Things to be grateful for
As Sir mentioned in his post, things are very busy for us at the moment. Sir is sitting his university exams at the moment, and the day he finishes his, I start mine. We are pretty stressed at the moment, but I think it's important to keep things in perspective and focus on some good things.
Despite being very busy, we are able to see one another every weekend. Being in the physical presence of one another, even if we are still doing a lot of work, is very comforting. Sex and the ability to touch Sir whenever I want relieves a lot of stress.
Although revision is tough, we are in a very good position from working consistently throughout the year.
These exams are not as important as they first appear. We are already at very prestigious universities. For me in particular, it would be very hard not to get a decent degree. Had we messed up on the exams to get into university, we would not have gotten into the top 50 universities in the country, let alone the very top institutions. We have already taken the most important exams of our lives.
More broadly, we are very lucky to have one another. I could not have imagined moving from an all-girls' school to a predominantly male one for my last two years of secondary education that I would meet the person I would want to spend the rest of my life with. I did want to date and I had a vague plan of losing my virginity before I got to college but falling in love was really unexpected. Now over three years later we are still in love, still best friends and we have successfully navigated a long-distance relationship without too much stress.
We are lucky to be in good financial shape at the moment. Our parents have been particularly generous to us, and although we live pretty frugally, we don't have to worry about whether we will manage to pay bills or rent on time, or if it's feasible to see one another every weekend.
Our families are doing well and support us. I am particularly grateful for my two nieces who live nearby. The older one is in pre-school and she is a bright, sensible, happy child who really loves her cuddly toys and idolises her father. The younger one is coming up to her first birthday, and is an extremely fat child who looks permanently surprised. Both of them do lots of funny things and I am very proud of them.
So all in all things are not as bad as they seem. There is a lot to be grateful for.
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