All Patched up

It took a very long time but, I can now declare that my heart is all patched up!  
Whoever said "time heals all things" must have been talking about Heartbreak.  My first experience with heartbreak was as a teen and really I don't recall it being this difficult.  My most recent journey began a little more than 3 years ago and I have finally reached the end.  
Some may think I tortured myself far too long... In reality it was a life lesson that I needed to get through. 
I now understand that love isn't enough in a relationship. It is a major component creating a desire to do better, be better and to try try harder. But you must also be committed to a relationship in order for those things to work.  In that commitment comes adoration, truth, trust, and the strength work through hardships.  
I was so focused on the love, adoration, and desire that I couldn't see the things that were missing. Those missing components are the real reason my relationship with Shaun didn't work.
He and I were at a different places in life, and some of those components were necessary for me to feel secure in that relationship.  Truthfully I wanted an adult relationship from a man who had a teenagers mind. He just didn't or couldn't provide some things to our relationship for it to work. 
Regardless, I have gotten something so priceless from that relationship, that it hasn't been a complete loss.
Now that I am healed, I wish him well... 

If you're happy...

It's been 3 years... I heard you and Norma are engaged.  I hope you finally found your happiness.