For Crying Out Loud...

There are two songs that are dear to my heart. Both, ironically, are sung by Meatloaf. Not many know this but it was because of Meatloaf that Greg and I really started talking online back in 1995. This was our common interest and opened up a world of possibilities for us. The song "For Crying Out Loud" is the main one that is dear to my heart and describes the dynamic love two people share no matter what. It is where one gives when the other one is without. For Greg and me, we are two separate halves of the same whole.

What does that mean? Well, the easiest way to put it is that we are, indeed, opposites. (laugh) I know, you are thinking how a relationship can survive with us being opposites. Well, we do have common interests that helps secure the bond we share but our personas are complete opposites. I am very verbal and an eloquent speaker. Greg is not. On the other hand, Greg is very well versed in financial and political terminology and recent events. I am not. We understand the concepts of the strength the other person has but were not blessed with these gifts. Therefore, I pick up where Greg cannot and vise-versa. Sadly though, this "opposite" strength often leads couples down the road to divorce. It is those couples that see it as an asset that get stronger over time.

There is one section that speaks above all and can give you a small glimpse into the love that we share - the love that triumphs over any illness, transplant, or test of time...

For taking in the rain when I’m feeling so dry
For giving me the answers when I’m asking you why
And my oh my
For that I thank you
For taking in the sun when I’m feeling so cold
For giving me a child when my body is old
And don’t you know
For that I need you
For coming to my room when you know I’m alone
For finding me a highway and driving me home
And you gotta know
For that I serve you
For pulling me away when I’m starting to fall
For revving me up when I’m starting to stall
And all in all
For that I want you
For taking and for giving and for playing the game
For praying for my future in the days that remain
Oh lord
For that I hold you
Ah but most of all
For cryin’ out loud
For that I love you

We are each other's strength no matter what may come. No, we are not promised another day with each other and it for that reason that we cherish each other - as is. Yes, we are different people and sure, we irk each other with habits each one does not care for but, beyond all that, it is in the time of need that we truly shine. And when the day comes that we are separated in this life, it is only on this Earth that we will be separated - no one can take forever from us. We are forever one half of the whole.