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One of my past relationships was going on 2 years when I ended it. I ended it because through the time together we just didn’t have the trust I felt a relationship should. Yes, it was me who was having the trust issues and he felt I was silly. He had a very hard time with me ending the relationship but I knew it was for the best.
It wasn’t until a few months later that I found out some of the reasons why my intuition was telling me to be careful. He was using my personal identity which he opened a 2 credit cards in my name, he completed a student loan application and signed me a co-signer, used one of my personal credit cards to make random purchases, and many more awful financial situations.
This not only cost me money, but time trying to correct this situation and emotional stress feeling so used and betrayed by someone who was my partner in life and welcomed into my family as I was in his. It took months to clean up the mess and to get my life back on track.
It would have been so easy for me to become bitter and hate life but I didn’t. Sure this was a horrible situation to be in but I learned. I also knew that I would get the money back, I knew I would mend my broken heart and I knew life would be better than it ever was.
And it did. I just had to believe in myself. Yes I was knocked on my ass but I got myself back up, wiped the dirt of and kept on moving towards my goals and my dreams. It wasn’t worth letting this experience keep me from living my life.
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JM
on 22 May 2008 at 7:11 am #
What a horrible experience; I am glad you got out of that and made your life better. Have a great day today and make it count!
Michelle
on 22 May 2008 at 3:20 pm #
Michael, thank you so much for sharing about that. That is so true, to pick yourself back up. That’s the only way to truly be able to move on in life, in a positive way. I’ve been knocked down MANY times myself. I learned from every one of my difficult experiences… a little here, a little there. I sure have learned a lot from them, and actually feel blessed to have had them. I know I wouldn’t have learned what I had, had I not gone through those difficulties. As a matter of fact, through my hard times, I learned to love life, and to be so very grateful for all that I have… I’ve learned to not sweat the small stuff… and it’s all small stuff. Only the love/kindness is the real stuff, and the living in the moment, the little things- now that’s what’s real. Your blog and sharing is real. Thanks for sharing with us all, and for the connection.