somewhere around a week ago...
...I passed the 2 year mark with my S. We've had some difficult conversations and awkward moments, but I don't think we've ever had a serious fight.
I feel so fortunate to be with him. He's smart, compassionate, thoughtful, creative, smart-assed, honorable, fun, generous, devious...he's my big scary teddy bear in shining armor. He's not perfect - he's forever showing up late and he has trouble with those 3 little words, although he says the same thing in a hundred other ways. But I'm far from perfect myself, and in every way that's ever really counted, he's been there and done the right thing. And every time we're out together, I'm reminded how many people know and love him and would like a piece of his time - and yet, so often he chooses to spend it with me. I never take that for granted, and it humbles me.
He also gives me the freedom to be me - he may not share 100% of the things I'm into, but he's never made me feel silly or wrong or freakish for liking what I like. He's never given me grief about seeing or playing with other people either.
Our relationship is an oddly-shaped little arrangement, and it wouldn't be to everyone's taste, but it seems to work. Long may it continue.
I feel so fortunate to be with him. He's smart, compassionate, thoughtful, creative, smart-assed, honorable, fun, generous, devious...he's my big scary teddy bear in shining armor. He's not perfect - he's forever showing up late and he has trouble with those 3 little words, although he says the same thing in a hundred other ways. But I'm far from perfect myself, and in every way that's ever really counted, he's been there and done the right thing. And every time we're out together, I'm reminded how many people know and love him and would like a piece of his time - and yet, so often he chooses to spend it with me. I never take that for granted, and it humbles me.
He also gives me the freedom to be me - he may not share 100% of the things I'm into, but he's never made me feel silly or wrong or freakish for liking what I like. He's never given me grief about seeing or playing with other people either.
Our relationship is an oddly-shaped little arrangement, and it wouldn't be to everyone's taste, but it seems to work. Long may it continue.