So the shock wore off. My mind is pretty much clear now. My sister gave me an isolated big sis talk after an intense clowning session. I think she's the only one who caught me lacking.
Did you wrote this about a women you never dated as an adult?
Bruh
Wait, did you actually date this girl? Were y’all ever together?
You just assumed that y’all would end up together? Did you TELL HER that?
These hit like daggers. Both assumptions are correct.
Outside of the occasional small talk at birthday/grad parties for our mutuals, it's been cordial but mostly quiet. She's a bit of an introvert, so I didn't think it was a biggie. I've kept my ambitions about her hidden and didn't pry as I should have. In fact, I've been actively actively avoided checking her socials in fear of seeing something that might conflict with my perception of her. IDK, I just sort of assumed it would all work out in my favor. A fluffy, comfy outcome to look forward to. Delusion? Hope? Arrogance? How could she not fall into my arms automatically if I became THAT guy? Right?
My sister pretty much made the same remarks and she set me straight when she told me that the person who I want the woman to be is just a memory, a figment of my imagination. Literally all of it is just in my mind. We might not even mesh well fr.
nikka you're 23. No one's perfect.
If I'm keeping it a buck, I probably would have held it off forever for this very reason. I would have been kicking the can for as long as I could, forever chasing perfection and chasing *the right time* so I don't have to take action romantically.
Be reality breh you just wanted time to fukk thots before sliding thru and locking it down
Maybe so, a bit of both, but it made dealing with them easier for sure. I didn't have to emotionally invest or get too worked up about them cause ultimately, they weren't my perceived endgame