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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Like You’ll Never See Me Again
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I don’t wanna forget the present is a gift
And I don’t wanna take for granted the time you may have here with me
‘Cause Lord only knows another day is not really guaranteed
Alicia Keys - Like You’ll Never See Me Again
I was listening to the audio clip of Q100’s The Bert Show when Meredith Emerson’s boyfriend, Steven spoke so beautifully about her. I was touched listening to him share all the wonderful traits he wanted everyone to know about her.
Then seeing the wives of the murdered DeKalb Police officers say goodbye to their men, literally moved me to tears. I sincerely hoped that they had a chance to tell each other, “I love you” the last time they spoke.
Death has a way of bringing everything into perspective really fast. All the silly dating games, misunderstandings, and stupid gender power struggles must feel like complete wasted energy and time in retrospect.
I haven’t personally dated someone who died, but I know plenty of people who have. I know a woman whose fiance was killed only weeks before the wedding date. Of course, she took it extremely hard. In fact, soon after, she got a tattoo with his name/image. What happens when she decides to date again? It seemed like a drastic move to me. How can she ever really move on?
Have any of you ever dated someone who lost a boyfriend/girlfriend? Did it change your dating approach with them? Did you think that they would compare you to the loved one they lost?
Have you ever lost someone you dated? How long were you together? How did you cope? Was there something specific that brought you comfort? How did/do you deal with the fear of losing someone else?
The heartbreak from a breakup is difficult enough to get over, but how can you even begin to heal a heart broken by the death of the love of your life?
Many thanks to our Mr. 2 for this topic idea
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