Gina Heslop
One night, while my wife was sleeping peacefully beside me, I received a Facebook notification. A woman from my past had sent me a friend request. Curious, I accepted the request and messaged her, asking, “Do we know each other?” She replied, “I heard you got married, but I still love you.”
This woman was a friend from my past, and she looked very beautiful in her profile picture. For a moment, memories and emotions from the past rushed back to me. I closed the chat and looked at my wife, who was sound asleep after a long, exhausting day at work. Seeing her sleep so comfortably reminded me of how much she trusted me.
She had left her parents’ house, where she was always surrounded by her family, to build a new life with me. When she was sad or upset, her mother was there to comfort her. Her siblings would make her laugh, and her father would bring her everything she liked. Despite leaving all of this behind, she placed her trust in me.
Thinking about all this, I picked up my phone again and pressed “BLOCK” on the old flame’s profile. I then turned to my wife and lay down next to her, feeling a deep sense of responsibility and love. I am a man, not a child. I have promised to be faithful to my wife, and I intend to keep that promise. I will fight forever to be a man who doesn’t cheat on his wife and tear a family apart.
The woman looks attractive, and the temptation is strong. However, as he contemplates his sleeping wife’s trust and sacrifices, he realizes the depth of her commitment to him.
He remembers how she left her family to be with him and how she relies on him for love and support. Moved by these thoughts, he decides to block the old flame on Facebook, choosing to honor his vows and remain faithful.
