8 Years

By Daisy R

Guest Article

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Exactly 8 years ago, I heard the words 'I love you’ from someone for the first time. Believe me when I say that I was never expecting that these words would mean so many different things to me in today's time. While I was remembering my first boyfriend, whom I dumped ruthlessly, I got a text from my current boyfriend. For a second, I got scared thinking, 'How on earth did he sense that I was thinking about some other guy?'

I opened his chat, and there it was. A picture on WhatsApp in 'one view.’ He was wearing a piece of jewellery that he bought and never mentioned. He tells me everything, and I know he left this one out on purpose. Now, how am I supposed to tell him that it doesn't suit him? Forget about suiting; it's looking ugly. 

What did I do about it? I didn't hurt him with my harsh judgement. I asked him to exchange it for another size. It was a chain that looked like a choker, and I asked him to get a bigger one (one that hides beneath his shirt) for his own sake. 

You must be thinking, how did I get to suggesting jewellery in the middle of celebrating 8 years of my first I love you. It's a simple circle. You treat the love of your life with kindness now because you understand how the little things hurt you so much 8 years ago.