Love …
Relationships …
“Situationships” …
Whatever we decide to call it, we can’t deny it’s the most puzzling dynamic between two people. It’s been written about since “man” first put pen to paper and the topic never gets old.
I mean, you “find” a person and soon make the determination that you can tolerate them enough to hang out with them (and of course, hanging out can mean anything from watching TV to hang-gliding together). A couple of weeks go by; maybe a couple of months and you start to think to yourself, “This person doesn’t annoy me as much as other people do. I think I want to hang out with them some more.”
So you do.
And along the way, while you’re taking in the hang-gliding views or watching the 14th episode of some crappy TV show, you talk.
Then you talk some more.
And as you talk, the things this person tells you about themselves aren’t so bad, so you decide you’re going to talk too. Before you know it, the two of you are watching TV and hang-gliding, and telling stories about old girlfriends or college days or whatever the heck two people talk about when they are falling in love.
More time goes by and everything is still swell; just fantastic.
You blush when you talk about them and smile when you think about them. You, my friend, are officially in love.
Then one day, they share something with you that you don’t like.
… Or maybe they poke you in one of your pet peeves …
… Or maybe it was a rough day at work or with the kids …
… And just a little, tiny bit of that love varnish comes off.
It can be a week from the time you first felt those feelings, or a month, or a year …
… But the heavenly light that used to shine down on that person when you looked at then is dimmed slightly. And the person you “love” starts to poke at your patience or climb all over your cool. Then that love, that love that made you feel so warm and wanted feels like a burden, an obligation; something you have to do or attend to before you can relax at night.
Or maybe … just maybe, that’s just me.
Maybe I’m just hang-gliding through the talking and sharing; late nights and good sex; bad days and binge watching … and I’m simply still just looking for a place to land.
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