Attempt at friendship - Take one
The first person who reached out to me asked if we could take our time getting to know each other and see where it goes. Now, I appreciate this since I'm not in a rush to jump back into a relationship. See, my last one ended a year ago (it'll officially be a year on February 12th, but anyway...). In that relationship, I experienced the typical ups and downs, the usual arguments, the expected stress... but I also experienced things I hadn't before. Which. Is saying a lot based on my past. But I'll get back to this. I agreed to take things slowly and to get to know each other. We exchanged numbers, and within minutes, I regretted it. Perhaps their behavior has become normal for this day and age, because I do recognize the social norms have changed since I was younger... but if you ask me? This behavior spoke volumes about their character. This individual, whom we'll call Daniel, texted me short messages, mostly complaints about work. That night, he asked if he could ...