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I Had Nothing And My Wife Stood By Me, I Wouldn’t Find Another Person Like Her
I love my wife
She picked me when life was testing us (and she had little to offer but dreams and determination).
The thing my wife did wasn’t simply marry me—she believed in me also. She saw past the empty bank account, the uncertainty of my future, and she saw past my struggles.
I saw the man she could love, even if I didn’t yet myself.
1. A Love That Money Can’t Buy
I was far from successful when I met her. I did not have a fancy car, big house and a robust income.
With ambition, hope, and my heart willing to love, I had nothing.
She stayed, many might have walked away looking for something more secure. She didn’t come to love what I could do for her, but who I am.
When times were hard, I had her standing on my side. She never left me feeling as though I wasn’t a man because I couldn’t afford to take her on the flights of fancy dates or to buy her expensive gifts.
She encouraged, reminded me my worth they didn’t determine in what I had, my worth…