Yes, Mr. Bond--definitely. Maybe I haven't been the best student in the life class, but I would never trade the experience of learning about myself for the pre-bomb me and marriage. I feel I have learned a lot about what makes me tick, what are the non-negotiable things that make me happy (and what I have to do to keep myself happy). I've learned about self-respect and honoring my body and my person (even if sometimes I slip up from the exercise routine). I have learned when to feel guilty and use that guilt as an incentive to reach my goals and when to just cut myself some slack. I'm still learning about setting boundaries with friends and relatives.
And as I was saying in the first post on the thread, I've been dating someone and things are advancing towards a relationship. As a friend said to me tonight, maybe ex's engagement is the best thing as now I really can't look back and I have to look only forward.
My dilemma has to do with the vows of the religious ceremony and what I have felt was my duty (and desire) to wait and stand. Of course, I can't stand for a man who is becoming engaged to someone else. How do people reconcile those?
