Life is good

I’m two and a bit weeks into being engaged and I couldn’t feel happier. The situation I’m in right now with my new fiancée, my daughter and, indeed, my ex couldn’t really be much better. I must admit, the scariest thing about the whole “getting engaged” thing wasn’t asking my girlfriend the big question. That went smoothly and, being a little modest, I had a feeling the answer would be positive. The scariest thing was what the reaction would be from my 10-year-old daughter, who lives with her mum.

I was dreading making the call.
I wasn’t going to put it off, though. She would have to be told at some point and, whatever her reaction was, I would have to deal with it appropriately.
Her mum and I have got on so much better over the last couple of years and moving on certainly hasn’t been a problem. However, I was still nervous of the reaction I would get from her. Again, though, whatever happened would have to be dealt with as nothing was going to change the fact that I was now engaged to be married.

So, I went for it… and was pleasantly surprised and relieved at the reaction from both of them.
My ex admitted shock at first but then said she was pleased for us both, which was good. I then spoke to my daughter and got a positive reaction. I had discussed the prospect with her previously and she was ok with the idea so I was glad that continued and she was happy for us. I’m hoping learning that I’m continuing to move on will help her allow her mum to move on in the same way.

Life is good.
I’m getting married!
To the most wonderful girl I’ve ever met.
I’ve always rushed into decisions and, most of the time, they’ve turned out to be the wrong ones (my family will confirm this). This time, though, it’s something I couldn’t be more sure of.

My future is bright.

OUR future is bright.