Clara Falling Hard on Love

When she left the comforts of her home to work overseas, Clara left behind a boyfriend. Not exactly the kind you tell your parents because before the invention of Facebook relationship code “it’s complicated” Clara already had hers that way.

It was though the real one for her. She fell hard for him to give everything up. She thought she was of age and was ready for it, so she gave in and the relationship flourished until it is time for Clara to leave.

The sad part though is that Clara, because she’s very ambitious she thought she doesn’t need anybody telling her what to do – she went ahead and accepted the offer and told the boyfriend weeks before she has to leave. He didn’t like it of course, but he accepted her decision – he loves her and it’s all that matters.

Clara in her new place and new life thought that nothing has changed between her and the boyfriend she left behind, but she was wrong. The guy found another love – someone that was there when Clara was settling in her new life. It hurt her, she confronted him but what can she do, so she let him go and they both went their lives but Clara didn’t forget the first love she had.

As she continue to work and now had moved on to other countries, Clara met different men, whom she thought are the love of her life but it always ended her getting hurt. The one time she had her first long distance relationship it was not easy. Internet during those time was not yet as friendly as it is now, they struggled and meeting one or twice a year was the only ideal and economical way for them to be together but not more.

She came to the age where marriage was the next best thing. Clara has a good job, a career rising up the ladder and the new boyfriend was also an established jeweler in Canada so life can be good. Oh so she thought.

Back in the 90’s random blood check for infectious diseases was not common in Canada and Clara’s boyfriend contracted Hepatitis C when he received transfusion after an elbow surgery back in his diving days and it only manifested decades after. Soon enough, the proposal of marriage was cancelled and Clara was left alone again far away from the man she thought she will marry until he passed away because of his disease.

Another broken heart but Clara continue to live as if love is not all that matters to her now. She’s still as ambitious as she was when she was younger and because having a family has taken a back seat, Clara pursue to continue to climb up the professional ladder and pretend that life was good.

Years after being heart broken and an imminent move to another continent, Clara decided not to fall in love again. She decided, no more commitment but can still enjoy when situation presents itself. But a month after moving in, Clara found herself again falling in love with someone within her new circle of “white” friends. She enjoyed the attention, Clara being based in in the bush most of the time, having someone in the city ready to lay red carpet for her was something to look forward to.

She eventually accepted the new man in her life and she felt she’s in-love again. The new man was very passionate, persistent and ideal in the category of being attentive to the needs of Clara including shopping for her and preparing food. Clara was showered with love, attention, travel and gifts and she enjoyed it as much as she could.

It was a dream come true for Clara and she doesn’t want to leave him behind and even when they moved apart the relationship lasted for several years but not without bumps. Clara realized during the time they were together that she lost her identity and became submissive to what the current boyfriend want. She cannot enjoy the same freedom she has in the bush when they are together, she always have to abide by his wished which was not Clara, being the stubborn brat she was.

Eventually they parted, as circumstances would have it both of them cannot cope with the distance and the cost of being apart even if money is of no object. The lack of communication was too much to handle for both of them but it was also a welcome break for Clara.

Falling in love is the next best thing to happen to any women at different stages in our lives and Clara had shown us that we can have different experience and come out strong from it or not - our choice. When she was younger, her ambition led her to leave someone she love but later realized he doesn’t love her as much as she did. Years later, proposal was overshadowed by death which devastated her but still came out strong and eventually loved again.

Unfortunately the last true love she thought she had was not the ideal one – when she lost herself and became submissive something was wrong in the relationship and I think Clara is a strong woman to be able to distance herself from an abusive relationship in the making which is not always the case for many women I know who in spite of knowing the red flags still continue to be in it hoping tomorrow will be another day, a better day.

Love is a very strong emotion and when we fall in love we should always keep the balance between ourselves and the other person at all times, so that when something happens we don’t fall hard that we stay down, instead we fall and we come back up as soon as we can.