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Relationship Inertia A gushing ad about compelling attributes? Nah! A list of ideals & desires? Nah! How & why I'm here? Read on.
For a while now I've witnessed cherished time spent in friendships change & lose momentum to people's lives moving on; countries have changed, marriages have taken place & children have appeared on the scene. And as 'Old Blue Eyes' said it...That's life!
With this in mind, the defining catalyst in joining Shy Passions occurred on a recent visit to that renowned European city of love & romance. One ordinary morning, I found myself sitting alone on a friend's sofa-bed, in conversation (yes...we all do it from time to time...talk to ourselves that is...so no judgments please!) I was tired of the only close relationship present in my life, (apart from family & close friends) being the one I'm having with myself! Truth is, it's all very well knowing & being happy with yourself, but there's a need to welcome others into the fold and I feel that time is now.
I do love meeting new people (cliche but true) and forming relationships on any level; life & travel have very much opened me up to this. Although, my knack for male friendships seems to have escaped me as I've got older...so much so I've become a 'forlorn social butterfly' now in these situations.... And oh how I do miss this differing dynamic male/ female friendships throw up!
Friends have urged me to 'go on, try it' or 'you'll never know if you don't...' and I suppose fear of the unknown & more likely a nagging self belief that internet correspondence is not right for me, has prevented me from doing so until now.
To be honest, I'm not the most reliable when it comes to email, (a bit old skool!) unless that is, I have a genuine reason to be on it.
So...here I am going against the grain, taking a HUMUNGOUS leap of faith hoping to meet new friends from any walk of life or parts of the globe; and with conversation, fun, laughter & adventure at the heart of this, maybe I'll expel my relationship i