3 Things that Made me Want to Marry my Girlfriend

Who could even imagine that I will ever be married? Probably no one. I, myself, also didn’t expect it at all.

I met her when I was in my middle 20s. I was in college, and so was she. She came to my country as an exchange student for two semesters. Half a year passed before I met her for the first time in her dormitory.

I still remember the very moment when I asked her, “Would you be my girlfriend?”. The reply from her was she would accept it only if I’m okay with the fact that she will have to leave here in a couple of months. I said okay, and that was how we became a couple.

All the days that we spent together were shining, and the rays of sunshine were so warm. Even though our languages were different, that wasn’t a critical matter to make this relationship weak. She was capable of understanding non-standard English. Although she and I knew that we should prepare to be apart for a while, we didn’t want to think of that concern at that moment.

But when the time for saying “goodbye” came to us, I didn’t know what to do. It was my very first time to date with someone who wasn’t born where I was born and who doesn’t speak the language which I do. It didn’t feel real. However, it was what it was. We spent just a little more than 100 days together when I had to watch her go back to her country.

We saw each other only two times a year, or just once a year when we were so busy. What kind of relationship is this? My coworker from my previous work said it just seems like I have a penpal friend, not a girlfriend. Of course, it wasn’t easy to keep this long-distance relationship for years. But how could I be strong?

One day, we argued so severely. I even stayed up all night with her to argue. She and I never knew how to stop once it started.

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