She likes me! Out, foul butterflies!

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Oh my. Oh my oh my oh my.

For most people this is probably pretty mundane and pointless, but damn, I’ve got to share!

There’s someone interested in me.

I’ll spare you all the details, but suffice to say, I’ve gotten some pretty direct signals that a very funny, very beautiful, very nice woman/girl (when you’re 22 it’s hard to know which word to use) I know is interested in me. I’m usually pretty bad at picking up on signals, whether because I lack the self-confidence/arrogance to think that everybody must be interested in me or because I’m just used to being “the friend,” I don’t know, but I’d have to be pretty daft not to realise what’s going on now.

I feel… I don’t know. I don’t know if/how I’m going to respond to this. This person is moving to NYC in about two months, and I’m pretty sure I’m not interested in any long-distance relationship. But, it feels so so so wonderful to know that there’s the posibility for something. Somebody wants me! Yeah! I’m giddy as a school girl (tee hee) and I’m sure I’ve got a goofy grin on my face at the moment.

Maybe… damn, I don’t know! I’m pretty timid when it comes to instigating a relationship, but maybe this is something that needs to happen, even if it is only for a few months. Not that I derive my self-worth from what other people think of me, but have you ever felt like you’ve been lifted up about thirty feet above everything else when someone glanced your way? I’m on cloud nine, I really am. I’m not going to be able to see this person for three or four days, so I’ve got that long to stew in my own nervousness/happiness, and to figure out what the hell I’m going to say or do when I do see her again. I’m wonderfully lost; I just hope I’ve got the wherewithall to do the right thing.

Thanks, I’m going to go melt into a pile of gooy joy in the corner now. Carry on.

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Don’t let the possibility of her moving away, change the way you react to her!

Forget that part… And enjoy the possibilities you might have.
Cross the bridge when the time comes, who knows - you may either 1) Have started such a great thing that she’ll stay, or you will absolutely want to follow after a little time to prepare 2) Decide whether or not it’s worth persuing.

I hate that crap… when expected changes affect the way 2 people who really dig one another, act & feel, simply because they know a change is on it’s way.

GO WITH IT & GOOD LUCK!!! :smiley:

(Sure wish I could have made my ex go along with that idea before he was restationed, because little did he know, i’d have been willing to follow him anywhere)

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Yay Eonwe! You go boy!

4

ahhhh, the joys of youth

longing sigh

Don’t screw it up, kid. Go for it and get to know the lass. Even if it’s a short one, it’s real. Don’t miss out.

Trust me on that last one.

5

Lucky guy! Best of luck with her!

6

Roll with it! Take it for what it is today (you or she could get hit by a bus tomorrow), and enjoy it. As far as her moving to NYC, well, you can burn that bridge when you come to it.

And by the way, once you and the women are over 20, call them women, not girls. Whether it’s true or not, it’s good for your head.

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Well, fuck.* Eonwe, I know precisely how you’re feeling, mainly because I was going to share my own gooey tale of suddenly being attractive to the opposite sex again and you beat me to it by mere hours!

So instead of stealing your thunder, I’ll just dispense these wise words of wisdom to you. For the next three days, revel in the whole feeling of nervous anticipation, because it’s a great, great feeling. And then, once you see her, HAVE A BLAST!

*The above is merely an expletive, by the way. Though, should the chance arise, see my last bit of advice. :wink:

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:cool: :cool: :smiley: :smiley: :cool: :cool:

Life is good.

9

Spill.

10

YAY!

I toldja :slight_smile:

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Yeah. More details. C’mon.

12

just got back from seeing Minority Report with the, um, object of my affections, and I figured I’d cave and let you all know what’s going on (no, really, that last post of mine wasn’t a lame ploy to get you all to beg, really).

Basically, long after any sane person would have already been married w/children, I kissed her (…and that’s all. It’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it! :wink: ). The rest, as they say, is history. This was on Saturday night. She’s moving the 9th of September, but we’ve got lots of plans to spend time together before then. Just yesterday we went with a few other friends to the Great Escape in Lake George (well, not in the lake, but you know what I mean). When we finally got back here to Burlington it was pretty late, and since she had a further 45 minute drive to get home, I was the perfect gentleman and let her spend the night here so she wouldn’t have to make the drive at night. Needless to say, being a gentleman can be tiring, and I was quite sleepy at work today.

Since she’s leaving so soon, I’m definitely doing the “living in the moment” thing, and am enjoying it immensely. It’s a pleasant departure from the rest of my planned out life. Ok, time for ultra-lame song lyrics, (I don’t think it’s John Denver, but someone else similarly folky):

[ultra-lame song lyrics]
*
Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I’ll taste your strawberries, I’ll drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
Ere I forget all the joy that is mine today.
*
[/ultra-lame song lyrics]

So yeah, life is good, I feel invigorated and liberated from some other emotional baggage I had been carrying around, can’t wait to see her again, and am just psyched tomorrow’s going to be another day (no Gone with the Wind reference intended).

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Reading this thread makes me so happy, I can’t even tell you.
I reconnected with someone I had lost touch with in the first week of July, and sparks flew. She was moving to LA at the end of August, but we didn’t let that bother us, and we lived a dream for 6 weeks.

She just moved the weekend before last. We broke up when she left (my issues), and I’m missing her like crazy, but I wouldn’t have done a single thing different if I had it to do over (except maybe called her like, last Christmas. Or two years ago).
Anyway. I’m so glad to hear that you’re living it up, Eonwe. Enjoy yourself, and your new ‘interest’ as much as you possibly can, and don’t let anyone ever tell you otherwise.