My friend Midge

Jul 08, 2008 08:51

I'm kinda upset right now for a friend of mine. And I just really wanted to write about it.

My friend, midge (online screenname), was hanging out a lot with this guy. And she really, really liked him. And I know I was only getting one side of the story, but he really seemed like he was into her. She is really reliable about that kind of thing unlike another online friend I have. Midge is almost objective to a fault.

They had been hanging out constantly for a couple weeks, going bike riding, going on photo hunts together. He would wait around for her after her Intitute classes. They'd talk for hours. He's sit with her in church.

Midge liked him from the very start, but worked very hard not to come off desperate. I don't know how she pulled that off. When I liked someone, it was so hard to keep that hidden. But she did. She didn't want to rush things. But, the last week or so, people have been asking questions. They've been asking if she and this guy are dating, whether they are exclusive. So, after a couple of weeks, midge finally decided to broach the subject. Not the subject of "true love" or anything so dramatic, but the subject of, "Hey, are we or aren't we a couple?"

I think midge is amazing. I love her to death. The past two years, I have gotten to know her so much more than I knew her before. She is so smart. And funny. And I think she's beautiful. She is more than a good catch for a guy. She's the best catch. But they keep letting her go!

I don't understand this. This is the second guy she's had in her life within a year that have shown all the signs of liking her more than a friend, but they end up shutting her down. It doesn't make sense to me. As far as I know, she isn't doing anything wrong. Like I said, she is almost too objective about it. Constantly overthinking. Or, I guess in these two situations, she wasn't. Turns out the guys just...didn't know the behaviors they were projecting toward her.

I want midge to be so happy. She has a great single life, so it isn't like she's desperate to get married and can't see anything else. She loves her job. Loves living on her own. But, she has that desire like most people do to have a special someone in her life. And I want that for her more than anything. I just wish the guys she's around would stop being doofuses and see her for the amazing person that she is. Because I don't know how a guy could see that in her, and not want to be with her. She's amazing!

I don't know why, I just really felt like writing about this.

midge, friends, love

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