My Marie: A Love Letter About Priorities and Sacrifice

Sometimes in life, we find ourselves at a crossroads, conflicted between the choices we make and the sacrifices we have to make in order to achieve our goals. It’s a tough lesson to learn, but sometimes, one person’s success can come at the expense of another’s. In this love letter, the author, writing to his wife Marie, pours out his heart about the struggle between professional ambition and personal relationships.

The letter begins with the author expressing his desire to not have to give this letter to Marie. He imagines it as a message in a bottle, to be discovered by Marie years later, a testament to their love that transcends time. And yet, despite this desire, the author acknowledges that there are things that he must say.

He reminisces about how they first met, Marie’s youth and his own brokenness. He remembers feeling unworthy of her love and grateful for the way she pieced him back together. For him, Marie’s love was the ultimate gift, one that he continues to treasure every day.

But then, the tone of the letter changes. The author speaks of feeling tired and having nothing left to say to Marie. They haven’t spoken in days, and Marie has been asking him to speak up. And yet, the author feels like there is little left to say.

He attributes this sense of exhaustion to Marie’s constant comparisons between their professional achievements. While he has achieved a lot in his career, Marie sees this as a barrier to her own success. The author is hurt by this, as he has always seen them as a team, a unit that cannot be separated.

He talks about how it hurt to hear Marie say that she achieved less because of him, as if he was standing in the way of her success. He thought they were one, a single entity, and that their success was shared. The author admits to being proud of every achievement Marie has had, and feels that her success is his own.

He tells her that he has just one achievement in life, and that’s her. He says that all his other professional accomplishments were just to impress her. He believes that they are a family, and that means they should be together all the time.

The author worries that if Marie leaves to pursue her own ambitions, it will break him apart again. He loves her so much, and the thought of being separated from her is too much to bear. He recognizes that Marie is ambitious, and he would never stand in the way of her success, but he hopes that they can find a balance between their dreams and their love for each other.

He concludes the letter by telling Marie that he hopes she understands how much he loves her, and that he never doubted her ability to succeed. He tells her he’s scared for himself, as he knows he’ll be shattered without her, and he’s scared for her, as he knows one day she’ll look for him and he won’t be there.

This love letter is a powerful testament to the difficulty of balancing personal relationships with professional ambition. It’s a reminder that success means very little if we don’t have the people we love by our side to share it with. The author’s vulnerability is touching, and his love for Marie shines through every word. May we all remember the importance of putting our loved ones first, even in the face of professional success.