One day while in Hawaii, my brother said “promises were meant to be broken” and Tim turned to me and said “I don’t understand why people say that … Promises are meant to be kept.” Yes, he’s a keeper. But he’s also right so he got me thinking.

And then I stumbled on this old photo I took of an excerpt from “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green. 

 

It completely relates to the promises Tim and I made to each other in the beginning of our relationship, especially for me. Because I had no idea what being in a long distance military relationship would be like. I hated him being “far” away in Virginia and then was almost shell shocked to learn he’d be heading to Hawaii for 3 years. But I made a promise to be loyal and supportive and I’d fallen in love with him. So I kept my promise because of it.

I think too often people think promises are wishy washy or too old-fashioned. But I think made with the right people, they are as precious as ever.

“Promise? Promise.”

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