Communication is Key

The last month has been hard for me.
The last thing I wanted was to get distracted & think about marriage constantly...yet that's what happened. It seems that the engagement bug is going around and each time it's hitting closer to home. I've seen 5 friends get engaged in the last 2 months & apparently two more will be asked the big question by March.
After Nashville, my heart has been swinging like a pendulum. It went from knowing where we both were in the relationship to thinking he was farther ahead than me...so I tried to catch up to where I thought he was, only to find out that he wasn't there! (I don't know if any of this is making sense)
Anyway, I ended up getting frustrated because I realized I had no clue how Dusty felt. I was upset because when he told me he didn't think it would be weird if I started looking at rings & took me into Tiffanys, I didn't take it lightly...I didn't expect him to say something like that when he wasn't 100% sure I was the one he would marry and I expected him to know that that move with your girlfriend most of the time isn't just a 'hey, this would be fun...but don't think anything of it' kind of experience. I get to trust him in our relationship and trust that he is actually talking to Jesus about it and listening to hear what Jesus wants for us...but I wasn't sure he was taking those steps.

Well, we got to talk last night & I got to share exactly how I was feeling. It was hard and really great. Dusty told me he wants to marry me and reassured me that he has in fact been praying about it. I got to tell him I want to marry him and turns out, I think he needed to hear that. He said he didn't think he really knew or believed I did until last night. He said he's been scared to ask Jesus about the timing of our relationship and it's growth.

Now we both know we're at the same place in our relationship & its growth, which is great. After hearing him talk last night, it seems like there's some fear that has been holding him back, but now that the fuzzy areas have been cleared and his fear isn't in hiding anymore, it sounds like he wants to start being proactive and relentless in asking and hearing from Jesus what His plans are for our relationship.

Communication is so important in a relationship...

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