Meeting Mr. Right... or Wrong!

This story starts with a simple woman, who has one hell of a past.

Sitting with friends in a cafe one Thursday morning, the autumn sun was poking through and there was a cool breeze in the air. I sat, not taking a blind bit of notice of what was going on around me, I was having one of my daydreams. I could vaguely hear the conversation that was going on, although it was muffled. My friends called my name and brought me back to earth. I was the only one of my friend circle that wasn't in a relationship, so the discussion was about me getting out there and finding 'the one.' I wasn't so sure at the time, but they convinced me to sign up on a dating site.

Later that day, I was sat on my bed twiddling my thumbs and decided to sign up to this dating site that everyone was talking so strongly about. A few minutes went by and my profile was going wild. So many faces that lived nearby, who I had never met! Some cute ones too. I was browsing through whilst on the phone with my friend, a notification popped up, message received. I instantly clicked on it and was actually quite excited. My friend was too. I was stuck for words, he was such a handsome guy: perfect smile, perfect hair, and perfect personality. I took my time to reply, but when I did, he replied instantly with his phone number and asked me to call him. I left it a couple of hours then decided to give him a call. The conversation went on for hours. In the end, he asked me what I was up to? Well, it was a Thursday night and I was sitting on my bed with my TV on low and talking to him on the phone. So we decided to meet. He came to pick me up. We drove around for hours just talking about the most random stuff and it was actually a really good night. We shared a short kiss when he dropped me off at home at 3:30 AM. The next morning he called me and asked what I had planned for the day and if I wasn't busy, he would come and pick me up and we could do something together. So I agreed. We drove to Birmingham that day and it was one of the best days I have ever had. So many pictures were taken, so many smiles and so much laughter shared. I got home that night and was so tired, I got straight into bed and went to sleep. Weeks went by and we were still in regular contact and seeing each other almost every day.

I received a message on Facebook from someone I didn't know; his ex! She asked me why I have photos of her boyfriend on Facebook? HER BOYFRIEND?? I rang him straight away to find out what the hell was going on. He explained that she's his ex and she has mental health issues, she thought they were still together when he hasn't been with her for around six months before he met me. I believed him. I blocked his ex and we moved on.

Everything was going great, I had the perfect man, the perfect relationship. I was living a dream. We were talking about our future, planning holidays, and even looking at getting our first house together.

A year later, things were still brilliant. We moved into our first home. I had met his family, he had met mine. We were perfect together. We had both also dropped the 'L' word. Love. Who'd have thought it?

Time went on and I fell ill, I was in the hospital for just over two months. I found out that I had PCOS (polycystic ovaries syndrome). It was that severe that I was told that I couldn't have kids. I wouldn't be able to conceive. My heart was crushed. I was only 21 at the time. We got through it, he understood and told me that there are other options. He was my backbone, my rock. I picked myself up a short time after finding this out and we were slowly getting back to normal.

Then BAM! Things took a turn for the worse.

Three years later and it was my fault. Every argument we had was my fault. I was told every other day that he's going to leave me for someone who can give him a family. That was thrown in my face, every single argument. I told him that I was leaving, I had had enough! He stopped me from going. Hands tight around my throat, I couldn't breathe. I was dying!

It felt like a lifetime had gone by when the door flung open, it was the police, the neighbor heard the shouting and banging, and called them. I thanked the Lord so hard that day. I was taken into hospital with broken ribs, a shattered collarbone, a broken cheekbone, and internal bleeding.

After that day, I never looked back. I was gone! He tried and tried to get in contact with me, I changed my number, moved back home with my parents, and was finally getting on with my life. I have never been happier with where I am at now. I thank the Lord each and every day for giving me the strength to get through such horrible days.

I really thought I had found 'the one,' the one who made my life a misery, who turned my life into hell! I have never been on a dating site since. But I have found 'the one,' two years after all of that happening, I found someone who treats me like a queen, who I share many laughs and tears with, but would never lay a single hand on me. We are going for our first of IVF treatment next year (2019) to start our own family.

Remember, there is always someone out there for everyone, sometimes, you don't even need to go looking, be patient, they will come to you when you least expect it!

The End

Meeting Mr. Right... or Wrong!

This is a short story about finding the one true love, but it turns out that he wasn't right at all.