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mercyofGod

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Mar 14, 2015
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Greetings to those that gives their time to assist others, encouraging others in this forum, I call them HEROES for their outstanding courage and assistance they give to people on here. I just want a thread for us to do more because l couldn't find a thread for this kind of discussion and l decided to come up with it for us to share knowledge, encourage one another, counseling each other to make our relationship more healthy. No wisdom is lost.

In life, we face many challenges that include social, economic, cultural or political factors. It’s rare to live without trials. These circumstances we encounter make us develop our reasoning. In fact, the challenges we face force us to find ways to deal or overcome them thus widening our thinking capacity. Remember that Problem shared is a problem half solved!

I know some of us could say oh there is no point in discussing something like this, each of us are capable of controlling our relationship, yes you are damn right (mr. One soldier army who need no help of others) but no one is here to control another person relationship, we are adult and capable enough to handle our stuff but we learn from one another, people around us influenced us one way or the other to become part of who we are in life.

If you don't wanna be part of the thread, you don't need to give comment at all let alone discouraging others that wish to contribute in a positive way.

I believe we are here as one family and respect one another even though there are some that shows bad example with the way they step on toes with their words because if we can take our time to assist people in their immigration purpose for family union, l know we could do better than that, we could be of help to assist each other to make our relationship more stronger to keep us going.

l wanna be part of those that build up in a positive way not part of those that pull down or have come to destroy another person in the name of relationship or LOVE.

Therefore, if we have questions concerning our relationship, the relationship is no longer stable after sometime or after landing, having fight all the time that could lead to destruction of the relationship, or any challenges facing our relationship that we believe we can share, l don't want us to be shy to discuss those challenges because some of us are really good in their contributions to assist others and people can tell you how long they have been in their relationship, the understanding that keep them moving on stronger till date, with such people experiences; others can achieve to also build their relationship to be more stronger too.

There are circumstances we may handle by ourselves and those where we may need assistance from a friend, a brother, a counselor, a religious leader or any other relative. When a problem is shared, the solution may be got easily rather than concealing it.

Sometimes we fall into trouble because of being too secretive or shy even about something we cannot handle by ourselves. For instance, a colleague of mine almost missed a job opportunity because he was afraid of asking for help from others. He is a proud man and believes he can be independent of others.

The trouble came when he applied for a job in a certain company. The human resource told him to submit his application and the C.V via email before the day ended.

This comrade is not conversant with the internet. He never wanted others to know he was applying for a job. He trembled for the whole day until he failed and asked for help from a comrade. The friend helped him to write the application as well the C.V and they sent it to the right address.

He learnt a lesson that day because if it had not been for the friend, he would have missed the employment opportunity. He has now changed his attitude after realising the importance of sharing our dilemmas with others.

There are many people who have committed suicide just because of a simple problem. But if they had sought for help from others, that problematic scenario would have been solved and they would still be alive. There are others who have also lost their marriages, jobs and businesses due to the act of hiding their mistakes and hesitating to ask for help from colleagues.

Whenever we share our problems with responsible people, we get help. By responsible people I mean those who can really understand your problem and give you the necessary advice not those that can easily tell you or encourage you to divorce your partner without even knowing what is going on in those couple lives but because one of them talks about divorce in anger in which he or she could regret the action later but maybe it will be too late for correction.

I know there are people who don’t mind or bother helping others. Some take other people’s tears to be their joy. I describe such as vultures. But not all people are like vultures. We should seek help from those whom we think have a sense of care and love and l do believe some of us in this forum have those sense of care and love for others.

Otherwise, if you stay with the problem without getting a solution, it may become disastrous to you as well your family members. Let us always seek advice from others when we fail to solve problems.

If you are haters, back off from this thread, God bless every one of us.
 

WeeHippieElf

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Jul 20, 2015
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i appreciate this. thank you so much for thinking of this and creating a thread for it - this is a great forum for immigration information, but you're right - we're all in similar circumstances emotionally and can all benefit from some support.

i am fortunate to have a very strong relationship with my husband. even though we live half a world away from each other right now, we skype for hours every day and do almost everything online that we would do in person - watch movies, play board games, read to each other, listen to music, and just sit and talk. the only challenge we are facing is the simple fact that we are not actually together. it's really heartbreaking.

today was my husband's birthday. we both took the day off work and spent the day with each other on skype. i sent him flowers from a local florist. i watched him open his presents. we had both baked the same type of cake so we could 'share' it. i sang happy birthday to him. i sent him about 20 'happy birthday' gifs over the course of the day. we played a few card games and watched one of our favourite shows on netflix. i did everything i could to make his birthday special and we had a great day, but it would have been better if he were here.

there's an old song that i listen to when i get really down about being apart, and maybe it will be helpful to others.. but consider yourself warned: it's really cheesy ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAQbD3bxPrM so many lines speak directly to me, but the ones that are really helpful to me are right at the start - "Don't wish it away, don't look at it like it's forever". it helps me realize that my husband and i are strengthening and enjoying our marriage with the time we spend with each other, and rather than dwell on "i can't wait until you're here", it helps me be happy with what we've got right now. and it's not forever, no matter how scary some of those processing times are!

anyway, great thread.. thanks again for creating it!
 

mercyofGod

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Mar 14, 2015
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@ WeeHippieElf...all I can say is wow with the way you are commited despite the distance, +1 for you already and I learnt other stuff from your post really, something l can use to support my relationship to be more romantic, thanks for your contribution, appreciate your effort.
 

shortyp2000

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Mar 15, 2015
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The distance for our marriages is one of the biggest hurdles we will face. Its hard, but who said marriage would be easy?
Mercyofgod, i have seen some of your other posts and I know how u feel about marriage, and I agree with you. Too many people give up too quickly and easily.
My husband and I are strong in our love and faith and trust for each other and will remain that way. When one of us feels down the other lifts our spirits. We are a team. And as they say here in Jamaica, what Jah bless, no man curse.
 

mercyofGod

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Mar 14, 2015
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shortyp2000 said:
The distance for our marriages is one of the biggest hurdles we will face. Its hard, but who said marriage would be easy?
Mercyofgod, i have seen some of your other posts and I know how u feel about marriage, and I agree with you. Too many people give up too quickly and easily.
My husband and I are strong in our love and faith and trust for each other and will remain that way. When one of us feels down the other lifts our spirits. We are a team. And as they say here in Jamaica, what Jah bless, no man curse.
You are right no one said it would be easy and l do love the spirit of both of you, when the road is rough the tough keep going, and what jah bless, no man can curse indeed :-*
 

Galano1213

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Distance does not matter being close to someone is a very special feeling. We will be celebrating our second wedding anniversary in Cuba Sept 26th. We sent our application July 11,2014 and it will be in Havana 8 months Sept 6th. We talk once a week by phone and I travel to Cuba every couple of months from the Maritimes. We make the most of the time we have with each other to make up for the times we are apart. We know that we are close to being together and finding pleasure in being in A wonderful country CANADA.!
 

mercyofGod

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Mar 14, 2015
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@Galano1213...Distance is another thing for us but how l wish we are close to each other like yours, the distance between Canada and Africa is much and it's damn expensive to see each other more than twice in a year but to God be the glory for the technology, we text, talk and see each other every single day via skype or imo and that reduced the pressure but we can't wait to be with each other to start our lives, l really do miss my queen :-* :-*