Location Situation

For those of you who don't know what "location situation" means, it's another way of saying "You had to be there." It seems kind of perfect that it was the name of our trivia team the night a little over a year ago my feelings for my significant other went from platonic to romantic. We have known each other for 10 years but it wasn't until 2 years ago that our circle of friends began to overlap. I'll be the first to admit that I had him pegged all wrong until I got to know him. I thought he was an asshole to be quite frank. So imagine my surprise when I discovered a completely different person was living instead this so-called asshole. And even more surprise when I fell in love with him. It was and still is for us a "location situation."

Like most couples in love, in between sharing our lives, we share inside jokes, drinks, hurts, stress from work, and the understanding that no one else could understand us the way we do. Our friends pick on us for being so inseparable but I can't find a reason why that could be wrong. After heartache after heartache from men who couldn't find the time for me, I find myself very lucky to have one that can't get enough of me. When they're giving us hell about not being social with everybody else, we just smile at each other & think, "It's a location situation."

That phrase has a bit more meaning if we think about the timing of when hearts collide. Being in the right place at the right time is an old notion we all seem to believe in one way or another. Especially if you've known someone for as long as I knew him, you sort of wonder why it happened now and not sooner. He and I have pondered that together a hundred times but we always come to the same conclusion. Whether you believe in fate or stars aligning or simple coincidence, the fact is that things like love happen when you're ready. I couldn't tell you what universal force is responsible for knowing when you're ready but I'd buy it a drink if I could to say thank you for sending me the man I share my life with.

I know I haven't written much lately but a good friend reminded me just because I'm busy being happy and in love doesn't mean I can't write a bit. So, I'll see you soon...