A wonderful man with a great stable family married a woman whose family stability was based on liquor, lack of love, and selfishness.
In the middle of this short-lived marriage, the couple discovered that the love they thought they shared was not part of their own marriage, but part of the lives they lived BEFORE each other. They found that no matter what THEY wanted in life, it never included the other.
The fun times, the friends, the children; the church service, the businesses, the alone time was nothing for them together. Then it dawned on them that they were single while married.
Neither compromised completely for the other whether in life or in love. One wanted business deals and the other wanted large family gatherings. One wanted a long work history in one place while the other wanted the eyes of their spouse completely on them.
The one day came that all hell broke loose in their hearts. The one day that neither wanted to see, but neither could NOT stop from happening. The day they decided that there was nothing there; no more love or laughter. That each had their own agenda. That their differences could NOT keep them together and the hurt of one was tearing them apart.
It was never about holding or understanding, loving or learning, or even supporting, it was all about selfish motives and life experiences.
Single while married...
