I Have Met One Of My Two Closest Friends
[ Friday June 21st 2024 at 2:35 pm ]
Something wonderful has just happened. For about 18 months I have been playing computer games with another guy before going to bed at night. This started during the pandemic. The friendship grew naturally and gradually. Over time he has became one of my two closest friends. There are people in my life I have known a lot longer. With this friend we connected emotionally. It isn't that my other friends don't care about me. He has responded to me in a really helpful way when I want to talk about the pain and challenges my legs are creating. For me it has created a meaningful trust I have only experienced with one other of my guy friends. It has also been really easy being his friend because he expresses what he needs and wants. It is very easy to honour someones desires and boundaries when I am not left to guess. It isn't always easy for me to read a situation on account of how much pain my legs are causing me to experience. We have just met "in real life" for the first time. He is in Montreal with 3 other friends. I have spent some time with the others while occasionally playing computer games. It is obvious the picture I built up is correct. I don't know what I will experience for a recovery when I am home again. But I am already able to tell that it will be worth the recovery.