Apparently hell has officially frozen over (the remaining heat has been disbursed to the upper midwest, but I digress). After spending the last 3 years or so with zero luck with the fairer sex, the tides have turned. Jweb is now an attached man.
I’ve spent the last week asking myself what I could possibly have done to deserve this lady. She’s beautiful, extremely attractive, sexy, smart, funny, easygoing, cool-as-hell, and extremely easy to talk to. And the best part of all: She likes me! She even likes my strange sense of humor and doesn’t mind the fact that I put my foot in my mouth on a regular basis and have a really strange, dry and somewhat sarcastic sense of humor.
I’ve known this wonderful woman for several years, but due to a variety of circumstances a relationship of this type was never possible until now. But no matter about that now, all that matters is we’re finally together. And her parents (who have known me for almost as long as I’ve known her) really like me.
Of course, there is one slight complication. I live in the Twin Cities, she just moved to Chicago to student-teach for a semester, then she has one additional semester of college left about 5 hours drive from me. I’ve had some problems with long-distance relationships in the past, but I’m not going to let that stop me. If it’s meant to be, it’ll be.
Do not stop, do not pass Go, do not collect anything. Pack yur stuff and go to Chicago and find a crappy place to live and a crappy job to pay for it. (Unless you have one of those high-paying, high-tech jobs in the Twin Cities right now.)
10 years ago, a crazy woman answered my personal ad. We spoke on the phone and then agreed to meet that night. I proposed after about an hour or so–we got married 6 weeks later (would have been 5 weeks, but our friends couldn’t make it that day). We’re still married, adopting kids and having a fabulous time.
I managed a couple years separation (Twin Cities- Chicago) between the man who’s now my husband and I when I was in grad school, but I got through it by driving down to see him every other weekend. I’ll be hoping for the best for the two of you - you can do it!
Thanks to all of you for the kind words. I know it’s going to be a tough road for the next few months at least, but it’s not like I didn’t know that already.
NoCoolUserName, although the thought of dropping everything to move to Chicago has crossed my mind once or twice, it won’t happen that way for two reasons: 1) she’s only going to be living there until mid-December. Then she’s spending January-May at college in Iowa, and 2) I also have, as you put it, one of those “high-paying, high-tech jobs in the Twin Cities” (well, not quite so high-paying, but you get the idea). It’s a pretty good job, so long as I don’t get laid off.
’ Ferret Herder, unfortunately for me, due to preexisting commitments to my football team, I don’t have any weekends free until mid-October at the earliest, and possibly mid-November if we go to the National Tournament and make the finals. But we knew about this going in, so we’ll find a way to deal.
qts and plankspanker, don’t get down on yourselves. I went through several years between the last girlfriend and now. I’ve been there… stuck in the “You’re such a good friend” loop and been blown off by potential dates. It sucks, and I had basically given up on finding a gf. But you know, sometimes the best things in life happen to you when you’re least expecting them.
Anyway, I still can’t stop grinning. And btw, Wolfian, I brought a picture of her to work with me today, and the reactions were either of the “Wow, she’s hot” or the “How’d you manage to land her” variety. :D:D:D:D:D:D Not sure if she’d like me showing pictures to random people on the internet though. (sorry)
You have just made my list. I hate all the happy people, as I am single and reduced to many meanings sexual relationships. Yes, it is as empty and pointless as it sounds.