I can't talk about our 'forever family' just yet but the word 'Forever' means a lot to me.
Forever means my love, Mr K and it always has. Rewind 12 years and we were teenage romantics with hearts bursting with love for each other, proclaiming 'forevers' after just a couple of months of knowing each other, we felt like each other's destiny, the missing piece, the 'One'. As it turns out we were right, but back then I wonder if we truly had an understanding of 'Forever' , I'm not sure. I remember after a few years making the decision that our relationship was worth putting effort into and I also remember through our ups and downs no matter how bad we always felt an invisible string keeping us connected, a knowing we'd get back to where we were. We got married after 8 years and it doesn't get more 'Forever' than that but it wasn't until our infertility that I truly had the confirmation that I was right about it all along. I recently did a LOT of reflecting on our relationship and why it works for a piece of our Stage Two work, I ended up writing a couple of pages of reasons why we work so well (I think our SW thinks I'm writing a book) essentially it came down to the classics: compatible personality types, love, trust, respect and putting the work in. As well as that special magic we felt all those years ago and still do today :)
Funnily enough my sister sent me a quote this morning that sums it up- "The couples who are meant to be together are the ones who go through everything that is meant to tear them apart and come out stronger" Yup.