The End?
October 31, 2008
She and I are “taking a break”. In short, she wants the freedom of being single combined with the pleasure of local relationships.
But she comes to my city at least twice a year; we’ll relive the old times then.
How is this different from an open, long-distance relationship? I don’t know yet, but I think it comes down to, as she said, expectations. Both she and I were expected to be slaves to our laptop, staying in talking with each other instead of going out and experiencing society. That’s over now; we’ll talk when we have something to actually talk about, and go out otherwise.
The rules are also different—or even gone. Sure, the fact that we’re “on a break” instead of “broken up” mean that she can’t just take up smoking then expect to get back together with me. But she also doesn’t need to tell me about who she’s hooking up with.
Three and a half years. They were the best I’ve had. Thank you, Crowds.
Update: Oh yeah, we did all the breaking up online, via AIM. We’re getting together over Thanksgiving to hash out any details, but it’s done.
