Oy vey, I'm feeling affectionate...
Is it normal to swell with love on a regular basis? To be filled with love to the point where you just want to kiss people because they make you so happy? I've been feeling especially so with people that I've dated previously... I want to resume the friendship in a manner that is casual and cuddly like when we were dating, but without the emotions - like I can with my other friends. It's odd to realize that I really love these people without being IN love with them, and that I cherish the time we've spent together and the memories we've built. I would do so much for them, even though some of them it was just a online thing! There's a canny feeling of knowing them for much longer than I really have and having a deeper spiritual connection, as I call it, a soul match (rather than soul mate). I just want to be able to hang out and cuddle and watch a movie, without the misinterpretation of romantic, rather than plantonic, affection. I feel like because of my past experiences of having friendships after relationships that I can aquire the same kinds of good strong friendships with these people (minus those across states, of course). We'll see, but I hope that the casual nature of the majority of my friendships will permeate to these new friendship and last. :]