There is no Shangri-La, you know. Every relationship is messed up. What makes it perfect is if you still wanna be there when things really suck.
Endings are never easy. I always build them up so much in my head, they can't possibly live up to my expectations, and I just end up disappointed. I'm not even sure why it matters to me so much how things end here. I guess it's because we all want to believe that what we do is very important, that people hang on to our every word, that they care what we think. The truth is, you should consider yourself lucky if you even occasionally get to make someone, anyone, feel a little better. After that, it's all about the people that you let into your life, and as my mind drifted to faces I've seen here before, I was taken to memories of family... Of coworkers... Of lost loves... Even of those who've left us. And as I rounded that corner, they all came at me in a wave of shared experience. And even though it felt warm and safe, I knew it had to end. It's never good to live in the past too long. As for the future, thanks to Dan, it didn't seem so scary anymore. It could be whatever I want it to be. And who's to say this isn't what happens? Who can tell me that my fantasies won't come true, just this once?
But different doesn't always mean bad. Just means different.
But here's the point. You might find out that thing you hate so much, is the very same thing you miss when it's gone.
I guess when you care about someone, you'll do whatever you can to make'em happy.
In my experience when two friends miss a chance like this you've got exactly 48 hours to get the kiss, or one of you will over-think it, OK she's gonna over-think it, Then you end up permanently stuck in the Friend Zone...
Of course, sometimes it's not about the words... it's just about having someone there to listen.
I think one of the most universal human experiences is feeling alone. You'd never know, but there's tons of people feeling the exact same way. Maybe because you're feeling completely abandoned. Maybe you realised that you aren't as self-sufficient as you thought. Maybe you know you should've handled something differently. Or maybe you aren't as good as you thought you were. Either way, when you hit that low point, you have a choice. You can either wallow in self-pity or you can suck it up. It's your call.
If you found someone who makes you happy by just sitting around and holding hands, then eventually all that other stuff won't matter.
But more often than not, the answers we've been looking for have been inside us all along.