Unmet Expectations.....1

When I met Ariise, he was everything I wanted in my man, maybe a bit too much. So I was going into the relationship with a lot of expectations which I felt should just play out in the course of the relationship. Some of the expectations I had was being a Canadian citizen. Call me crazy but I believe everyone goes into a relationship with expectations of what they expect their partner to do for them either for selfish reasons or otherwise. For me, I had always dreamed of settling down outside the country, pursuing my Pharmacy career in the advanced world, getting certified as a true professional with many years of research and I was determined to follow through to my dream.

 

You see I had a rough childhood and I grew up seeing my mum’s career die because she was trying to please her husband and cater for the children. I believed my dad wasn’t encouraging her and that was always causing issues between both of them, eventually she had to let go to become a full house wife and started selling provisions.

Sometimes, it breaks my heart to look into her eyes, because I see a lot of passion unfulfilled and dead dreams. I vowed that in this 21^st century, I would only marry a man that would encourage me to achieve my dreams. My friends have tried matchmaking me several times but once I didn’t see the hint that the guy had the prospects I wanted, I just withdraw. This went on for some years and everyone was getting worried for me but I stood my grounds.

 

Then this day, I was on my way to a friend’s birthday when my neighbor offered to drop me off since it was just around the place he was going to as well. Happily, I hoped in the car and realized there was some other guy there as well. I greeted him politely and concentrated on my phone, just noticed a stare and I looked up to realize he was looking at me intently. I was used to getting attention but there was just something warming about his look and I was getting uncomfortable but luckily for me it didn’t take long to get to my destination, so I came down and went ahead for the birthday but at night, the thoughts of the stare came to my mind again but I just brushed it aside.

Some days later, I got a call from a gentle man who called himself Ariise, who introduced himself as the guy in the car the other day, he obviously got my number from my neighbor.  Well, we got talking and I really like his wits. So before I got carried away, I checked with my neighbor. That was where I got to know that all his siblings are based abroad and he was a practicing medical doctor, JACKPOT!