"She's not going to show up you know," Heidi told me as we headed out the door to meet a friend we hadn't seen in a few years.
"What are you talking about?" I said. "Let's go or we'll be late."
Who knows what happens? Life is busy, signals get crossed, feelings get bruised, even the closest of friends can drift apart.
We met Jen and her partner at the dog park nine years ago, and despite the fact that they were considerably younger than we were, we bonded over being same-sex couples with adorable puppies. Over the next couple of years we spent a fair amount of time together, celebrating when they got their second dog and eventually trying to help pick up the pieces when they split (right before we were all supposed to go on vacation together).
There was a lot of drama, but we were able to navigate the bumpy road of staying friends with both.
For a while.
Until we weren't.
And then we were friends with Jen.
Until we weren't.
What can I say? Life is busy, signals get crossed, feelings get bruised, even the closest of friends can drift apart.
A couple of weeks ago Jen sent me a message that she was applying for a job in our county. Could I help? I told her that if she got an interview, I maybe could, but I couldn't help with the first part.
Fingers crossed, she wrote back. Then, We should get together. Reconnect for real. Deflate any elephants and talk about how or why we lost touch. I really miss you all and I think it would be nice.
And that brings us to tonight, when Heidi and I had a perfectly lovely dinner by ourselves.
"What are you talking about?" I said. "Let's go or we'll be late."
Who knows what happens? Life is busy, signals get crossed, feelings get bruised, even the closest of friends can drift apart.
We met Jen and her partner at the dog park nine years ago, and despite the fact that they were considerably younger than we were, we bonded over being same-sex couples with adorable puppies. Over the next couple of years we spent a fair amount of time together, celebrating when they got their second dog and eventually trying to help pick up the pieces when they split (right before we were all supposed to go on vacation together).
There was a lot of drama, but we were able to navigate the bumpy road of staying friends with both.
For a while.
Until we weren't.
And then we were friends with Jen.
Until we weren't.
What can I say? Life is busy, signals get crossed, feelings get bruised, even the closest of friends can drift apart.
A couple of weeks ago Jen sent me a message that she was applying for a job in our county. Could I help? I told her that if she got an interview, I maybe could, but I couldn't help with the first part.
Fingers crossed, she wrote back. Then, We should get together. Reconnect for real. Deflate any elephants and talk about how or why we lost touch. I really miss you all and I think it would be nice.
And that brings us to tonight, when Heidi and I had a perfectly lovely dinner by ourselves.
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