I’ve been divorced for years. One day, I got an invite from my ex’s family. We hadn’t spoken in 10 years, but I went out of respect. When I arrived, everyone stared at me and began whispering to each other. Even my ex!
I was so confused when, suddenly, there’s a tap on my shoulder. I turned around and almost fainted because it was my ex’s brother, Juan, who was also my childhood friend. I hadn’t seen him in 15 years because he’d been working overseas. We clicked right away and went on a few dates later on. Now we’re happily engaged!
Sometimes I still wonder why they even invited me. When I asked Juan, he revealed, “Actually, we were set up. My mom wanted us to date.” He explained that, after his wife passed away, his mom saw how devastated he was and thought the two of us might connect. So, she arranged the invitation.
She convinced my fiancé with 2 reasons: First, she was deeply touched when I kept checking on her when she was seriously ill, even though I was no longer part of the family. Second, my marriage with her other son might not have worked out, but she believed Juan and I were both kind and compassionate, and that we deserved a second chance at love. She was absolutely right. At 48, I finally feel like I’ve found my true soulmate. Life really does have a funny way of bringing people together when you least expect it.
