Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Is Love Worth Fighting For!!!!!

I want to know when it is ok to fight for love and I don't mean physically!

Today I was talking to a friend and she is going through a lot right now because she got into an altercation with her fiance's family which did lead to her being physically harmed by his family members and in that situation she was looking for her soon to be husband to come to her defense and he just stood there and when she left with their child to go home he stayed with his family and never tried to see how she was so now they broke up and she feels betrayed and disappointed by him, but she still misses him they been together over 14 years and share a child so I can understand. I myself have been through similar incident with my husbands family because we are an inter-racial couple and a lot of people still can't accept black & white people loving each other. My children (who were 3 & 1 at the time) and I have been disrespected in ways I wouldn't have imagined everything from being called a f***ing niggers, to being told my kids were dirty (because my oldest one is full african american) and then my youngest one is mixed (african american and white), and the way my husband protected us made me fall in love with him all over again because he stood by our side and made sure we were ok and he actually stopped talking to his family. But, in that case our realationship suffered also because he got depressed. I noticed what not being around his family was doing to my husband and I remembered the sacrifice he made for us out of love. So, I decided that seeing my husband smiling again was more important than fighting with is family about something we can't change (our color). I guess it's hard to say when love is worth fighting for but sometimes we have to put our feelings to the side for the people we love, so after 2 years I showed up at his mother's house without notice and truth be told I didn't expect what came next! She opened the door and I was standing there with my kids who were 3 & 1 the last time she talked or seen them and she just grabbed us and hugged us and started crying I felt bad because my youngest son didn't know her she had to tell him "I'm your grandmother" and we sat down and talked about everything and I'm happy to say the decision I made was worth it because my children are happy, my husband is happy, grandma is happy, which makes me happy. In love you must have patience and be willing to make sacrifices that will improve your bond with your partner no matter what because at the end of the day couples fight and love is hard to come across so be happy with the one you love and keep all others involved but at a distance because the more people that get involved with your relationship the more drama you will have. When I think about fighting for love I think about Supporting,Making Sacrifices, Praying, and being Understanding to one another even when you are stuck in your own selfish ways. I think love is worth fighting for and if there ever comes a point were you don't feel your relationship is worth fighting for I say "throw in the towel" and pray! "There is no point or future staying in a relationship with a person that wouldn't support, pray, sacrifice,understand, or love you when needed" Trust me when I say it will be fine and I'm talking from experience. I had just graduated high school when I got pregnant and the guy walked out I was heartbroke, homeless , jobless , and thought my life was over but with prayer I made it thru and look at me now with the family I always prayed for and I wouldn't trade it for the world but I would fight for the love I found with my husband and children because it would be worth it!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Girl seriously that was deep. I can relate in so many ways.

Anonymous said...

Love is a tough thing and I think that's why a lot of women choose to stay single out of fear of getting hurt or having to deal with too much BS, compromising,and having to set their feelings to the side.

Liz Mays said...

Happy VGNO! I love the way your story worked out in the end. :)

Mandala Michelle said...

Love is definately worth fighting for but more important is fighting for your family. I really respect what you did and am glad that over time the in-laws minds were opened so you could share your kids with Grandma.

flavoredmom said...

That's a tough one - especially when there's a child in the picture. Of course, they should try to up the communication and work on things... but, well, if my man didn't put me (and the kids, we are a package deal) first, there would be a whole lot of trouble in paradise.

Native American Momma said...

Happy VGNO Love is worth fighting for when other person will fight with you, otherwise it isn't worth it because life will continue to make you fight for your love.