I'll most likely be using this blog just to get things off my mind. So excuse the randomness of the posts 
So Part I deals with my love life. I've been single for 7 years and during that period I've had a love-hate relationship with the idea of being eternally single. I know that sounds morbid or something, but I guess after you go on dates and realise that it's just nut jobs out there in the dating world, you come to think that maybe your efforts are best spent making your life as awesome as you can and not worrying about this thing called 'love'.
Anyway, recently I just decided that life was going awesome. I have a routine which I enjoy and I have been looking forward to what the future was to bring, in all its guises. And then I met someone.
I use 'met' in a loose sense. I saw him post a comment to a friend's status on facebook. I thought he was cute, I poked him, and he messaged me saying how all the good ones are always in another state. We were messaging each other, and then finally we started chatting on the chat function. We were getting on well. Turns out I am due to be in his area in a month or so, so we decided to get together and have a drink or something. And then I thought, stuff it. So I asked him out to lunch that weekend. I offered to fly to visit him. We chatted on the phone a bit, then both of us had to go, but made a time to chat later that night.
So we did. On the phone for 3 hours. I bought a plane ticket then and there, to come visit him on the weekend and stay the night. And I did. I flew up to meet him and we had lunch and we drank....and drank....and drank haha. We got on so well. And then the time came for me to come home, and reality set in.
So it's been two days since then and I cant stop thinking about him. He says the same about me. Im trying not to jump ahead too much but Ive been thinking about what will happen if this gets serious. Would I move to be with him? Would he move to be with me? Why am I even thinking about this when Ive known him a week? I guess my mind needs to protect my heart - dont get involved in something that wont work out.
What hasnt helped is that last week, we were SMSing several times a day and talking on the phone. Since Ive returned home, he's been busy at work and hasn't been as communicative. And Im trying my hardest to not SMS him 400 times a day!
I asked a few people at work about long distance relationships. They can work, if you work at it. The consensus seems to be just go with the flow and see what happens. Which will mean both of us traveling to visit each other; which isnt a bad thing. It's not all that expensive to fly interstate (thankfully). I guess it needs to come from both sides, and that's what Im worried about. Maybe Im in lust and Im not thinking straight. Maybe Im loving the idea of possibly being in love down the track.
Anyway, I needed to get all this out of my head so I dont go bonkers. I know if I were on the outside looking in I would be telling myself to just go with the flow, take it a day at a time, dont get ahead of yourself. So Im going to try and do exactly that :D
So Part I deals with my love life. I've been single for 7 years and during that period I've had a love-hate relationship with the idea of being eternally single. I know that sounds morbid or something, but I guess after you go on dates and realise that it's just nut jobs out there in the dating world, you come to think that maybe your efforts are best spent making your life as awesome as you can and not worrying about this thing called 'love'.
Anyway, recently I just decided that life was going awesome. I have a routine which I enjoy and I have been looking forward to what the future was to bring, in all its guises. And then I met someone.
I use 'met' in a loose sense. I saw him post a comment to a friend's status on facebook. I thought he was cute, I poked him, and he messaged me saying how all the good ones are always in another state. We were messaging each other, and then finally we started chatting on the chat function. We were getting on well. Turns out I am due to be in his area in a month or so, so we decided to get together and have a drink or something. And then I thought, stuff it. So I asked him out to lunch that weekend. I offered to fly to visit him. We chatted on the phone a bit, then both of us had to go, but made a time to chat later that night.
So we did. On the phone for 3 hours. I bought a plane ticket then and there, to come visit him on the weekend and stay the night. And I did. I flew up to meet him and we had lunch and we drank....and drank....and drank haha. We got on so well. And then the time came for me to come home, and reality set in.
So it's been two days since then and I cant stop thinking about him. He says the same about me. Im trying not to jump ahead too much but Ive been thinking about what will happen if this gets serious. Would I move to be with him? Would he move to be with me? Why am I even thinking about this when Ive known him a week? I guess my mind needs to protect my heart - dont get involved in something that wont work out.
What hasnt helped is that last week, we were SMSing several times a day and talking on the phone. Since Ive returned home, he's been busy at work and hasn't been as communicative. And Im trying my hardest to not SMS him 400 times a day!
I asked a few people at work about long distance relationships. They can work, if you work at it. The consensus seems to be just go with the flow and see what happens. Which will mean both of us traveling to visit each other; which isnt a bad thing. It's not all that expensive to fly interstate (thankfully). I guess it needs to come from both sides, and that's what Im worried about. Maybe Im in lust and Im not thinking straight. Maybe Im loving the idea of possibly being in love down the track.
Anyway, I needed to get all this out of my head so I dont go bonkers. I know if I were on the outside looking in I would be telling myself to just go with the flow, take it a day at a time, dont get ahead of yourself. So Im going to try and do exactly that :D
