I was like: finally. So I thought that it was really amazing. But it turns out, you weren’t exactly the type of man I dreamed of.
M’amour (bust out laughing) what?
Wi-Fi: Yeah! I got stuck to a man that is quite different from what I dreamed of. He is not romantic. You know… all girls want this kind of men. First, I really wanted you to remember all those special dates, special moments… but sadly, you always forget them.
M’amour (thinking to himself) You watch too many k-drama
Wi-Fi: you don’t remember my birthday, your birthday, our anniversary or the day we met for the first time. If I didn’t remind you, you will never remember. Secondly, I wanted a man who will post pictures and say good thing about us on social media like Facebook but apparently, you are not like that…
M’amour (laughing) so despite all that… why me?
Wi-Fi: even though you are different from the man I dreamed of, you love me and you show care not only for me but also my family; and those moment when I am grumpy and when I am having a hard time in my life, you showed a lot of patience.
It is always interesting where we end up in life. I am sure that Wi-Fi never imagine that she will be married to an African man. I never imagined that in a million years, I will be married to an Asian woman yet here we are. It might sound cliché (given that I have only been married for a year) but I truly believe that I have found someone to hold my hand and witness the rest of my life (the good and bad).
Eyes of a Calf 