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“When I wanted to get married years ago, I saw a lady who captured my attention and I established contact with her.  We became good friends and right away, I told her I wanted to get married but I won’t push her.  My plan was to marry her within one year and I really invested my time and resources into the relationship.  Maybe telling her I wanted to get married was my greatest undoing but I didn’t really care.  I liked her so much and that blinded me from paying attention to the important details I should have focused on.  After about seven months into our relationship, I brought her home to meet my parents.  My mother later sat me down when she left and told me this lady isn’t the one for me.  I was angry and didn’t understand why she would say such a thing about a woman I loved so much.  My mother took her time to explain everything to me and frankly, I couldn’t answer many of the basic questions she asked me about the lady.  Questions about her family, siblings, the type of work she does to sustain herself and other basic information.  I just didn’t pay attention to those matters but after my meeting with my mother, I decided to pay more attention.  I started praying more.  Slowly but surely, the mountain of lies started cracking as I prayed more and asked deep questions.  She disappeared by herself because she knew she lied about everything.  It took me time to heal because I really loved her.  But I later moved on and met the woman who is now my amazing wife and together, we have built a wonderful family.  When you are not sure, ask questions and never really assume things.”

 

About The Author: Adeshile Adekolajo

Adeshile Adekolajo is a graduate from the University of Abuja, He works for Ntel Nigeria and he owns - Mccollybright.blogspot.com

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