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That's a really lovely thing to readOut of love, at least 95%. I used to be terrified of being alone - I stayed with my ex for way longer than I should have, because I just couldn't imagine not having a partner. But now I don't fear being along in the same way; I can imagine being single, and it doesn't terrify me - but I also know that without my girlfriend, I would be really sad a lot of the time.
She's really unusual; I can't imagine ever meeting anyone like her again, and actually I sometimes can't believe that I did meet her! And then I have to poke her to make sure she's not an imaginary friend, at which point she usually hits me (er, in an affectionate way, of course). When we first met (as friends in a houseshare), we spent hours most nights talking about life in general and our lives in particular... we never bothered with smalltalk. We had one of those intense Aspie friendships, which (eventually!) turned into romance. After being together for 13 years (wow! I am old!), it's pretty clear that we understand each other really well, and we're spookily compatible, and we're really good at supporting each other and recognising each other's moods; we can often read each other's thoughts, and we know when we need time alone, or we need to be not touched, or the opposite - we really need to be touched, and if we're not, we get upset - a kind of sensory addiction. In fact, you could probably say we're addicted to each other in general... quite scary, I suppose, but maybe that's one kind of love.
Why, thank you!That's a really lovely thing to read
If you don't mind me asking: are you asking about this because you really do love someone else, or because you're just wondering what would happen if you were?What about loving someone else? Anyone in those obligatory feeling relationships ever loved someone else, but of course you do nothing about it because you are "stuck" so to speak.
I will reply via PM if that is okOut of love, at least 95%. I used to be terrified of being alone - I stayed with my ex for way longer than I should have, because I just couldn't imagine not having a partner. But now I don't fear being along in the same way; I can imagine being single, and it doesn't terrify me - but I also know that without my girlfriend, I would be really sad a lot of the time.
She's really unusual; I can't imagine ever meeting anyone like her again, and actually I sometimes can't believe that I did meet her! And then I have to poke her to make sure she's not an imaginary friend, at which point she usually hits me (er, in an affectionate way, of course). When we first met (as friends in a houseshare), we spent hours most nights talking about life in general and our lives in particular... we never bothered with smalltalk. We had one of those intense Aspie friendships, which (eventually!) turned into romance. After being together for 13 years (wow! I am old!), it's pretty clear that we understand each other really well, and we're spookily compatible, and we're really good at supporting each other and recognising each other's moods; we can often read each other's thoughts, and we know when we need time alone, or we need to be not touched, or the opposite - we really need to be touched, and if we're not, we get upset - a kind of sensory addiction. In fact, you could probably say we're addicted to each other in general... quite scary, I suppose, but maybe that's one kind of love.