Forever Until We Meet

[Shirley]

I finished Forever Until We Meet by Vicki Taylor! Only having time to read at night as I go to sleep was annoying b/c I wanted to just read it 'til I finished it! Very painful. Fabulous ending!

Vicki... I have a very close friend in New Orleans, LA who teaches French. She's not stupid. She's 11 yrs my junior, but was no spring chicken either. She met a guy over the net... quit her job after a proposal and wedding plans for a Dec. Lake Charles wedding (I was already living back in IN by then). He was from CA. When you quit your teaching job, there's no going back... not to the one you quit and certainly not right away to anything anywhere, usually. It was such a mess she followed through and moved to CA w/him, no wedding, and it wasn't cancelled until the week of, and let me tell you about a southern wedding and how it's planned... so that was a lot to swallow in front of a lot of people, and still move to CA.

What she found on his hard drive while he was at work should have put him behind bars... form (yes, form, not from, form) emails that he'd been sending to all sorts of women... not just her! (nope, this is not giving the plot away!) and here she was, a proper southern woman living in his home! She got a job asap and moved out when she could, and in CA, this isn't easy, I think she was there less than a year, and she returned home, found another teaching job in a differenet district, and eventually put her life back together, a few yrs later married a terrific guy.

Why do smart women question so much, but not question the men who shower them with "affection"? She had not even met this guy... I talked straight to her on the phone and she would hear none of it... but I hadn't met him, or heard his voice on the phone, blah blah blah. So yeah, a lot of the book made me want to say, LOOK, YOU IDIOT!!!!!! And, I think it's going to make most the women who read it face some of their own really obviously stupid mistakes of the past... and maybe even some of the current, which could be very, very good! But I think those in a current situation will say, Na-a-a-ah, that wouldn't happen... not to me! :doh:

I LOVED the ending. A very believable ending. I wanted to know just a little more... but I think I already do. :)

[vmtwriter]

Shirley, I'm so glad you enjoyed the book and liked the ending. While I was writing it I was crying at the end.

I got to really know and understand a lot of women and their reasons for dropping everything and giving it all up for a man they met on the Internet. They were lonely. They were looking for someone to pay attention to them. They had reached a point in their lives where they needed a change. For those and for many other reasons, these women thought they found the man "of their dreams" and because of that, they were willing to give up everything to be with that man. They thought that this man was the answer to all their problems. It's sad, really. But, understandable in a way because some of these men are very good at manipulation and deception.

I know one woman who moved in with a man, found out that he was still "trolling" on the Internet for other women, and even left to go meet one while she was there. Of course, she moved out, but at what cost? She'd already given up her job and her life and had to start all over. But, I've talked to a few women who have said that even though it didn't work out with the man they'd moved for, the change was good for their life and starting over in a new place actually ended up being the best thing for them. So, it wasn't so much they were looking for a man to fulfill their dreams, but a change / shakeup in their life that propelled them forward and upward.

Your friend's story sounds so familiar. I"ve heard it so many times. I'm glad that she was able to figure out what was happening and get out. It probably opened her eyes too, and if she thinks about it, it was a turning point in her life.

That book took a long time to research, but it was worth it.

[Shirley]

You're so right. I'm going to call her and ask her some questions... she returned to Louisiana... I don't know what good came from it for her... that's what I want to ask her.

I do know that it's often the big shake-up that makes the woman strong enough to actually go after what she deserves, to accept nothing but the best, and dump the riff-raff. :funny: :agree:

[Jean]

I ordered mine and am anxious to read it.

Vicki, I have a cute little birdie you may want to use in "The Book Nook" http://photobucket.com/albums/v387/jeanaskins/4th%20of%20July%20graphics/th_parrot-reading-book.gif

[Shirley]

Jean, that's adorable!!!!!!!!! :goodjob::thanx:

[Jean]

You are welcome Shirley! I am glad you like the little book bird.

I was going through some avatars I rarely use and BINGO there he was.

[vmtwriter]

Jean, I love the reading bird. Way too cool. :thanx: :rotflmao::emot-danc:thumbup:

[Jean]

Vicki, Thank you!!! I am glad you like him. :) I think, he's the cutest little reader I've ever seen. :highfive:

[SadennaAndFlock]

hmm never read the book but I can say this not all online hook ups are bad...

I met my hubby online in a local yahoo seattle chat forum...and come august it will mark our 5th wedding anniversary so it can work out, luckily I didnt move across country only an hour and half from where I originally lived....

[Shirley]

Congratulations! :woot:

I agree... not all of anything is good or bad! :heart:

[vmtwriter]

Sadenna.. you're right.:agree: There are successful online relationships as well. I'm glad yours is one of them. :thumbup: Congrats on your anniversary. :dance:

[Jean]

Sadenna, I am glad yours was one of those true love relationships. :heart: I believe, any relationship that is based on honesty can be rewarding, be it in person or on line.

Congratulations! :heart: :heart: :beerchug: