I DO GHANA BRIDAL WINTER 2018 | Page 26

Rewind to May 17th of 2015, I had received a message from Clifford on Facebook . The message simply read : “I love your pictures and would like to get to know you some more” my response : Thanks but no thanks. His response : ” ok no worries “ The year prior, I had just gotten out of a 6 year tumultuous rela- tionship and was pretty much enjoying my solitude therefore I was not interested in getting back in the dating game . I logged out of Facebook to take a nap since I was exhausted from work. I usually took a nap after work since my job at the time was mentally taxing . I could usually take a nap without issue however this time around I kept tossing and turning. Something kept telling me to log back on fb to apologize to cliff for being harsh. I tried to ignore that Voice but my efforts were to no avail. I logged back on fb , I sent him a message apologizing and his response was absolutely gracious. I was expecting him to be a complete jerk as most men would have been but he turned out to be a complete gentleman. From that day forward , We became the best of friends. we spoke daily ; He would give me dat- ing advice and warn me of men out there. Even though , he would give me dating advise ; I could send some bitterness in his voice. He had such a negative disposition towards women which gave me the inclination that his past relationship didn’t end too well either. I did my best to brush it off but over the course of time I just couldn’t take it much longer . I had to be transparent and tell him that I didn’t appreciate his nega- tive attitude towards women . Surprisingly he was very receptive and we had an open dialogue about his disposition which led him to open up about his past . He never spoke ill of women ever again ; well not to me at least lol 3 months went by ; he asked me to be his girlfriend and I said yesssss . That same month I was going to Jamaica for 7 days with my best friend . So The day before my departure, he came over to help me pack and that’s when he uttered the 3 words.. “I love you “ It took me by surprise because I didn’t expect him to say it so soon I was also surprised because he felt the same way I did I just never mustered the courage to tell him so it was comforting to know that we were on the same page. I left for Jamaica for 7 long days I thought about him the entire time I was gone . I couldn’t wait to re- turn to him. Upon my return , we have been inseparable ever since. This journey has been nothing short of a roller coaster . It has been amazing but has also had its rough patches . We have experienced and overcame a great deal of obstacles . There were times I didn’t think we were going to make it , there were times where I called it quits because I just had no more fight in me. #ComingToAboagye