Rage Against The Unseen...

There are times when I am not proud of myself.

This is one of them...

"Permission Granted"

It seems like a bit of a strange phrase, but that's the equivalent of what Sally said to me today. She basically told me that she's OK with me dating someone (that isn't her).

The conversation caught me off guard, but in a very welcome way. Let me explain...

"Will you wait for me?"

In all fairness, that question hasn't been actually asked of me. Actually, Sally has expected the opposite and has told me as much. She tells me regularly how she expects that "any day now" I will end our relationship.

In a certain sense, I acknowledge that this is a legitimate concern on her part. At the same time, I also have said with certainty that I have no intention of doing that.

Why? Well...

Three Little Words

Deep down, I am a bit of a romantic. So I guess that you might be tempted to read this title as something kind of mushy, for example:

• "I love you"

In an ideal world, this would be accurate and pretty much my default response. Unfortunately, these days, those three little words have been replaced by:

• "Watching and waiting"
• "Wait and see"

And this is not easy for me. Not even close.
Let me explain why...