r/GirlDinnerDiaries • Onigirlie ๐Ÿ™ • Aug 22 '26

Trigger Warning โš ๏ธ I lost my future overnight

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At the age of 37 I got engaged to the love of my life. He was kind, patient, reassuring my biggest fan and my best friend.
We met 7 years ago due to a glitch on tinder, we both set the app on local and yet we somehow matched.
At first we remained friends since non of us wanted a long distance relationship but over time we decided to try it.
We lived thousands km away from each other. It was very tough, we tried to meet at least three-four times either visiting each other or meeting on a midway country.
Eventually he finally managed to visit me first and a year later I visited him and we lived together for half a year when by the end of the visit he proposed to me and promised that it would be the last time weโ€™re going to separate.
That was back in May this year.
Since then we were preparing to get married and planning on moving in together and have kids which in turn prompted us to do thorough health check since weโ€™re in our late 30โ€™s which at the moment Iโ€™m almost done with.
We video chat everyday and for the past two weeks he was having health issues, mostly with breathing and almost fainting. Last time we chatted I was insisting that he change the healthcare provider and get checked again, he assured me that he was fine and will take care of it.
Yesterday he was gone from a heart attack on the night of 20-21st of August leaving me with empty promises and all by myself.
He never smoked, rarely drank alcohol and was consistently going to the gym to lose weight.
He was my best friend and I donโ€™t even know if anyone would love me like he did. Iโ€™m so lost.

I am with my family, my friends and his are messaging me so Iโ€™m not alone. Itโ€™s even more crushing that we had so little time together.

Chocolate, cold cuts, cheese, mango and blueberries and the keyboard he got me.

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u/Dandanaynay Onigirlie ๐Ÿ™ Aug 22 '26

You are so strong

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u/MollyMay73 ๐Ÿ+ ๐Ÿ• Aug 22 '26

YOU are so strong. Wer only strong because we have no other option. We just have to keep going. The Reddit community has really helped me through this. Sending you love.

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u/MollyMay73 ๐Ÿ+ ๐Ÿ• Aug 22 '26

My mom asked me (knowing my answer so I could put things in perspective) โ€˜knowing what you know about his diagnosis, would you have still chosen him?โ€™ I said โ€˜1000 times yes. Over and over in every lifetime.โ€™ I stand by that answer. This sucks. It sucks for you but Iโ€™m sure even knowing how it ended, youโ€™d still have chosen him. ๐Ÿ’•

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u/rani_weather Cleavage Crumb Collector Aug 23 '26

You too girlie ๐Ÿ’“ my condolences. May the light from his love continue to bless your heart and soul each day. I wish you all the best ๐Ÿ’•