what was your first mistake? − 1 June, 1999
In the pentecostal tabernacle across the street from my grandparent's old house, I married too young.
18 years old and a stark raving fool.
blinded by my want for a family.
18 years old and a stark raving fool.
blinded by my want for a family.
Comments:
kga245 (May 16, 2007. 05:34am)
I got married too young too. Much, much too young. You could say it was a product of wishful thinking and a prolonged panic attack. My first mistake? Not obeying my instincts. I knew she was trouble the first time I met her. The second time - same story. The third time I was impressed with her hubris - which ultimately led to my demise. I wanted so bad to believe she was a good person and my first and second impressions were simply prejudice. Woops!
kga245 (May 16, 2007. 05:34am)
BTW, the second time around has been great. Complete opposite end of the spectrum.
CrystallineTulip (May 16, 2007. 01:36pm)
Mine also has to do with being in love (in retrospect, I was not in love - I was only wanting to get away from my mundane life for a while). I traveled 1000 miles away from my mom to meet a guy I met on the Internet when I was 18. My mom was scared to death, but let me go in her infinite faith that I would return home safely to her in time. It was only 6 months before I realized what a mistake I had made. I called her, begging for her forgiveness, and convinced her to fly me back home because I had no food, no money, no job...and the worst of it was that the guy I met up with had none of those things, either! Add to the mix his lack of motivation and I knew our future together was not going to be bright. Ironically, I met my current (and final) husband online just 6 months later and we have now been married 6 years! It's weird how things turn out sometimes.
Aphelia (May 16, 2007. 06:09pm)
thank you for commenting.. both of you. Im so glad im not alone.