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Please Don't Push

You know that I was so lonely.

You know that you aren't the right guy for me.

But you want me to be happy.

 

So when Jon came along

and he appears to be a Christian, just like me,

You said he has a crush on me.

But a year had gone by

Since I'd told you I was lonely,

and I was so cold and miserable

that I needed to do something about it.

 

I lean on God and put all of my trust in Him.

He is my boyfriend, my husband. My hope, my joy.

I "Learn to Be Lonely" with the Phantom of the Opera,

listen to The Fray and Coldplay.

 

I tried to figure out why God made me lonely

and thought maybe he was punishing me,

or testing me like Job, or

maybe it just wasn't time for me.

 

I settled for this and I felt content.

But then Jon came along

and he appeared to be a Christian, just like me.

You said he has a crush on me.

 

Hon, I know you want me to be happy,

but I'm fine now. I haven't been depressed or

lonely since . . . well, for a few weeks I guess . . .

But you're pushing this, and it makes me anxious.

I just want some time to be okay with being

single.

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Nov 24, 2010
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