Of Mice and Relationships
It's been almost 6 weeks since I moved to Sydney to be with Jyan. I can't believe that it has been that long already, and yet sometimes it feels like I've been here forever. Sydney is rapidly becoming my home, and I really love being here. I've becoming familiar with streets and buss routes, and feel comfortable enough now to use the train. Central Station was once just a confusing mess to me, but is now making sense, sort of :) I still haven't seen everything I want to see, but the last thing I want to do is be a tourist in my home, I want to discover wondrous things slowly and naturally as Jyan and I travel the city.
I'm slowly forming friendships here, and I'm doing my best to not keep people at a distance from me. A few people have actively reached out to befriend me, and I'm really grateful for that. I'm astounded by how much Jyan's friends love him, and I feel honoured to be part of that. All of his friends have embraced me and included me in their circle. I feel truely welcome, but not only that. I feel part of a circle of deeply caring community.
As for our relationship, it has been great. Both Jyan and I are learning about each other every day, and that only causes the love we feel for each other to grow and strengthen. Our strengths compliment each other's weaknesses, but more significantly, we are getting closer. We don't take each other for granted, and that's really important to me. I want Jyan to know everyday that I love him, and I'm grateful to have him in my life.
We're physically close, all the time. We don't go anwhere without holding hands, and it's so refreshing to be able to do that with the man that I love and not be selfconscious about it. We've only suffered a little homophoba, but in contrast we have been greeted by lots of approval. There's nothing like walking down the street with your man and being told by some stranger how great a couple you make.
One of the things that a enjoy the most is our time in the gym working out. Jyan has told me how important that time is for him, and I agree. This is something that we share just with each other, our time alone to work with each other in improving ourselves, and helping each other improve. Already I can see results in Jyan's body. He is really taking to the workouts, and growing in response. I've made a few gains too, and I'm down to 112kgs and can fit into a goal shirt that wouldn't have fit me 6 weeks ago.
So, everything is going really well up here in Sydney. I'm in love, and I'm happy, and in a strange way I feel free too. Free to be who I really am with a man who doesn't judge me, but lifts me up and enables me. And what's surprising to me, is that I feel I do exactly the same for Jyan.
I'm slowly forming friendships here, and I'm doing my best to not keep people at a distance from me. A few people have actively reached out to befriend me, and I'm really grateful for that. I'm astounded by how much Jyan's friends love him, and I feel honoured to be part of that. All of his friends have embraced me and included me in their circle. I feel truely welcome, but not only that. I feel part of a circle of deeply caring community.
As for our relationship, it has been great. Both Jyan and I are learning about each other every day, and that only causes the love we feel for each other to grow and strengthen. Our strengths compliment each other's weaknesses, but more significantly, we are getting closer. We don't take each other for granted, and that's really important to me. I want Jyan to know everyday that I love him, and I'm grateful to have him in my life.
We're physically close, all the time. We don't go anwhere without holding hands, and it's so refreshing to be able to do that with the man that I love and not be selfconscious about it. We've only suffered a little homophoba, but in contrast we have been greeted by lots of approval. There's nothing like walking down the street with your man and being told by some stranger how great a couple you make.
One of the things that a enjoy the most is our time in the gym working out. Jyan has told me how important that time is for him, and I agree. This is something that we share just with each other, our time alone to work with each other in improving ourselves, and helping each other improve. Already I can see results in Jyan's body. He is really taking to the workouts, and growing in response. I've made a few gains too, and I'm down to 112kgs and can fit into a goal shirt that wouldn't have fit me 6 weeks ago.
So, everything is going really well up here in Sydney. I'm in love, and I'm happy, and in a strange way I feel free too. Free to be who I really am with a man who doesn't judge me, but lifts me up and enables me. And what's surprising to me, is that I feel I do exactly the same for Jyan.