I couldn’t decide which of these threads I wanted to post in (crush vs. love), so I’ll post in both!
Doper romance is almost becoming cliche, but what can you do when you do when this is the forum (I mean the SDMB, not MPSIMS, which would be “the Forum”) in which you have the opportunity to meet so many like minded people.
I’ve been fortunate in my tenure here at the SD to meet some amazing people and make some fantastic friends and I value and love more than a few of you (and you should know who you are), but as the lovely Geobabe said above, I don’t want to name names here as I’d more than likely forget someone and then I’d feel guilty. This post is for two very specific people.
The first of which is Dire Wolf. Even though it was not meant to be, he is, and always will be, someone I love. He is one of my dearest friends, and set a standard so high, I feared no one would ever be able to measure up. There’s something to be said for high expectations, though, and for that I have to also thank him, because he showed me that I didn’t have to settle for less than what I deserve, less than what would make me happy, and he made sure (by example) that I’d recognise it when I found it.
Speaking of finding it, that brings me to other person I wish to mention specifically in this post:
Erislover, you’ve come to mean so much to me and I truly can’t imagine what my life would be without you in it. More than that: I don’t want to imagine a life without you. Who knew that a Pit thread could be the start of the best thing in my life? I realise I’m not an easy person and the fact that you know me, inside and out, flaws and deep dark secrets, and still want to be with me? You’ll never know how amazing that is.
It’s interesting that a rant about Time was the start of our relationship. I say interesting because Time moves differently where we’re concerned. I know it’s a trite thing to say, but I do feel as though I’ve found a piece of myself that I didn’t know was missing when I found you. The (almost) instant (damn my shyness anyway) comfort I felt with you, the ease of which I am myself, and have been from the very beginning, the happiness I find when I do no more than listen to you play bridge. It all constantly astounds me. I love you.
