It is the last Saturday in January of 2023. With no visible break in the clouds, steady rain has been falling since I got out of bed a couple of hours ago. I woke this morning to find a text message from my boyfriend that reads, “Good morning babe…how ya feeling? And let poor Winter in!”
Winter Kitty is now back inside fast asleep on top of the desk in front of me. I went to dinner with Page and Yvonne, and then we went to see a band play. I have not stayed out late like that in a long time. When I got home, little Winter went barreling out the backdoor. I chased her for about 45 minutes, and I finally had to give up when she went into our neighbor’s yard. I called my love to say good night, and I told him about my little escape artist.
He adores her. The fact that he cares about my kitty is one of the many reasons that I adore him.
On Friday, we will be headed to Las Vegas together. This will be our first vacation together aside from a single night away at Christmas time. I am more than a little excited.
He is someone that I care deeply about, and I love spending time with him. He makes me laugh. We can talk for hours about anything and everything. I feel a sense of warmth and inner peace when I cuddle up next to him.
I do not think that any man has ever made me as happy as he makes me. I think this is because of two things. One is our friendship. We met and became friends more than seven years ago. He knows me, and he knows how to make me happy. Second is that he likes me as I am. I did not realize this at first, but there is no question that he accepts me as I am. This is in stark contrast from my last relationship when the man was constantly putting down because of my weight.
When we have different perspectives on things, we talk about it. We communicate well. I am acutely aware that he has way more experience with relationships, and he is better at the whole relationship thing that I am. He doesn’t hold it against me. He builds me up. He believes in me.
There are the obvious fun aspects of being a relationship, but I find that those are not the things that I think about when he is on my mind during the day. One of the less obvious fun aspects of being with him is that I am always learning something new about him. As his friend, I did not even know his first name. He goes by his middle name. I am learning that he is an incredibly thoughtful person. I am learning ways to be a more thoughtful person myself.
We are taking things slow, and I like that too. I am looking forward to a night out with him this evening. I am excited about the days ahead.