[sub]Warning: This post is full of gushy sentiment and is extremely long. You have been forewarned.[/sub]
Agh! I feel like such a dork.
When I started talking to Rebound Guy, I thought, well, I’m honestly talking to him because I need to be reassured that not all guys are jerks. Well, he definitely convinced me of that. I’m in a goofball mood, so I’ll tell the story once and then I’ll just shuddup about it. 
Two years ago, I was off and on with my ex. (The guy with all the heart problems.) I was in the middle of an “off” time when my sister begged me to go see her friend play at a club. She met him while she was living in Alexandria, and he came to Charleston to do a little show. Rebound Guy was friends with him, and came along for the ride to Charleston, as he was friends with my sister, too.
We met at a little bar. Rebound Guy sat down next to me, and my sister sat across from us. He sat and talked to her for a few minutes, and then he turned to me and said, “Hi, I’m BIG Ben, how are you?” It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship, I must say. We sat and talked for four hours, starting with our mutual love of Kevin Smith movies. My sister practically had to drag me out of the place. (Which I must say made me look like an ass, as she had an infant at home to take care of.)
I said my goodbyes, and turned to say goodbye to Ben. He stuck out his hand, and I said, “no, after a conversation like that, you get a hug.” Yeah, I’m a dork. I said goodnight, and walked away with my sister. I went to the bar, paid my tab, and started towards the door. He suddenly ran up, grabbed me, and kissed me. It was a shocker, let me tell you. Then, <poof> like that, he was gone. (Sorry, Kevin Spacey.)
He had given me his business card, so I checked out his webpage and we started emailing each other. A little while after he met me, he was talking to my sister on the phone one night and said, “you know, I’m going to marry your sister.” Hee hee. Yeah, right.
Well, I started dating the ex again, and Rebound Guy was still convinced that he was going to marry me. He would joke around and say it in instant messages, and I would laugh and we’d keep on talking. On July 27, I got dumped. About a week later, I started talking to Rebound Guy every day. (Hence the name. I really believed it was just rebound material.)
Well, we’ve been talking for 5 months now, and I don’t think it’s rebound any more. In fact, today he called me to tell me something cool. There was a girl who he had been talking to when I got dumped. Just talking, but she obviously wanted to date him. Well, he was talking to her today (about me), and he said, “you know, we can stay friends, and I would love to hang out with you, but I have a girlfriend.” :eek: Correct me if I’m wrong, but when a guy talks about you to another girl incessantly and then says you’re his girlfriend, doesn’t that mean I’m his girlfriend?
Well, he called me this afternoon to tell me that he’s really falling for me. So now I guess his new nickname is “Boyfriend”.
And yes, if you made it through all that without puking from the sap factor, I thank you. I just needed to put it all down, and get rid of that pesky “Rebound Guy” thing, too.
Congrats to you, Skerri. I was rooting for you & TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsReboundGuy[sup]TM[/sup]. I thought he should certainly be upgraded to at least a ‘honey’ by now. Glad to see it’s going so well.
We’re trying to work out a visit in February when he can come down and meet the parents and all my friends. So Slainte, keep your weekends open in February!