Some people can love again

Some people who read this blog may think I'm cynical about love. Maybe I am - for now at least.

Tonight I have a renewed faith in love.

I'm at a conference. There are more than a thousand creatives of all types here. This conference gives me a chance to catch up with friends I haven't seen in six months or a year and meet new ones.

I had just heard an update from a woman about her bad marriage. She's finally had enough and has talked to an attorney to prepare to leave her husband. She needs to soon. Another friend left her husband more than a year ago but he's dragged out the divorce way longer than it should. They both need to be able to move on.

Adding these stories to the others of failed marriages and relationships have started to weight on me. It's hard to make a relationship work. I'm a prime example of that.

But it starts with picking the right guy. A guy who's considerate and respectful. One who takes care of himself and you - and lets you do the same when the time's right.

I saw an example last night that can work. It's a couple that had been friends through each other's divorces. I watched their relationship trickle out on Facebook and  this is the first time I've seen them together as a couple. Live. What I've observed so far is a happy pair. They treat each other with respect. Best of all, they make me happy when I'm around them. They have time together but they don't shut out their friends. These two single people found each other and now their helping bring back my faith in love.

Love to the single girls,

Addison