How I Fell In Love With Another Man’s Fiancée #MondayInspiration

Gabriel Olatunji Legend



(Apologies for publishing #MondayInspiration late today)

It all started some five years ago when I attended some weeks of intensive business and leadership training (name purposefully withheld). As much as the training was very powerful, engaging and highly eye opening, my eyes were more opened to one beautiful young woman who also happened to be a participant. My eyes scanned for her every time I entered the class; they followed her every step in and outside class. At a particular point during the training, I was seriously hoping she would be in the same group with me, and probably that would facilitate and fast-track some bonding but I hoped wrong. The days and the weeks went by and the training was rounding off, but because I am the shy type (only towards new people) I couldn’t summon the courage to walk up to her.



As fate would have it, we eventually we got to speak, but just as classmates. As time went by, I also had the privilege of having her number. But what did I do with it? Absolutely nothing! How dumb can I be? I can hear you say that. Well, I wanted to call her everyday and make some dramatic moves but unfortunately we were from two different worlds, two different class and two different levels, if you understand what I mean.



She was and still is a walking beauty, possessing more than one skill, trained economist and a graduate of one of Nigeria’s prestigious institutions; did I add that she was also born in England. She is the true definition of beauty for a man who recognizes true beauty.

She was already a graduate going to serve when I met her years ago. She was successful in all sense of it and, physically speaking, I wasn’t yet in her class. It wasn’t that I didn’t believe in myself or that she intimidated me (maybe I was a little intimidated) but my situation was far from the kind of man I thought she could ever consider.



At that time, I was still searching desperately for success myself. Because of my strong desire to become something, I would read every motivational book my hands could grab. Then, I also enrolled as an apprentice in a printing shop, and eventually left to enrol in an Ad and printing agency. I wasn’t a staff but an apprentice entitled to only N8 000 stipends monthly though and here I was loving up a woman who already has everything going for her – I forgot to mention that I only had an SSCE at that time.



Fate happened! I lost her number (I never called the number even when I had it), I only bumped into her a couple of times and I still never said anything. A year or two after that I fell in love with another lady. She was the love of my life and I wanted it to end in marriage because I had always resolved to marry the first woman I ever date.  Apparently, I didn’t know what tomorrow holds as we broke up one year after, though she still remains my very good friend and number one fan till date, and just a call or meeting can trigger the whole emotion all over again (she is the kind of woman no man should let go of, but that is a story for another Monday).



Back to my story, its about five years now after this love encounter and, to God’s glory, I am a better man than I was years ago. I run a thriving business as some of you may know with staffs on my monthly pay-roll, I get invitations to speak at different engagements, written three to four unpublished books, being a publicist to top Nollywood actor, singer and also a top comedian, helped small businesses and upcoming artistes to create strategies for growth and branding. Apologies if I have started to sound ‘prideful’, Lol! I just wish I was all these several years ago when I first met her, at least to have some proof to boost my confidence.

To cut the long story short, on June 2^ND to be precise, I ran into this gorgeous lady again, and guess what happened?!  She literally swept me off my feet and you won’t believe what happened next…..



(Watch Out for Part2)

N.B: I’ll share with you on ‘how I fell in love with my best-friend ex-girlfriend’ next week and the following week I will share with you on “How I don’t know if to call Odunayo my first love” - (They will blow your mind)

(Please feel free to share what you think the lessons are in this story;I'll share mine in the Part 2)



Gabriel Olatunji Legend is an entrepreneur and a solution strategist. I am open to further discussions on my twitter handle @OLATUNJISPEAKS