You know who you are and maybe you donāt even realize you do it. The only consistency I can count on is the fact that you will be so into us for three weeks and then, like clockwork, you become so distant.
Do you have any idea what it does to me? Hereās a glimpse:
We will, literally, see each other once a month. But that one time is about a week long. Every time. And when it comes to say goodbye, I cry. Not in front of you but it happens. I think about how good it feels to come home to you. I think about how good it feels to wake up next to you, to eat with you, go places with you, feel you grab my hand in the middle of the night, see you look at me and smile for no reason – honestly, how I feel during that week makes up for not being able to spend time with you. Distance makes things difficult but itās totally worth it when we are with each other and the connection is so beyond me that I canāt even describe it to my friends or family.
After you leave, we talk religiously. FaceTime, phone calls, texting. I love looking down and seeing a notification from you. It may not consume the day but I donāt need that. Just hearing from you and us talking about our day is great. Making you laugh. Cute comments. I look forward to those little things when we arenāt able to physically see each other.
The amount we talk after you leave has gradually increased with time. But after three months, Iāve noticed that something happens overnight and you pull away.
I know itās not me. I havenāt changed. My feelings havenāt changed. My conversation isnāt dull. My humor is still there. I donāt talk to you any different. I donāt āupā the amount we talk. I have learned to not put expectations on when I will see you again and to love today, only.
But when you pull back when things seem to be going so well? Why? What do you prove? Are you trying to prove something to yourself or to me? Are you scared of me and what I offer? Do you know, but are scared of the fact, that I am everything youāve dreamt about? Are you scared of the hurt that may come?
You are so amazing for three weeks. And out of nowhere you decide that maybe youāre too busy. Maybe your life isnāt the way you want it to be and you donāt want a relationship to blossom in times like these. Maybe youāre scared of the feelings that you do feel – even though you try to tell me you have none. Maybe youāre scared of the possibility of what we could be if you gave us a shot.
But thatās selfish.
I canāt put expectations on love. I canāt control who will love me, the depth to which they will love me, or how long that love will last. I donāt want to. I want to let go. I want to let go and just love without worry. Love without expecting anything in return. Love and know that I gave my all, no matter what.
The connection we have isnāt something Iāve made up in my head. The conversations we have donāt just occur between people who are not on the same page. The electricity when we touch isnāt something that happens often. And the magic when we kiss isnāt something that I just feel for the hell of it.
Youāre scared? Welcome to the club. But hereās the thing. Iām not interested in tomorrow or next week or next month or next year. Iām interested in today. Iām interested in hearing your voice and learning about your day. Iām interested in knowing whatās going wrong and whatās going right. Iām interested in knowing your goals and dreams and aspirations. Iām interested in knowing your fake stress and real stress. Iām interested in being your friend- a person you can count on no matter what. Iām interested in you. Every. Single. Day.
I do not care about the mistakes youāve made or your past or anything bad that you may or may not have done. I donāt see you or judge you for anything like that. What I see when I look at you is your heart and soul and I can tell you now that that is nothing Iāve experienced before.
Every time you pull away and donāt communicate, I try to tell myself that this isnāt worth it. Iāll clear my head and not worry about you. You know what happens?
Things like taking a random trip to a new park to try some new trails. I get lost hiking, end up in a campground, and see your name written on a camping spot (and your name isnāt even common. Wtfffff?!). Or on that same hike I run into a woman with a dog whose name is your old dogās name (one I never even heard of until you).
Iāll get in my car and have my favorite Pandora station on when I leave my apartment but my car decides to play your station and your favorite song comes on. Why?
Iāll be texting a friend and some random word autocorrects to your name. How?
Every time Iām at my calmest, clearest mindset, the universe throws you in there. And Iām finally listening. Iām finally seeing ALL the signs. Iām finally realizing that we are constantly pulled together. I havenāt heard from you in a couple days? Iāll think about if youāre okay and you call. We share a wavelength that I canāt unshare. We werenāt even supposed to match on Bumble. My miles were set up for 30 but you happened to be driving through my area.
Itās crazy. And it scares me too. We have all been hurt. We all have a story. We all are scared to death of a love that has the capacity to truly break us. But what if it doesnāt? Why live in fear? Why push love away in fear?
Iāve tried to convince myself that Iāve done exactly that with us – convinced myself that I feel more than you and we arenāt on the same page at all. I try to convince myself that Iāve made it all up.
And then you prove to me over and over again that itās not just me. Just when I start really seeing you, you pull away. And it breaks me, every single time. It tugs at my heart strings. It hurts not hearing from you. It hurts knowing that you couldnāt stand not talking to me every day but then you can totally go 2-3 days.
Iām not sure what to do anymore. I know we both have tried talking to other people and itās proved that there is no one like each other. Is it the distance? Is it because it takes more effort that youāre just not ready to give? Or is it just because of life? Youāll start opening up more and then shut down. Youāve said before that I intimidate you sometimes because I expect you to follow through with your word. But please realize that that is what makes us grow. I hold you accountable. I expect the best out of you. But that doesnāt mean Iām not understanding if you fail. We all fail. Then we learn from the failure and try again. I want to be your motivation and vice versa.
We are constantly going three steps forwards and two steps back. Is hanging in there going to pay off for us? Will you always be like this? Or will it click one day and youāll realize that what we share is out of this world? That what we have is magical and although there will be tough times, the good we share will triumph?
I could go on and on about the confusion I face. About how nothing and no one has compared to you, to date. About how stinking cute we are when you embrace it. But youāre slowly breaking my heart. Itās so lame but I knew before we met that we were something. I knew after we first hung out that I was either going to be completely happy or completely screwed. I knew upon meeting you that my world changed. My feelings for you have been constant and you have taken up a space in my heart that I never knew existed.
The universe gives us exactly what we are ready for at the exact moment that we need it. Are you a lesson for me? If so, why canāt you break my heart and move on? I think itās because you know that if you let me go, regardless of what is going on in your life, you know you are letting go of the best thing that is going on in your life at this very moment. Youāre scared to hang on and yet youāre scared to let go. And itās not a fair place for me.
The distance between us has enabled me to find more of myself. To do things that I want to do, to hike, have girls nights, to be with my family, to appreciate my alone time. Itās also made me appreciate my time with you.
Youāve got to decide what you want. Iām not asking for forever. Iām not asking for tomorrow. Iām asking for today. Iām asking you to decide if you want me right now. Am I someone you can do without? Am I someone you can go a day without talking to? Am I someone you can go all day without thinking about? Because if I am, I need you to let me go. You need to stop being scared and either embrace me or lose me.
Today is all that matters and if I do not matter to you today then I do not want to matter to you at all.
-S