Posted by Richard on February 13, 2001, at 20:31:21
In reply to Depression and Relationships, posted by Roo on September 7, 1999, at 7:29:17
Wow, reading all of these posts has really added understanding to what I have been going through. I met this wonderful woman about 7 months ago and she is the Love of my life. I felt so warm around her. We talked about how we both felt REAL Love for the first time in our lives. Everything was wonderful. She Loves my family, I Love hers and everything seemed perfect. I knew early on in our relationship that she suffered from depression and was taking Prozac regularly. I witnessed two "panic attacks" of hers and just held her tight, told her I Loved her, settled her down until they passed. She later told me that nobody else had ever done that before and she told me that she thought I was a very special man. Then things started changing. She turned 40, found out that her daughter (married and living with her with the son-in-law) was pregnant. She thinks that she is too young (21) to have a child. She found out that her Father (her rock) was leaving the state to care for his elderly sick Mother. She then woke up one morning, told me that she wasn't going to see me that weekend, and then later told me that she "needed some space" and needed to think about whether or not she wanted to spend the rest of her life with me. It's been a roller coaster ride ever since. I truly Love this woman, and am convinced that we were meant to be together. I truly think that I am understanding of her problem and can handle it. It is the night of February 13th and I have taken the day off from work to go see her and take her a little Valentines Day gift. A red silk covered heart shaped box with chocolates and another smaller heart shaped box with a diamond pendant necklace. I wrapped the ribbon of a heart shaped helium baloon (says Happy Valentines Day) around the box and I'm going to take it to her. I want so badly to hold her close, tell her I Love her, tell her I am here if she needs me. Just want to make sure she at least knows that I do still Love her and I do care for her deeply.
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