Recently on the news I heard results from a study that looked at the health of married couples. It showed that 80% of guys will leave their wife if she gets really sick. That number is huge! The study also showed that the majority of wives will stay with their husband if he gets really sick. Just the opposite.

That news story reminded me of the main reason why I'm single now. The love of my life left because he once said it's not good to have organ pain. Even though we were not married, I think that news story illustrates that it's even easier for unmarried guys to leave.

In the beginning of my relationship with D, I thought he was okay with knowing that I still had organ pain occasionally. When we first met I physically could not run. We visited a state park one time, got attacked by mosquitoes, and I could not run back to the car. My spleen kept tightening up and the liver was also very sore. He walked fast with me while the mosquitoes continued to bite through our clothes despite us putting on a bunch of DEET repellent about an hour before we started hiking.

While we were together, I started taking a bunch of supplements. My health improved significantly after just a few months. D also saw how my health improved, and we were together when I discovered that I was strong and healthy enough to run again. We were hiking again, but this time it started to rain when we were about 1 1/2 to 2 miles away from the car. I ran almost the entire way, and was bursting with happiness because I physically could run again. The only times I stopped running were to briefly catch my breath.

Even though I was very healthy except for mild organ pain sometimes, all the other good things just were not enough to keep us together. Being unique is really hard sometimes. Guys simply do not want to go out with anyone who has organ pain.

In February 2002 at the age of 24, my life changed forever in a few seconds. Because of that I will most likely be single forever, but I do not care anymore. Organ pain is something I will most likely have to live with for the rest of my life. I'm okay with it because I'm super thankful to have the abilities to ski, race, inline skate, help take care of my disabled brother daily, and do many other activities I enjoy. Plus, I have great friends; some of which are just like family.