Don't Get It

Last night, I was talking with a girl in my singles ward. She is fairly new in the ward. Shortly after she started attending the ward, one of the guys started dating her. She seems to always be sitting next to her boyfriend, so I have only talked with her a few times. Even so, I think she is really cute, nice, fun, and a bit reserved. She's a darling girl.

So, last night when I saw this girl sitting alone, I went over to say hi. I didn't sit next to her as I thought she was saving it for her boyfriend. As the night continued, I never saw her boyfriend. Towards the end of the evening, I had a chance to talk with her again. I mentioned that I was surprised to not see her boyfriend in attendance. That is when I learned that he had broken up with her on Monday night. I mentioned that I saw them sitting next to each other on Sunday and everything looked like it was going great. She responded, "That's what I thought." The breakup completely threw her off guard as she had no idea it was coming.

I realize that I don't know the whole story, but I am a bit shocked. Here is this beautiful and nice girl... and the relationship ended abruptly. I think what surprises me the most is that almost 24 hours prior to the breakup, I saw them sitting by each other and looking extremely happy with the relationship. The good news is that this girl seems to have a good head on her shoulders. She's struggling with the emotions, but she's allowing herself to continue moving forward in her life.