I'm planning to write about this in my space, but I did meet this ESL teacher while I was living in Philadelphia that I felt this instant connection with. I was doing a year of volunteering in which we were asked not to get into romantic relationships, and he was married. But I sometimes wondered if there could have been something there if circumstances had been different. There are a couple of major decision points in my life that do make me wonder what my life would have looked like had I made the other decision, but I'm pretty sure none of them would have led to my daughter being born, which would be such a loss for the world, as she is an amazing kiddo.
I do miss this era of the internet - when you met people and had these long form conversations with them via email or FB messenger. Everything is so short and instant now that the long form kind of communication seems to be mostly gone. I miss it. I'm glad you had such a lovely friendship with Noah on a chance meeting!
Thank you. Same! I like to think things worked out for the best but it is hard to describe or for some people to fathom the depth of connection you can have with 'internet' people. I look forward to reading your piece. And your daughter seems so wonderful so I am glad you have her, too. Hugs.
I'm planning to write about this in my space, but I did meet this ESL teacher while I was living in Philadelphia that I felt this instant connection with. I was doing a year of volunteering in which we were asked not to get into romantic relationships, and he was married. But I sometimes wondered if there could have been something there if circumstances had been different. There are a couple of major decision points in my life that do make me wonder what my life would have looked like had I made the other decision, but I'm pretty sure none of them would have led to my daughter being born, which would be such a loss for the world, as she is an amazing kiddo.
I do miss this era of the internet - when you met people and had these long form conversations with them via email or FB messenger. Everything is so short and instant now that the long form kind of communication seems to be mostly gone. I miss it. I'm glad you had such a lovely friendship with Noah on a chance meeting!
Thank you. Same! I like to think things worked out for the best but it is hard to describe or for some people to fathom the depth of connection you can have with 'internet' people. I look forward to reading your piece. And your daughter seems so wonderful so I am glad you have her, too. Hugs.