BFF
Do you wake up in the morning feeling like there's something you should do just to make the day start off right? Do you feel as though when there are little breaks in your routine through the day, it's nice to "check in" somewhere before getting back to things? Have you ever had someone walk into your life and take up residence there as though they'd always been around, doing just the sorts of things you've always done together? Have you had someone who feels like a home away from home, but full of new sights and sounds and ways to be?
I've spent most of my life without close female friends, but I've had enough to understand what particular value they bring to my life. I've had all the sorts of feelings I mention with Rob, but they have a decidedly different character when they revolve around a friend. Something has been missing, which is probably why when I met Lisa, she so quickly slipped into that position like it was made for her. I like to say that she is my "friend type," which, incidentally, seems about as particular as my dating type. She laughs at my jokes, she appreciates my insight, she gives me no-bullshit opinions, she listens to my philosophy rants, she tells me about her ideas and emotions. She's there when I need her, and also out and about having her own life. We have mostly, but not entirely overlapping interests, so that we keep exposing each other to new things. I check in with her online before I go to bed to see how her day has gone, and look forward to her coming online in the morning so I can tell her my morning thoughts before I get down to work for the day. I can't believe we only really started hanging out at the beginning of summer. It's been a whirlwind romance, that's felt like an extended chill-out in a backyard patio.
I'm so happy to have her in my life. She's going back to New York soon, but I have that feeling I have with all my close female friends, which is that distance and time will have no impact on the substance of our relationship. My heart is so full these days!
:D
I've spent most of my life without close female friends, but I've had enough to understand what particular value they bring to my life. I've had all the sorts of feelings I mention with Rob, but they have a decidedly different character when they revolve around a friend. Something has been missing, which is probably why when I met Lisa, she so quickly slipped into that position like it was made for her. I like to say that she is my "friend type," which, incidentally, seems about as particular as my dating type. She laughs at my jokes, she appreciates my insight, she gives me no-bullshit opinions, she listens to my philosophy rants, she tells me about her ideas and emotions. She's there when I need her, and also out and about having her own life. We have mostly, but not entirely overlapping interests, so that we keep exposing each other to new things. I check in with her online before I go to bed to see how her day has gone, and look forward to her coming online in the morning so I can tell her my morning thoughts before I get down to work for the day. I can't believe we only really started hanging out at the beginning of summer. It's been a whirlwind romance, that's felt like an extended chill-out in a backyard patio.
I'm so happy to have her in my life. She's going back to New York soon, but I have that feeling I have with all my close female friends, which is that distance and time will have no impact on the substance of our relationship. My heart is so full these days!
:D