Someone’s Gotten Married!
Anyway, back...maybe at the beginning of the year, I heard that my ex-gf's brother had gotten married. He and I had had an interesting kind of relationship (I apparently have a ton of those), having gotten kind of close after things ended with the ex-gf. But we hadn't talked for about eight or nine years, until I heard he was getting married from, wait for it, the ex-gf.
So in June or July, I get the invitation and, wanting to be a good friend, I send the invitation back. It's only in the last week or so that I start realizing she is going to be there, along with her husband, a fact I had managed to not even consider the emotional possibilities of. How on earth am I going to deal with this? What do I say? What do I do? How long do I stay, and am I going to remain calm throughout or start heading down an all-too-familiar emotional path? For that matter, is anyone going to be there that I know?
As it turns out, I needn't have worried. There was an RPG group I belonged to, named VOX, headed by an extraordinary man. He was there, and so was his wife. About eight other people from the game were there too, and I spent a long time catching up with them, trading emails, and generally being reminded why I love gaming and the people in it so much.
I was also pleasantly surprised at how happy the ex-gf's brother (Jim) was to see me. As in, he was genuinely happy that I came, which made me feel really, really good. Things had trailed off with us, and I honestly didn't know where we stood. But man, it was great and I'm going to try to keep in touch with a lot of these people, through email or otherwise.
Even the drive home was great. The only downside--I had to miss a gaming session to attend. But then, seeing as how great both my options were, I think I'd take the wedding again if I had to. :)
So in June or July, I get the invitation and, wanting to be a good friend, I send the invitation back. It's only in the last week or so that I start realizing she is going to be there, along with her husband, a fact I had managed to not even consider the emotional possibilities of. How on earth am I going to deal with this? What do I say? What do I do? How long do I stay, and am I going to remain calm throughout or start heading down an all-too-familiar emotional path? For that matter, is anyone going to be there that I know?
As it turns out, I needn't have worried. There was an RPG group I belonged to, named VOX, headed by an extraordinary man. He was there, and so was his wife. About eight other people from the game were there too, and I spent a long time catching up with them, trading emails, and generally being reminded why I love gaming and the people in it so much.
I was also pleasantly surprised at how happy the ex-gf's brother (Jim) was to see me. As in, he was genuinely happy that I came, which made me feel really, really good. Things had trailed off with us, and I honestly didn't know where we stood. But man, it was great and I'm going to try to keep in touch with a lot of these people, through email or otherwise.
Even the drive home was great. The only downside--I had to miss a gaming session to attend. But then, seeing as how great both my options were, I think I'd take the wedding again if I had to. :)