Is there one person that comes to mind when you hear that phrase, a romantic partner who you couldn’t be with for whatever reason but you still often think about, or would love to just spend one last night with, consequence-free.
This thread is in no part inspired by someone I spent 3 hours with in a club on Saturday night/morning. I have a little list of people who moved away/found someone else/ were unavailable and that was it, but it just makes you wonder how it could’ve turned out differently, doesn’t it?
None of them, but I do hope they’re all doing well (only vaguely in contact with one). I’d happily catch up with any for a drink. Maybe not all on the same day though, I’d be bollocksed
there was a girl at Uni who I was told had a crush on me - and was very pretty (she looked like a young Kristin Scott Thomas)
I had no lectures with her, and if I saw her out she always seemed to be surrounded by a big group of people I didn’t know.,
One Friday night I arrive in the NUS bar - it’s really busy and I’m busting for a pint. I’m determinedly making my way through the crowd to get to the bar.
Suddenly the girl is in front of me - and she’s saying “hello” . She’s obviously decided to make the first move. But I’v got a head of steam going, and I’m focused on getting to the bar, and I’m all wrong footed. I just say hello back and walk straight past her
And that was the end of that
I have no idea where things would have gone - but I wish I’d just had the smarts to stop and talk to her
I’ve told this story before, I think. But there was this girl in my halls. We met quite close to the end of our first year, spent loads of time together, went dancing at Clwb, wrote to each other over the summer holiday, and things picked up again when we got back from uni in the second year.
(Note: I was, and probably still am, utterly oblivious to any ‘signals’ as such from potential admirers).
Anyway, we went to a club one night and after spending most of the evening together, she invites me back to hers “for breakfast”.
And then we get back to hers, and I can’t remember the exact sequence of events but I do remember eating some breakfast cereal and hanging around her flat awkwardly for about an hour and then leaving. Things fizzled out shortly afterwards.
Not going to share the full details but there one with whom I shared a Ross/Rachel style will they won’t they / neither single at the same time thing. Eventually happened and then the ex turned up on the doorstep 6 months preggers. They’re very happy together.
