Wow, so it's only been a couple months since I started this thread. Things have progressed nicely. My ex has moved out of my parents house, and I have been helping her get her place set up. My ex and my girlfriend are now Facebook friends, and have talked on the phone a few times. My girlfriend thinks she's awesome, and that feeling is reciprocated by my ex. We had a Christmas present exchange, I got a video game, and happy tears from my girlfriend. My ex got a base and some Build a Bear's. My girlfriend got a paint set and canvas, and a Christmas Village. She loves both, and the painting stuff came from me, and the Christmas village from my ex. Both made her so happy to have received. My ex keeps telling me that my girlfriend is the woman that was meant for me. My girlfriend no longer feels as if my ex is a threat to our dating. My ex told me the divorce will be final on Valentine's day, and she said tell her "you're welcome". It's her type of joke, but it's her first Valentine's gift to my girlfriend. I have spent some time living with my girlfriend, and it just made me love her more. We spent the last few evening on group chat with her daughters. She asked me to marry her a week ago, and I said yes to her. Date to be determined, not for a couple years though. We were supposed to keep it secret for a while, but she said that were going to have a Star Wars wedding on the group chat today. Her daughters are super excited to have 2 mommies, yes they used mommy. Her grandkids are happy to have another grandma. My family still doesn't know, but they're still having a hard time accepting me as Claire. My ex has been telling me that I'm going to be marrying my Girlfriend since about the second week of dating her. She'll be finding out soon, my girlfriend is going to ask her to be in the wedding party, a bridesmaid or the maid of honor, not sure which yet. My new job has been incredibly accepting of me, and is even letting me sign paperwork with my real name, instead of my legal name. My court date for the legal name change is Feb 22, about a 44 days from now. But who's counting? My girlfriend will be moving up here in March, and living with me. We're getting an apartment together. It'll be in the same complex as my ex, and she's already pulling strings with her friends who work there to get me in quickly, so long as they have an opening in a pet building. She won't let them evict someone just for us.
A lot happened in such a short time.
As to my girlfriend and her proposal. I didn't expect it, though I should have, my ex is ALWAYS right. Some people may think it's to fast. Believe me...I get it! I would have too. This feeling I share with her is something else, something beyond, what I've ever felt to be love before. I'm ready to do anything for her. I'd get whatever she needs as soon as I can. I don't worry about anything, BUT her. I'd give my life to save hers.
I'm afraid of not having her here. I'm afraid of losing her. I'm afraid of being hurt. I just can't stop my feelings, and I don't want to. Maybe we are moving to fast. She told me that she's loved me from afar, before she knew I was getting divorced. She says she loves my heart, and my spirit. I never believed in love at first sight, and this isn't that, but it's faster than I ever thought possible! And I was trying to just have a few dates, not fall in love. She was safe, someone I'd known for a year. I never thought of her like this before. We just....happened.
Maybe, I'm a fool; I hope that I'm not.
Just keep an open mind to those around you. You never know what'll happen!
