I Have This Divorce Fantasy
If only dreams could come true
I’m still best friends with every single guy I’ve ever dated. My high school boyfriend’s wife and I now joke that we are best friends. I don’t part with people easily.
I consider myself blessed I can still talk to someone who knew my heart at sixteen.
Not in a romantic way.
In a bond that never expired way. It’s possible to evolve and build new lives without leaving people behind. It’s an honor and a gift. One that many people I grew up with have the luxury of understanding.
I would say it sounds naive but I’ve lived it.
Love has never left me.
Until I got divorced.
This may sound crazy but I would prefer to be friends with my ex-husband. Don’t worry, it will never be possible. He’s not willing or able. And I know it might feel unnatural to the average person who’s divorced.
But he wasn’t only the love of my life, he was my best friend.
And yes, he’s done terrible things.
The kinda things I almost didn’t survive or forgive.
But if he came to me tomorrow with true remorse, I would forgive him. Just like I would anyone else I had loved since I was nineteen. Because we…
