7 years ago, I believe I was at the lowest point of my life - having been orphaned and feeling like I didn't have anybody to call my own, finding out the hard way that the love I thought I had with another was not love at all, having lost my pride, my fortune and with no hope of building the future that I have always dreamed of. It was a point in my life when I decided that giving into any form of emotion would only make a person weak. I was going to start changing my point of view in life. I was going to practice living my life with just practical survival...
And then, I met you.
It was indeed a surprise I never expected at all. My focus was elsewhere. At that point, I guess our friends thought of a better plan for the both of us instead. Haha! Thank God for our annoying friends!
So, they made all that effort to bring us together, but looking back, I think they just nudged you a little towards my direction - not much effort on their part, really! Haha!
Kidding aside though, I think we really do owe them for bringing us together. :)
I won't ever forget the first moment I laid my eyes on you. I call this moment the "Mr. Bean." You know why. But just to share to everyone else, I call it this because, remember at the beginning or the end of a "Mr. Bean" episode? He would be shown naked at a street alley with a spotlight on him? Well, you didn't show up naked - thank God for that! BUT, when I opened the door of the internet shop you were in, it was like there was a spotlight on you. You weren't Matthew McConaughey drop dead gorgeous that I would look at you for more than 10 seconds the first time I laid eyes on you but there was something about you that made me stare. And I guess, there was something about me that made you stare too. Or maybe we really just needed to wear correction lenses. Haha!
But really, silly as it may seem, it felt like you were calling to me as I was calling to you, don't you think?
Within the same day, you grabbed the chance to get to know me, drilled me with questions and made me feel like I was this precious piece of gem. Within the following day, apart, I thought maybe things would be back to as they were, but you still conversed with me through SMS. Don't like wasting time, do you? :) But I think I wouldn't have had it any other way anyway.
In the following few days after, I went back to stay at our friends' place where you made sure to hang out everyday at as well. Until you found out that I had an appointment this one time and finally asked me out to have lunch with you - our first date! Remember that? It was at this casual Italian restaurant. I was surprised to find out that you took a half working day just to be with me after our date. And I was even more surprised to find out that, at our friends' place, there was this bouquet of beautiful flowers waiting for me. That's when you officially started your courtship. We were then on a date every single day after this. It wasn't being showered with gifts nor being taken out to dates nor being lavished with attention that impressed me about you - but you certainly knew how to woo a girl!
I was most impressed about what I saw in you everyday - the fact that you were thoughtful and that you care about your friends, that you were a genuinely nice and generous person who would open a door for woman, give up a seat for an elderly, courteously and considerately ask about what others prefer first, was a positively, high-spirited person who was not at all hard to fall in love with.
So, in a matter of a few days, I did start to fall in love with you. (Even though in my book, courtship should at least take a year, you know. You really should consider yourself lucky).
Yeah, sure we both had lots of issues to deal with when we got together so we really did not have a perfect start as anyone can hope for, but the most important thing was that when we chose to start our lives together, we were honest, loving and committed to the same thing - having a relationship with each other.
That's why were here now, still together. Because we are still honest, loving and committed.
Our relationship hasn't been bombarded with the traditional trials of regular relationships but we had our share of trials indeed! It's been a roller coaster ride for us. It hasn't been an easy one, contrary to popular beliefs. But we get through. We get through because we work things through.
And in another 7 years, I hope we still do. Heck, for the remainder of our lives, I hope we still do.
Promises are hard to keep (I think especially for some). But one promise I would keep to you, I will always make an effort to meet you halfway through.
You coming into my life made me feel secured once again - like I can take on just about anything just as long as I have you by my side to be my strength, my family and my hero.
So, to the person I choose to spend the rest of my life with, through thick and thin, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health and most importantly despite you being super annoying, Thank you for making it easy for me to fall in love with you and to choose you. And thank you for giving me hope in life again.
I started loving you 7 years ago. I love you now. And I will love you for the rest of my existence.
Happy 7th year anniversary!
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