Personal Narrative: The Great Deception

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The Great Deception Many girls of different ages fantasize about the perfect wedding, perfect husband, a gorgeous dress, and the happiness to come after the wedding. At one point I was just like these girls. I saw marriage as a paradise that everybody should experience. Around tenth- grade, my rose tinted glasses were removed and I witnessed just how bad a marriage could get to the point of divorce. The divorce my parents went through, changed my entire view on monogamy. I now see marriage in a more realistic point of view and that it is not an easy journey as I once had thought it was. Until the twenty-second of March, I thought my parents were happy with each other and that they would be together for the rest of their lives, but that was not the case. I was given no reason to suspect that anything bad was occurring, but when I came home from school that day everything was revealed. My father told me that he had been wanting to speak to me alone. He looked fearful and bit anxious. I knew this conversation was going to be different from every other talk we have had. He started off with, “Please just listen and give me a chance to explain myself before you judge me.” I had nodded …show more content…

I know that there is no such thing as the perfect guy because no one is perfect, but I hope to find a guy who could erase all my doubts. Even though I am still a bit nervous, I learned from the mistakes my parents made and what I can do to avoid situations like theirs. The fantasy I had about my future wedding partially lives on, but with a more reality based twist. I know that just because my parents struggled does not mean I am bound to as well. I survived the storm and from it emerged the young lady I am today. Good things can come from a little rain after

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