Relationship

In every relationship whether it's a romantic relationship or it's the relationship you have with your family, it has its ups and downs. What we forget most times is that every change we want to make happen starts with ourselves, not with the other part.

I have so many stories to tell and I have learned so much about relationships over the years with one encounter more extreme than the other turning up in my life. In 40 years I believe I have gathered more knowledge than the average person gathers in a whole lifetime.

I'm a single mom and I've raised my daughter all by myself. She's a very capable young woman of 21 years of age and what I am most proud of is her lust for life and living with passion. She goes for what she wants and she does what it takes to reach her goal.

I'm now in my 40's and in a long distance relationship that's going on 8 years now. Him and I are from two very different cultures and have totally different backgrounds. I have to tell you that the trials and errors of this very dynamic relationship has been challenging, but also very rewarding. I have learned so much about myself, my reactions and how to turn things from bad to fantastic with only my own effort.

My family is as complex as every family out there. I have two older sisters and one younger brother, we live very different lives and have different views on everything in life, even if we grew up with the same parents.

My parents are a chapter on it's own. They are now divorced, after 30 years of marriage, because my father figured he wanted to be a woman, and you can imagine how our family situation changed after this.