A Kick of Fate

The author shares a deeply personal reflection on her enduring love for her husband, asserting that this profound connection does not contradict her feminist beliefs or personal independence. She describes their relationship as a healthy love where individuality and partnership coexist harmoniously, likening their connection to "two breaths that have learned not to get in each other's way."

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I don't know how to live without my husband. Or rather, I know, but I don't want to. I am sure that my days are better with him by my side. And I am sure that this does not contradict my feminist convictions and my independence.

Their meeting was far from romantic, marked instead by a rather violent incident during their final days of training to become flight attendants. While participating in an emergency evacuation simulation, he followed her down an inflatable slide too quickly, accidentally kicking her directly in the face. The impact was severe, leaving her with a significant bruise and the immediate fear of lasting facial damage.

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Healthy love for this man and my individuality coexist; they both fit in the same house, in the same room, like two breaths that have learned not to get in each other's way.

This unexpected and forceful encounter, however, became the catalyst for their union. The author muses on how attraction often stems from accidents or involuntary gestures, but hers was particularly dramatic. The bruise that bloomed on her face, a "black map," slowly faded, mirroring the transformation in her own life.

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We met in a completely unromantic way, quite violently.

Following the accident, he persistently called her every day. As the physical trauma of the bruise healed, her life also shifted. She ended her previous relationship, embracing the new path that had unexpectedly opened up. The kick to the face, initially a source of pain and shock, ultimately became a "destiny kick" that brought her to the man who is now a "principal reason for my balance."

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I was descending the slide first... He followed me, but did not respect the waiting time and launched himself before I had managed to get out completely.