A fresh perspective

First off, I have been terrible with writing!! And as usual I will promise to write more, but now it probably won’t be about being single but more about the ups and downs of a new relationship and all of the serious and not so serious stuff that goes with it.

To explain… I am not longer single. I am seriously dating a great guy and have been for a while (by my standards). It all started with the new job. He works at the same company. He was a bit of a dick towards me and as a result I tried to avoid him. Turns out that’s his (old) work persona. But we had a couple decent conversations at the bar and started getting along. He was unhappily married and separating from his wife so had all sorts of things going on. I was just going on with my usual stuff.

The abridged version of the ‘how did you meet?” story is that one night after a company function a group of us went for drinks and he and I ended up talking until 2am and as these things go, had a bit of a smooch. It just grew from there. Because we worked together and not many people knowing he was getting divorced, we kept it under wraps and thought we were doing a great job of it… though we have since found out that was not the case. We approached it all like responsible grown ups and let the relevant people know what was happening to keep things above board, though it did take a handful of people quite a while to figure out why we were spending so much time together.

But anyway, it’s been good and all my people like him so that really helps! We have a lot in common and he seems to be enjoying my interests that I’ve introduced him to – which can be a bit strange, so that’s a bonus! I also discovered this festive season that he is so similar to my father it’s scary – it totally freaks my mother out. It’s not a bad thing though, after all my Daddles is one of my favourite people, so it makes sense.

As with any relationship, there have been ups and downs but mostly ups. We’ve been through some hectic things together (a serious post for another day) but that’s only made us stronger. We’ve laughed and cried. We’ve been on holiday together, alone and with my family, we’re going to India in a few months and so far we’ve both made it out alive and a little bit heavier. So all in all, I’d say a good foundation for a good relationship.

And my cat likes him!