It’s funny how life goes sometimes. One moment you haven’t seen or heard each other for ages, and the next you install yourself in her couch with some French fries.
I just checked the Facebook conversation history with this girl. The last time we really spoke was 2012. I knew this girl from my studies. We met each other during one of those student activities. Nothing special. We remained Facebook friends, maybe liked a picture here and there but there was virtually no further contact. To give you some context, one of my resolutions of 2019 was to reconnect with people. Just for the sake of reconnecting. I do this by sending a low-key Facebook message. After a couple of weeks, I decided to combine the reconnecting with birthday wishes. And that kids, is how I met your mother.
She’s very open and playful which makes her fun to talk to. She’s one of those girls that plays along from the very beginning. There was no “At first, I’m a bit distant and cold, but when you get to know me better, I’ll loosen up and I can be really, really, very, a lot of fun. Really.”. The conversation was flowing and I became more curious. So I asked her out and told her about 69 Dates. Who could have guessed?
When you put yourself out there, you never know what’s going to happen. The same with reconnecting with people. You do it anyway and then you see what happens. Freedom from outcome, zero expectations, it’s hard to manage but I think, those are key to staying happy and sane while dating actively. Life gives you magnificent moments but also sour lemons, and that’s the beauty of it!
I know you’re all dying to know which movie we watched. Well, actually none. We watched an episode of Temptation Island, classy as we are.
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