I'm a big football fan, so excuse me if I use a football analogy. If you wanted to know exactly how a match went, then you couldn't just speak to one set of fans to gauge an opinion. For a fuller picture of how BOTH teams played, you'd have to talk to both sets of fans involved.
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Fi reads a lot of blogs. Mostly written by women, often about relationships, family, life. It struck us that on issues of relationships, it's often only a women's opinion that is released into the blogosphere. Men? Well, for one we prefer to keep our emotions in, I mean, that's what we're meant to do, right?
"You should blog about us!" said Fi to me one day (a while back - I've been busy, which is man-speak for "I've been putting it off"). You see, I love to write, but don't make as much time as I'd like to for it. I make more time for my degree work, my CU work, my social time...
But the beauty of blogging about Fi and I is threefold:
1. I can write passionately about a girl whom I love, a relationship which has taught me more than anything else in my life, and a God who sustains and protects us.
2. It's somewhat of a niche. Yes, I know there are plenty of men who blog about similar things, but there are still far less male bloggers than female bloggers in this area. Hopefully, the things I write here can be an insight into the thoughts of the male side of the relationship, and an encouragement to men in similar situations.
3. The inspiration never runs dry! Six months ago, Fi said yes to a question which means that we'll be together for as long as we both shall live. I will continue to grow and learn in the remaining 10 months of our engagement, and then for the decades which will hopefully follow.
So I hope you'll read with me something which I hope shares thoughts and encouragements, and rebuke me when I use this space as a soapbox.
