I’ve been blessed to have many moments where I’ve felt loved. It’s hard to pick just one, but for the sake of this post, I’ll pick the most low-key moment that made me feel loved.
My husband and I met online. We “dated” quite a while from a distance. While we webcammed a lot and talked on the phone a lot, we never actually met in person.
I have a son with my first husband. My son was going to Oregon for the Christmas holiday. Casey and I made plans for me to meet him and his family during Christmas. I flew to Kansas from Texas not knowing what to expect. Obviously, I had a lot of anxiety and nerves. What if meeting him in person ruined the connection we had online? What if he takes one look at me and decides to break it off? What if he family absolutely hates me? What if I absolutely hated them?
I was a hot mess the entire plane ride. When the plane landed, the nerves were at an all-time high. I exited the plane and made my way toward the gate. There he stood holding a can of Monster. That’s right. A can of Monster.
In that moment, all of my nervousness and anxiety melted away. I realized that he always remembered the small things. Something as simple as bringing me a can of Monster (which I loved at the time) made me feel loved. As I reflected on our online relationship up to that point, I realized he ALWAYS remembered the small things. I didn’t know it at the time, but in that moment, I realized how important that was to me.
Anyhow, not a grand moment, but a significant one nonetheless.
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