I empathize with him.
Most women would be shocked.
Because I was waiting for him to open his heart and say them.
Edric
I didnt want to force those words out of him and hear them when he just wasnt ready.
But at some point along the way, I gave up waiting.
I wondered why he never said them,yes.
Of course I did, Im only human.
But I never doubted he felt it.
And I empathize with him.
I understand that some of us find it difficult to say the words we mean.
It didnt mean they didnt feel it.
It didnt mean we felt unloved.
It didnt mean much at all.
It was just the way things were.
So over the past two years, I just grew to accept that this was the way things were.
Finally last week, he told me.
He apologized for having not said it sooner.
And he has been saying it ever since.
And if Im being honest, Istillstruggle to say it.
Ive only said it to my parents a couple of times in my lifetime.
Iveneversaid it to a man because Ive never been in love, until now.
And theres the other part me thatsgladhe waited.
So many people blurt those three words out with no understanding of what they mean.
They say it because it feels good to make someone else happy.
They say it because they want to believe theyre in love when they arent.
They say it because theyre too afraid to be honest with themselves, and with others.
Millions upon millions of people will say, I love you, today, but how many willmeanit?
How many of those people will stand by their words, and match them with theiractions?
What I wish to tell you is this:
You dont need torushto say those words.
And you neednt beafraidto say them when they stir within.
We waited more than two years to sayI love you, and Im okay with that.
It was worth waiting for.
