Introduction
My name is Luka Kovac, I'm a doctor, I'm married, and we have a son who is almost two. I'm not exactly sure what you need me to say, so, I guess, maybe, I should just tell you why I decided I should talk to someone.
This is the second marriage for both my wife and I. I was married to Danijela, my first wife, for five years, we married very young, she was just 18, and we were very much in love. We had two children, our oldest was our daughter, Jasna, and a little over three years later we welcomed our son Marko. I lost all three during the siege of Vukovar.
My wife, Abby and I married a little over a year ago, though we have known each other for close to eight years. We dated early on in our relationship, but, things happened, and it didn't work out. We went through a period of time where we didn't even talk, but, gradually we realized our friendship was important to both of us, even when we were seeing other people.
I don't think either of us planned for us to get serious again, things just kind of happened and one day there we were. I guess in a way, it was the same with learning that Abby was pregnant, neither of us planned for Joe to be here, and though I always wanted him, I would have accepted her decision had she ended the pregnancy.
Once we knew Joe was coming I knew I wanted to be part of his life, and it just seemed natural for us to move in together. The decision to marry took a little longer, and we've made far too many mistakes since the day we said "I do." So I guess that's why I'm here, to try to fix what is broken, to understand the things about myself that make it hard for me to let go of my past. Mostly though, I'm here because I love my wife and son, and I don't want to lose them.
This is the second marriage for both my wife and I. I was married to Danijela, my first wife, for five years, we married very young, she was just 18, and we were very much in love. We had two children, our oldest was our daughter, Jasna, and a little over three years later we welcomed our son Marko. I lost all three during the siege of Vukovar.
My wife, Abby and I married a little over a year ago, though we have known each other for close to eight years. We dated early on in our relationship, but, things happened, and it didn't work out. We went through a period of time where we didn't even talk, but, gradually we realized our friendship was important to both of us, even when we were seeing other people.
I don't think either of us planned for us to get serious again, things just kind of happened and one day there we were. I guess in a way, it was the same with learning that Abby was pregnant, neither of us planned for Joe to be here, and though I always wanted him, I would have accepted her decision had she ended the pregnancy.
Once we knew Joe was coming I knew I wanted to be part of his life, and it just seemed natural for us to move in together. The decision to marry took a little longer, and we've made far too many mistakes since the day we said "I do." So I guess that's why I'm here, to try to fix what is broken, to understand the things about myself that make it hard for me to let go of my past. Mostly though, I'm here because I love my wife and son, and I don't want to lose them.