If I had to bet on our love, I wouldn’t put the money on us lasting a lifetime. We know our odds. They aren’t in our favor. We get credit for not letting the lack of likeliness stop us, but we both know this will always be a tough battle.
So what would I bet on then….
1. You don’t shave your legs, straighten your hair, and put on your best clothes every day just incase they run into you somewhere or ask to hang out. They know you are a real human being who is not perfect 24/7. They will still touch your stubbly unkept legs…or in my case, run their hands through my week long dry-shampoo hair.
2. You don’t need extravagant plans to impress or see each other. You’re happy with doing just about anything. They can come over in sweatpants and hang out, go grocery shopping, or sit on a sidewalk and talk. The conversation and laughter comes easy, it doesn’t matter where you are.
3. When you do want to make plans, there’s no hyperventilating before inviting them. When you need a date for a wedding in a month, you invite them. It’s simple. They will go with you as long as they don’t have something else planned.
4. You have no issue talking about what’s on your mind. You say the really dumb things you wanted to say before, but were too afraid of looking stupid. You’re past worrying about being judged because they know your silly, loud, or crazy side and still haven’t ran……yet.
I watched a movie about a father who lost his daughter due to an illness. Even though I wasn’t a fan of the movie, one line has stuck in my head. “Just be sure to notice the collateral beauty.”
What does that even mean? How do you find beauty in a child’s death?
You’re really upset that things aren’t going the way you wanted in your relationship. Sometimes you think of leaving to teach your boyfriend a lesson. Everyone has heard the quote claiming that absence makes the heart grow fonder. But, I’m sure “out of sight, out of mind” also rings a bell.
So which one is it?
