Oh sweetie, I didn't know you when you wrote that original post, but for what it's worth, I do understand that feeling. And it's scary as hell.
That said, please take a bit of advice; don't waste your time living the conventional and safe life just because you're terrified. Tell Paul how you feel. Go out and make the life you want. You CAN do it. I have friends who have picked up and moved to China to teach English for no other reason than because they didn't want to live with the regret of having never tried it. Did they make sacrifices to do it? Absolutely. Was it worth it? If you asked them the answer would still be yes.
I married a man who knows me that well. I married the man who encourages me to try things I've always wanted to do, to challenge myself, even if it might mean failing. It's not worth settling. It's not worth marrying someone unless you feel that way about them. Life is too short to settle for anything less.
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Date: 2011-05-27 01:01 pm (UTC)Oh sweetie, I didn't know you when you wrote that original post, but for what it's worth, I do understand that feeling. And it's scary as hell.
That said, please take a bit of advice; don't waste your time living the conventional and safe life just because you're terrified. Tell Paul how you feel. Go out and make the life you want. You CAN do it. I have friends who have picked up and moved to China to teach English for no other reason than because they didn't want to live with the regret of having never tried it. Did they make sacrifices to do it? Absolutely. Was it worth it? If you asked them the answer would still be yes.
I married a man who knows me that well. I married the man who encourages me to try things I've always wanted to do, to challenge myself, even if it might mean failing. It's not worth settling. It's not worth marrying someone unless you feel that way about them. Life is too short to settle for anything less.