John’s smartphone sat in the middle of mugs, donut halves, tissue paper, permanent marker pens, and more. A photo of a smiling toddler was displayed as a wallpaper on the smartphone. The infant is a child who recently became his child.
John remarried last year and suddenly met a toddler. By the way, his current wife also went through a divorce once. By marriage between remarried people, John suddenly had a child, and the child suddenly had a new father. However, the child is still two years old, so they don’t know the details.
It is rumored that the reason John divorced his first wife was his violence. Whatever the reason, he was able to remarry soon after the divorce to another woman with a child.
And now John’s looking for a third wife.
John sat at his desk, looking at his smartphone. He had been scrolling through dating apps, but he hadn’t found anyone who interested him. He was starting to get discouraged.
He sighed and put his phone down. He rubbed his temples and tried to think. What was he doing wrong? Why couldn’t he seem to find the right woman?
He thought about his two ex-wives. What had gone wrong with those marriages? He knew that he had made mistakes in both relationships, but he didn’t think they were so bad that he deserved to be alone.
He thought about his toddler. He loved his son more than anything in the world, but he knew that he couldn’t be a single parent forever. He needed a partner.
He stood up and walked over to the window. He looked out at the city below. It was a beautiful day, but he felt empty inside.
He knew that he needed to make a change. He couldn’t keep living like this. He needed to find a way to be happy.
He turned away from the window and walked back to his desk. He picked up his phone and started scrolling through the dating apps again.
This time, he wasn’t going to give up so easily. He was going to find the right woman. He was going to be happy.
Social distancing has transformed our interpersonal relationships in a number of ways.
For John, social distancing has made it even more difficult to find a partner. He’s limited to meeting people online, and it can be hard to get to know someone over a screen.
But John is determined to find happiness. He knows that he deserves it. He’s going to keep trying, and he’s not going to give up.
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