Well, Jonathan and I have been dating for 6 months. Half a year. I can't believe it. And to celebrate, let me tell you the history of "us."
We've known each other for 2 years. According to him, we met in the campus coffee shop in Fall 2009 or early Spring 2010. For a long time he was just the nerdy kid that hung around all the Chorale kids. He turned into a great confidant over the summer than I lived in Memphis (even though I don't really remember a lot of that.) And finally, early this year, he became a great and loyal friend when I needed someone.
I never thought about dating him. He was just a friend. Not my type at all. (At that point, my type was self-centered prideful jerkish guys. We all make mistakes.) And then came the Subway "date" in January this year. I was lonely and in need of a friend. He was (apparently) not busy. So we moseyed on over to Subway and had supper. We ended up talking for 2 hours. We even argued about our definitions of good poetry. (We still disagree on that.) And that's when he started liking me.
At that point I was in no position for a relationship. As I've said before on here, I had completely and totally given up on all men everywhere. But Jonathan was a great friend who listened and made me laugh so I asked him to hang out more. And every single time I asked him to hang out, he said yes. It was funny, actually. I thought, "Does this guy have nothing better to do than hang out with me?"
Everyone began noticing his liking to me. I did not. I was completely oblivious to the matter. Mostly because I was such a crazy mess that I thought that no one could like me. And he would never admit to me who he liked.
In March while we were on spring break (I took a vacation to Gatlinburg with some friends and he was in Ohio for the week), everyone kept saying how much he liked me. Finally, being frustrated with it all, I just sent him a text saying, "Do you like me?" Well apparently this freaked him out. The poor guy had never even flirted with a girl! And after he admitted his liking for me, I said, "Well then why don't you ask me out?" So he did. In a text. To which I replied, "Maybe this would be better done in person."
So he did. And the rest is history. Well, the whole dating process was rather rocky for a bit. And also rather hilarious...but we'll save that for another time.
Now, I would like like to take this time to squelch some rumors that may be floating around. I do have a job in Jackson, TN at Sears. This DOES NOT mean we are breaking up, or that our relationship is doomed, or that we don't love each other. We're working around it for now. We plan to see each other twice a month (each of us making a trip to see the other.)
Our relationship is stronger than ever. I literally find new reasons to love him everyday. It's not perfect. We're not perfect, but I believe it's as good as it can be.
Happy 6 Month Anniversary, Jonathan!!!!! :-D
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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6 Months and a History Lesson (part 1)
Well, Jonathan and I have been dating for 6 months. Half a year. I can't believe it. And to celebrate, let me tell you the history of "us."
We've known each other for 2 years. According to him, we met in the campus coffee shop in Fall 2009 or early Spring 2010. For a long time he was just the nerdy kid that hung around all the Chorale kids. He turned into a great confidant over the summer than I lived in Memphis (even though I don't really remember a lot of that.) And finally, early this year, he became a great and loyal friend when I needed someone.
I never thought about dating him. He was just a friend. Not my type at all. (At that point, my type was self-centered prideful jerkish guys. We all make mistakes.) And then came the Subway "date" in January this year. I was lonely and in need of a friend. He was (apparently) not busy. So we moseyed on over to Subway and had supper. We ended up talking for 2 hours. We even argued about our definitions of good poetry. (We still disagree on that.) And that's when he started liking me.
At that point I was in no position for a relationship. As I've said before on here, I had completely and totally given up on all men everywhere. But Jonathan was a great friend who listened and made me laugh so I asked him to hang out more. And every single time I asked him to hang out, he said yes. It was funny, actually. I thought, "Does this guy have nothing better to do than hang out with me?"
Everyone began noticing his liking to me. I did not. I was completely oblivious to the matter. Mostly because I was such a crazy mess that I thought that no one could like me. And he would never admit to me who he liked.
In March while we were on spring break (I took a vacation to Gatlinburg with some friends and he was in Ohio for the week), everyone kept saying how much he liked me. Finally, being frustrated with it all, I just sent him a text saying, "Do you like me?" Well apparently this freaked him out. The poor guy had never even flirted with a girl! And after he admitted his liking for me, I said, "Well then why don't you ask me out?" So he did. In a text. To which I replied, "Maybe this would be better done in person."
So he did. And the rest is history. Well, the whole dating process was rather rocky for a bit. And also rather hilarious...but we'll save that for another time.
Now, I would like like to take this time to squelch some rumors that may be floating around. I do have a job in Jackson, TN at Sears. This DOES NOT mean we are breaking up, or that our relationship is doomed, or that we don't love each other. We're working around it for now. We plan to see each other twice a month (each of us making a trip to see the other.)
Our relationship is stronger than ever. I literally find new reasons to love him everyday. It's not perfect. We're not perfect, but I believe it's as good as it can be.
Happy 6 Month Anniversary, Jonathan!!!!! :-D
We've known each other for 2 years. According to him, we met in the campus coffee shop in Fall 2009 or early Spring 2010. For a long time he was just the nerdy kid that hung around all the Chorale kids. He turned into a great confidant over the summer than I lived in Memphis (even though I don't really remember a lot of that.) And finally, early this year, he became a great and loyal friend when I needed someone.
I never thought about dating him. He was just a friend. Not my type at all. (At that point, my type was self-centered prideful jerkish guys. We all make mistakes.) And then came the Subway "date" in January this year. I was lonely and in need of a friend. He was (apparently) not busy. So we moseyed on over to Subway and had supper. We ended up talking for 2 hours. We even argued about our definitions of good poetry. (We still disagree on that.) And that's when he started liking me.
At that point I was in no position for a relationship. As I've said before on here, I had completely and totally given up on all men everywhere. But Jonathan was a great friend who listened and made me laugh so I asked him to hang out more. And every single time I asked him to hang out, he said yes. It was funny, actually. I thought, "Does this guy have nothing better to do than hang out with me?"
Everyone began noticing his liking to me. I did not. I was completely oblivious to the matter. Mostly because I was such a crazy mess that I thought that no one could like me. And he would never admit to me who he liked.
In March while we were on spring break (I took a vacation to Gatlinburg with some friends and he was in Ohio for the week), everyone kept saying how much he liked me. Finally, being frustrated with it all, I just sent him a text saying, "Do you like me?" Well apparently this freaked him out. The poor guy had never even flirted with a girl! And after he admitted his liking for me, I said, "Well then why don't you ask me out?" So he did. In a text. To which I replied, "Maybe this would be better done in person."
So he did. And the rest is history. Well, the whole dating process was rather rocky for a bit. And also rather hilarious...but we'll save that for another time.
Now, I would like like to take this time to squelch some rumors that may be floating around. I do have a job in Jackson, TN at Sears. This DOES NOT mean we are breaking up, or that our relationship is doomed, or that we don't love each other. We're working around it for now. We plan to see each other twice a month (each of us making a trip to see the other.)
Our relationship is stronger than ever. I literally find new reasons to love him everyday. It's not perfect. We're not perfect, but I believe it's as good as it can be.
Happy 6 Month Anniversary, Jonathan!!!!! :-D
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Good for you! What a fun story, too! It made me think of mine and Robert's rocky, hilarious beginnings. Robert sounds a lot like Jonathan--not flirting, timid, etc. But let me just tell you, those "good friend" roots will last the entirety of your relationship. It's a solid foundation! Don't ever take it for granted!
Happy for you guys =) -
November 9, 2011 at 6:47 AM
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Good for you! What a fun story, too! It made me think of mine and Robert's rocky, hilarious beginnings. Robert sounds a lot like Jonathan--not flirting, timid, etc. But let me just tell you, those "good friend" roots will last the entirety of your relationship. It's a solid foundation! Don't ever take it for granted!
Happy for you guys =)
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