This Man. This Marriage. This Peace - Laetitia van Schalkwyk
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything on this platform… Since getting married on 14 August — and with our 5th wedding anniversary approaching this year — it almost feels as if I died to a previous version of my life. Whenever a new door opens, there will always be something you mourn about your old life. But there will also be things you deeply appreciate and celebrate in the new one. That rhythm of loss and gratitude never really changes. It’s funny how I became so used to being single again after a 17-year marriage. I grew perfectly comfortable in my own skin — going to movies alone, having coffee dates with myself, and occasionally spoiling myself with a restaurant meal. I even went on holiday alone to Blouberg Strand in Cape Town, moved to Mossel Bay, and truly enjoyed the quietness and solitude. But here’s the unexpected twist: now that I am married to my best friend, I don’t even feel the desire to go sit somewhere alone with a cup of coffee anymore. It’s simply not...