We all make choices everyday. When to get up, what to eat, where to go, what to say to others. We have control over our actions, the ability not to be late for work, the ability to eat healthily and to be kind to others. We don’t always exercise the choices we should and sometimes we get ourselves into positions whereby we don’t feel we have a choice at all.
I got myself into such a place over hubby. He cheated early in our marriage when my son was young and we were financially challenged. I faced the choice about our relationship – stay or go, stay of kick him out. But I struggled in the decision making process and believed that I had no choice. I hated the idea of telling others of his infidelity of making people hate him. I hated the idea of being left alone, of being a single parent. I hated the idea of being even more hard up financially than I already was, working full time and getting no where. So I made the choice to stay and keep the status quo.
At the time, I thought I had no choice and therefore had made no choice at all, but of course I did choose what to do. I thought he would choose to leave, but he didn’t. In truth we were as bad as each other.
I eventually chose to precipitate the end of that marriage, getting on for 20 years later and to be honest I probably made things worse for us both in waiting so long. But if I hadn’t waited I might not be where I am now. I might not have met Master and might not have discovered the depth of my submission and desire to submit to him.
Looking back I was always submissive, it is who I am. My difficulties in making choices, not because I can’t but because I really don’t want to, perhaps stem from this being my preference, part of my personality. Just as my desire to please and to care for everyone around me is part of my natural way.
But I did make the choice in the end. I faced everyone including a grown up son. I discovered that people thought no worse of me for making the choice and discovered that many people had thought I should be making that choice sooner. Most though never articulated their thoughts on my relationship with hubby. When people start to admit that they didn’t really like him after such a long time it feels rather odd. I guess they felt it wasn’t their business, not their choice to make.
This is a choice I made rather late in the day, but one I am pleased I managed to make in the end and one that led to me being able to meet Master. It has enabled us to choose each other. It enabled me to choose to be his slave and him to choose to be my Master.
We have made similar past choices my friend…Hurrah for both of us for where we are today..
hugs abby
Most definitely abby xxxx
My mother did the same as you, she waited for 21 years to divorce my father. I instinctively knew she would from when I was about 5. I vowed never to do that – stay because of the kids or what others would say – and I never did. It's always great to choose for your own happiness 🙂
Rebel xox
Yes, Rebel it really is xx
Yep, I waited far too long as well but the one upside to that was that I was in the right place at the right time to meet Michael
Mollyxxx
That is just how I feel Molly, and it is why I have no regrets! xx
Good to know that you're at peace with what you've chosen, and recognise that there are always choices. That's one thing someone close to me drummed into my head when I was ni my early twenties and always felt like i didn't have a choice – there's ALWAYS a choice, she would say. And those words ring in my head whenever I feel stuck or trapped. It spurs me on to look for the solution – the OTHER choice.