No one* ever talks about that moment on the couch.
That moment when you are in the midst of the biggest fight to date.
That moment when you think "oh my god, what did we do...why did we ever decide to get married?!"
That moment when you have no more fight in you.
No one ever talks about that moment on the couch.
The one where you feel so alone - even though there is someone sitting right next to you.
The one where you feel like everything you've worked for is on the verge of being gone.
The one where you and your partner have nothing left to say.
No one ever talks about that moment on the couch.
That moment when you think about leaving but where would you go?
That moment when you think about leaving but what about our kids? our family? our friends?
That moment when you know you should stay but staying feels a little bit like dying.
No one talks about that moment on the couch.
The one where it seems impossible the sun will come out tomorrow.
The one where you think "where do we go from here?"
The one where getting off the couch feels like defeat.
No one talks about that moment on the couch.
The moment when you have to make a decision.
Are you in? or Are you out?
No one talks about that moment on the couch.
But we've all been there {in some shape or form}
We've done that.
Love is patient. Love is kind.
but Love is also that
moment.
but Love is also that
moment.
{*By "no one" I do mean very few...but it FEELS like no one}
Definitely worth a re-post/re-read.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
We are not terribly close, we don't know each other all that well, but I feel that if my marriage hit very rocky ground, I just might turn to you, because your writing makes me think that you would understand somehow. And be able to articulate your understanding.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words. It seems fitting to acknowledge something that comes up with frequency both in my "office" and amongst friends. Thank you for reading.
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