A guy shared how he wishes he had appreciated and cherished his late girlfriend much better when she was still alive.
Here is the story
I should’ve treated my girlfriend better when she was alive.
She passed away early 2021. We were together for only two years, but they were the best two years of my life, yet I never acted that way.
I was unappreciative. Never realized how much effort she put into us when I did the bare minimum.
Christmas of 2020 money was tight for obvious reasons. I cleaned out my closet awhile beforehand to bring in new things, getting rid of a lot of old things.
When she saw the garbage bags of clothes and I said I was donating them, she asked if she could have them. She sewed, I figured it was just going to be scrap fabric to her so of course I let her.
She made me a quilt for christmas out of my clothes. She was new to quilting (which apparently is different than just sewing) so it wasn’t anything crazy, but it still incorporated so much of my style into it.
I acted grateful but was disappointed. It felt like getting socks for christmas as a kid at the time. I know I acted grateful and like I loved it even though at the time I didn’t. I was an immature manchild and I feel terrible in her last days she didn’t get to feel appreciated.
After she passed away a little over a year ago, the quilt began to mean so much more. It’s become a symbol of how I feel about my girlfriend, I didn’t appreciate them when it mattered.
I took her for granted when she took care of me. She paid attention to the little details about me. She knew me inside and out.
She was funny and beautiful and I miss her and I feel terribly guilty about not being grateful for the quilt at the time, especially because now I know theyre so much work to do.
She didn’t have to do that. I got her a phone case that christmas. If I would’ve known it was her last I would’ve done everything I could’ve to make it special.
Lauren, I’m sorry. I miss you.