In another installment of ‘Luv Stories’ is a story of love…and heartbreak. I want to thank Ms. Ladebelle for providing the website with her story. You can find her blogging at Aaronica Unlocked or tweeting @ladebelle. Be sure you tweet her to let her know you read the story.

It was December 15, 2006 and I was roller skating with some friends. I hadn’t been skating in some time but I could skate well enough to not fall. And then I saw him. He was so sexy, confident, and he skated so well! We made eye contact and I smiled. He didn’t and that intrigued me. After I took my skates over I walked over to him and my opening line was “you should teach me how to skate”. He looked at me kinda funny and told me no. shocked I walked away and he chased me saying he was just kidding. And thus, our love story began.

The night we met we stayed on the phone for hours. We didn’t hang up until 6am and we had a date scheduled at 2pm. I slept good for the couple of hours I got but the anticipation of our date awoke me. Our first date was sneaker shopping and pizza. I loved that he listened to what my interests were and planned a date to show that we shared them. I remember that he sat next to me in the pizza shop and he tried to kiss me in American apparel. We got lost going back to my place and I think he did that intentionally. I didn’t want a relationship and he said he didn’t either but we both tripped and fell into a whirlwind romance.

I said I loved him during sex. He said he loved me in the snack aisle at Kroger. It’s ironic because this is reflective of what some of our top priorities were. I loved sex and he loved food. He proposed in May. May 8th 2007 to be exact. Yes, it was fast but it didn’t seem rushed in the moment. I didn’t think I could see my life without him and he didn’t think he could see his without me. Wedding planning was rough. My parents weren’t happy with our decision and they wanted us to wait. I had no idea how to plan a wedding and I was overwhelmed…

So we secretly eloped. Then we flew to Chicago for the 2007 Taste of Chicago. This was June 29, 2007. It was exciting but really scary. We were both in shock that we were now legally committed to one another. We met up with another couple there and had a blast that weekend, me pushing that I was now someone’s wife out of my mind. The harsh reality of marriage and that it entails soon set in. we weren’t ready for the demands, the work, the patience that it took.

So we got a divorce. It was what I wanted but he’s the one who asked for it. January 5, 2009 was the day we made the decision that changed our lives and relationship forever. I don’t think that I’ve ever made a better decision then to divorce. Our whirlwind romance heated up quickly, and cooled off just as fast. I’ve never felt love or rage the way that I have when I was with him. But one without the other makes everything obsolete so I’m appreciative of the lesson. But want the best advice? Listen to your mother because she’s always right.

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