Love is beautiful sang by one of Nigerian Music Legends as he described how sweet and happy, such wonderful and strong emotional feelings, one will experience whenever they are in relationship with someone else. In such lovely relationships, sacrifices and helps are hallmarks making the journey seems like it will never end and enjoyable.

In that song too, he started that love is so sweet from the beginning of the relationship. Truly, people tend to be more forgiving and understanding. Few enemies of goodness whose bad intentions are to destroy the love life of others. But as the reality set in and the clearly picture of our partners are shown, we might realized that such love never meant to last for long. Also, we have been deceived.

Although not all lovely relationship ends abruptly. Many of them survives and last so long. Take a look around you, see many old couple that have married for years but still in love and happy. Truly, it does not mean that they never had difficulties but they were ready to overcome and solve their love puzzles together. Having anyone ready to be with us at all-time despite challenges and shortcomings, it's a blessing. Ride with me in my few instances of love stories.

She was beautiful and lovely. Everything about her was perfect. She smiles and happy at all time. I thought that she is the one, my missing rib. I asked myself where have she been for years and leaving me so lonely and sad. She respect and knows when to give me gifts. For instance, on many occasions, she gave me a glass of cold water. Water is life and coming from my crush makes it sweeter.

Although it took me some months, before telling her how I feel about her. Not that I am shy or lack the power to express myself, as some boys feel in the front of their crush. But I was taking my time to know her well. Few years of my life on earth have taught me some vital lessons so I really want to be sure before I bear my mind to her. She noticed my affections and smiles at her. She makes it easy for me by throwing green leaves at all chances where I will climb up to be with her.

As I said earlier, she makes it easy for me because she gave me her number and go out dinner with me repeatedly. Still unsure but needed encouragement. Few people helps me to be more emboldened and speak up. One elderly woman never remind me of our igbo proverb that means that if a person does not disclose his intentions towards a lady early, such a person will be a servant at that lady's wedding. Such events usually happens, so I don't want such painful events in my case. I told her and she welcomed it with open hands.

Along the long, our love and affections grew in time. We hardly stay away from each other. We always help and solve other's challenges. I remembered on many times where I followed her to the market. Although it was never easy, but I was ready to do it for love. I even bought gifts for her and she is very happy about it. Everyone get to know about us and some people were skeptical about it. Her friend and sister kicked our relationship at every moment, she had. She became our stumbling block.

Her sister never really like me. Although we never had any encounter, but she was my pain. She makes unnecessary demands and create unexpected goals for us. For example, while going to the shop one day. I saw them along the route. Immediately, I rushed to greet them and they were happy that we were trekking to the shop. After our greetings, her sister began to complain of being tired of walking and wanted to be enjoy the comfort of car. She does not have transport fare but indirectly telling my girlfriend to ask for money from me as if we planned for such unnecessary expenses. I was dumbfounded but my girl answered her in a way, she will understand.

In the course of relationship which does not lasted over two years, her sister and other haters had their way and won as if it was battle. She was deceived and betrayed our love. She shattered my love and plan in life. It all started when she moved out of our area with her sister for a job. Her sister told her of good cash, they will be making. She does not care of my opinion but decided to move with her. After some months in their new area and job, she never picked my calls and told me that never call her again openly. I felt disappointed and sad.

Finally

After many years, I'm married and happy now. But my once love of life is struggling. She is regretting or happy of her decision of those years. I don't know. But what I have learned from such event is that in the course of love journey, we can be hurt or happier depending on what we decides. Also, the longevity of our relationship depends, not on gifts and sweets names but on how ready we are to forgive and bear with other partner.