Everything is Bittersweet [tumblr post]

Confession: I wouldn't want to eventually marry someone I dated since 16-18. The reason is I would have hoped to have grown as a person and I also know realistically I never expected to be the same person I was when I was 16; I don't even expect to be the same person as I am when I am 50. We're always growing as people evolving sometimes it is for better some people and others it's for the worst. So no I never expected and in some ways never wanted to be with someone romantically since I was 16 or so.  We're ever growing as people and we as human beings should accept this fact. I'm finally at a place in my life where I feel I'm exactly where I am supposed and need to be; when I am 50 years old I however, I do want to be the same person I would be with now because all of those life lessons taught me everything I needed to know for my life journey. I know now especially at 16 the life lessons were something I needed to learn: 16-19 was my growing period; I'm not that much older now but in my life I had a to be an adult since maybe 13 or 14. Life is ever evolving...and I welcome this and thankful for each journey I've encountered, because otherwise lessons would be much more difficult now than if learned them just a few short years ago.