I am 31 years old with two children, and I was in a relationship with the man I loved until two years ago. We were not married but we lived together, and yes he is the father of my children.



We had been together for more than five years at that point, but we never felt the need to get married. We had been happy the way things were, until one day my daughter changed all that, at least for me.



I was preparing dinner when suddenly my first born daughter asked, "Where did you and dad get married?" I couldn't answer her at first, then I said your dad and I are not married.



I felt a bit ashamed to say that to my daughter, and I could see the confusion on her face. That's how I knew it was time for change.



The man I loved and the man I thought loved me also didn't feel the same way.



It's amazing how a woman and a man can be so different when they are in a relationship, and it's very painful when one member of the couple doesn't love the other as much as the first loves him or her.



That's what happened. I assumed that since I loved him so much, I thought that he loved me as much also. I was so wrong.



I found out that in a relationship, two people can be loving towards each other, but not always in the same capacity.



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