The People Who Look Perfect at the Beginning
Sometimes the people who hurt us the most are the ones who looked perfect in the beginning. You’re dating someone who seems perfect. He cooks, helps with household chores without being asked, comes home early, keeps you updated, and makes you feel loved and secure. You proudly tell your friends how wonderful he is. One friend simply nods the same friend who once warned you to be careful. Then life changes. You get pregnant. The morning sickness begins. Responsibilities increase. Stress enters the picture. Suddenly, the person you thought you knew starts showing a different side. The charming partner becomes someone almost unrecognizable. A new season has arrived, and with it, the real test of character. This reminds me of marathon training. When preparing for a marathon, the training plan may start with a simple 5 km run. At first, you feel confident and think, I can do much more than this. Then the training progresses. You reach those 20 km, 25 km, and 28 km long runs and quickl...