I had plans to go to lunch w/ and old friend who I haven't seen in a while. I wasn't sure if it was a date or just old friends getting together. We've always been really really great friends, and back in the day, we used to be "friends w/ benefits". We've both moved to other states and back since then, and been married and divorced since then.
Mamas, he picked me up @ 1pm, and I just got home! I guess it's safe to say it was a date
We went and had lunch at the food court @ the Lake Forest Park Third Place Books, a new&used bookstore w/ a food court and huge area for events, live music, and general hanging out. Then we browsed the scifi section for a while. Then we drove down to Seattle and wandered around Broadway for an hour, and I got the most awesome outfit ever for super cheap at a store that's going out of business. We are totally clicking right back into place, as comfortable as our friendship has always been. We really have always "gotten" each other. Somewhere on Broadway, we started holding hands, or walking arm in arm. So far, I wasn't totally sure where it was going, because we're both very physically affectionate w/ out friends.
We saw the 4:15 show of "Pan's Labyrinth", and held hands w/ his arm around me the whole time. It was super sweet and cuddly and comfy and not just a little bit fraught w/ that special tension!
Afterwards, he invites me to go with him to this goth/industrial club later in the evenin w/ him and meet up w/ some of our old friends. So he takes me home so I can get appropriate clothes and makeup, and we head out. We hung out at the club, talking, dancing (kissing!), and being very close to each other all night. I made it clear that my boundaries are different than they used to be (read: I have them now), and he's totally respectful of it.
We go back to his place (his parents' actually, he just moved back to the area), and talk for hours.
For all the years that we were friends +benefits before, I knew that he was one of the only few men who dug me for me, (not just my mad bedroom skillz
). And he waited, patiently. I kinda never appreciated him fully. I do, now. And we want to try to (finally, after 15 years of knowing each other) really date, and actually be romantically involved.
He rocks my world. This could be the start of something awesome! Because, it has already been something awesome since the day we met (Rocky Horror Picture Show, both on cast, me Janet, him Brad, except once every 6 weeks, when we switched! )
Squeeeee!!!!!!
Mamas, he picked me up @ 1pm, and I just got home! I guess it's safe to say it was a date
We went and had lunch at the food court @ the Lake Forest Park Third Place Books, a new&used bookstore w/ a food court and huge area for events, live music, and general hanging out. Then we browsed the scifi section for a while. Then we drove down to Seattle and wandered around Broadway for an hour, and I got the most awesome outfit ever for super cheap at a store that's going out of business. We are totally clicking right back into place, as comfortable as our friendship has always been. We really have always "gotten" each other. Somewhere on Broadway, we started holding hands, or walking arm in arm. So far, I wasn't totally sure where it was going, because we're both very physically affectionate w/ out friends.
We saw the 4:15 show of "Pan's Labyrinth", and held hands w/ his arm around me the whole time. It was super sweet and cuddly and comfy and not just a little bit fraught w/ that special tension!
Afterwards, he invites me to go with him to this goth/industrial club later in the evenin w/ him and meet up w/ some of our old friends. So he takes me home so I can get appropriate clothes and makeup, and we head out. We hung out at the club, talking, dancing (kissing!), and being very close to each other all night. I made it clear that my boundaries are different than they used to be (read: I have them now), and he's totally respectful of it.
We go back to his place (his parents' actually, he just moved back to the area), and talk for hours.
For all the years that we were friends +benefits before, I knew that he was one of the only few men who dug me for me, (not just my mad bedroom skillz
). And he waited, patiently. I kinda never appreciated him fully. I do, now. And we want to try to (finally, after 15 years of knowing each other) really date, and actually be romantically involved.He rocks my world. This could be the start of something awesome! Because, it has already been something awesome since the day we met (Rocky Horror Picture Show, both on cast, me Janet, him Brad, except once every 6 weeks, when we switched!
)Squeeeee!!!!!!
woo-hoo
: that may not seem like a big deal, but for me it was HUGE
). If you truly don't want to bring a man into your kids' lives and distance is an issue, leave him alone.
I feel like a little schoolgirl 
But, we've decided that it will only make our relationship stronger. I'm going down there to see him this weekend so I'm very excited! I can't wait!!
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