Waiting Game.......

Monopoly is one of those games that people hate playing, they get bored. It lasts for too long, sometimes a single game can last many sessions of playing!

Life is a game

For some the game can be over quickly, for others the game continues for many years.

In life there are winners and losers

Like Monopoly, we move forward, around the board and back to where we started. Life is a continuous circle, doing the same things each day to keep us ticking along.

Occasionally along the path we will encounter problems, bills, jail (for some!), luck, chance, helping friends etc

We buy and sell properties, making money to pay off bills and rent, more often than not mortgages!

So that was the end of my MONOPOLY, life comparison! lol

But basically life is a game, sometimes a waiting game. People wait for fortune or misfortune to come their way. People wait for others, or wait for something to fall into their lap.

I often think about my life as a waiting game. I'm 21. Some people have already got a business at that age, or are just leaving university, some even have kids.

A 3 year relationship. That's what i'm in. Some people are married after just a year with their partner, others have had multiple partners in 3 years, some are engaged, or some have children. You do sometimes feel like you are in the minority.

 My relationship has been unbelievably hard work! On both parts! Long distances, and completely different family values all contribute to the rocky times. My partner is a school year younger than me, and unfortunately has only just started uni (sep 2011). He is in one of the top universities in this country for his chosen course, and the pressure is on. He is a top achiever however for most of his life "intelligence" has come naturally. Uni work appears to be a massive shock to the system!

So he's one end of the country, and I'm the other. Out of 3 years together.....I have spent.....3 years waiting for him! Yet everytime I believe we will be together, something crops up. A new opportunity. A change of heart. A change of plan. Family.

The feeling of being in love is so amazing, and to be loved is the best feeling in the world and I wouldn't want to lose that for anything! Yet, everytime we are parted, its like a thousand knives being slowly pushed into every part of your body. And any hopes of being "together" are dashed once more.

And so the wait goes on.....the uni course is at least 3 more years. (the equivalent to the amount of time we have already been together)

There are no solutions. There is no answer. I can't give up my life and be with him, and he cannot give up his to be with me. Its the worst place to be stuck in, with no obvious way out.

Tip: For all people out looking for love. Be careful who you fall in love with. Find out as much as you can about them before doing so! Otherwise it'ts just heartache waiting to happen.I didn't find out enough.......and look what a mess i'm in.