I met my boyfriend four months after I moved home from out of state. When I moved home I was dating someone long distance. Someone I knew my whole life well at least I thought I knew him. Within two weeks of moving home he broke up with me essentially because I was not Greek enough for him. Yes that was the real reason...Needless to say he is still single. My Mom and David's mom went to high school together and a group of them were out to lunch when they got into talking about their kids. As it turns out David had been recently separated from his wife of 13 years. So they exchanged our email addresses. We held on to eachothers emails for a few weeks. I remember I would look at it and go to email and then stop myself thinking "what do I say"? My Mom was going to have lunch again and told me to email him so she does not look like an A-Hole. I emailed him and received a response in a couple of days. We had so much in common I could not believe it. We emailed for a while and exchanged numbers and eventually met. We have been together ever since. I knew that he had two kids ages and 7 and 11 at the time. I knew it did not bother me but I absolutely had no idea what to expect and I jumped right in (as I do with most things). I did not meet his kids right away as I wanted to somehow make sure that we were serious. Our first meeting was the scariest day of my life! Were they going to like me? What would they think? I took a deep breath and decided that I am who I am and the only thing I can do is be myself. I knew that I would never try to replace their Mom but I also had no clue how my life would change. Oh and I must mention that David broke the ice by telling them this outlandish story about me have a fake leg and not to look at it (he is a joker). The kids love me and I love them like my own.
Why am I writing this blog then you ask? Well I am writing as I am sure that there are many other Women in my situation wondering how to get through, wondering if they are the only one. The answer is no, you are not alone. I would like to share the many things I have learned and also give insight into what to expect and more importantly not expect.
Enjoy
Les
