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My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by fdigital(m): 4:52pm On Jan 23, 2012 |
MARRIED OR NOT TAKE A MOMENT TO Read This, When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes. Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I, want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why? I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn’t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn’t love her anymore. I just pitied her! With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now. The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn’t have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane. When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again. In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn’t want anything from me, but needed a month’s notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month’s time and she didn’t want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that every day for the month’s duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request. I told Jane about my wife’s divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully. My wife and I hadn’t had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don’t tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office. On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn’t looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her. On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn’t tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger. She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. i suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily. Suddenly it hit me… she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head. Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it’ s time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day. But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn’t noticed that our life lacked intimacy. I drove to office…. jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind…I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore. She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won’t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn’t value the details of our lives, not because we didn’t love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart. Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away. At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I’ll carry you out every morning until death do us apart. That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I ran up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed -dead. My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was too busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from whatever negative reaction it would have on our son, in case we pushed through with the divorce. — At least, in the eyes of our son—- I’m a loving husband…. THE SMALL DETAILS OF YOUR LIVES ARE WHAT REALLY MATTER IN A RELATIONSHIP. "IT'S NOT" the Mansion or House, the Car, Property, the Money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse’s friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage! If you don’t share this, nothing will happen to you. If you do, you just might save a marriage. Most of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up, YOU DON'T REALIZE WHAT YOU HAVE UNTIL ITS GONE!! 2 Likes |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by Nobody: 5:02pm On Jan 23, 2012 |
fdigital: Why did you throw it away at first? secondly as i read this |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by freecocoa(f): 5:13pm On Jan 23, 2012 |
Firstly this has been posted in the family section by DERE1. Secondly I cried the day I read it. Thirdly I'm not gonna read it again. Fourthly I don't wanna cry over it again. Fiftly I'm leaving this thread. Sixtly I've left this thread. |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by Flashaldrin(m): 6:55pm On Jan 23, 2012 |
sevently, you gonna cry anyway, lol @op, quite touching, already shared on my fb. |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by kambili190: 7:33pm On Jan 23, 2012 |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by pendo89(f): 7:39pm On Jan 23, 2012 |
nice lesson for adulterous men |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by Mynd44: 7:42pm On Jan 23, 2012 |
You mean someone actually read this poo? Please summarise it ooooo |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by OK2NV: 7:56pm On Jan 23, 2012 |
Mynd_44:sharap u area boy @OP: This story is so touching. Brought tears to this thugs eyes! |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by LaParisienne(f): 8:28pm On Jan 23, 2012 |
**Cries politely ** |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by Goldieluks: 10:17pm On Jan 23, 2012 |
Cry a midnight tears. I cry! |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by IykeD(m): 10:36pm On Jan 23, 2012 |
can someone please summarize? plsss |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by IbroSaunks(m): 10:41pm On Jan 23, 2012 |
I read this a long time ago, before i became active on nairaland. yeah it was touching then, now it's almost like cliche. |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by Mynd44: 12:21am On Jan 24, 2012 |
OK2NV:Do you really want to be on my radar? |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by Nobody: 12:32am On Jan 24, 2012 |
i read thiz story like seven years ago na |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by Excelboi(m): 1:15am On Jan 24, 2012 |
Mynd_44:yes, make person summarise dis tin oh! Besides, y should i cry ontop an article. Summarize nah nah nah |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by fdigital(m): 10:24am On Jan 24, 2012 |
such a touchy story. . . @those yelling summarize too badt of u guys cos this just d reason our educational system today is a setback , no one wants to read or study but would luv to be certified. |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by Nobody: 10:52pm On Jan 27, 2012 |
Quite touchy! I almost cried, or did i just cry? Damn, I learnt a whole lot of lessons from there |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by Mynd44: 3:58am On Jan 28, 2012 |
Still waiting for the summary oooo |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by dabrake(m): 3:54pm On Jan 28, 2012 |
Just had to cry. It was inevitable. @mynd_44, mental laziness is a disease. Believe me. |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by Nobody: 4:05pm On Jan 28, 2012 |
is this thread stl here? |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by greedie1(f): 5:54pm On Jan 28, 2012 |
Seen it before, read it before, cried before, im crying again, der is a lesson in it for everyone |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by richy5(m): 6:04pm On Jan 28, 2012 |
Another story, WTF |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by bekay911(f): 6:30pm On Jan 28, 2012 |
Quite touching and heartfelt. Men can be wicked atimes |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by bekay911(f): 6:33pm On Jan 28, 2012 |
Excelboi:it says dat an adulterous man must die. He dat phorks his galfwnd must perish and he dat looks @ anoda man's wife must quench |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by bekay911(f): 6:34pm On Jan 28, 2012 |
Excelboi:it says dat an adulterous man must die. He dat phorks his galfwnd must perish and he dat looks @ anoda man's wife must quench |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by bekay911(f): 6:35pm On Jan 28, 2012 |
Excelboi:it says dat an adulterous man must die. He dat phorks his galfwnd must perish and he dat looks @ anoda man's wife must quench |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by Mynd44: 6:52pm On Jan 28, 2012 |
^^^ Is that why y'all are crying? |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by Nobody: 7:00pm On Jan 28, 2012 |
r u guys still lagramosing |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by Mynd44: 8:47pm On Jan 28, 2012 |
We gonna need buckets here oooo |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by Nobody: 11:23pm On Jan 28, 2012 |
Mynd_44:i think drums |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by claremont(m): 11:49pm On Jan 28, 2012 |
I can't believe people actually read this! |
Re: My Sweet Pain: Touching Story - A Must Read by Mynd44: 3:32am On Jan 29, 2012 |
hornipipe:we have found a remedy to the water scarcity in Somalia |
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