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Re: Little things that make you smile - the anti-peeve thread.
I admit it seems trite and petty to be concerned about being by yourself on your birthday. But in general, I often feel like a person that people don't remember when it's time to go out and have fun. It's not something I used to think about until this year. Was mostly a loner who had loner hobbies (for others, video games can be social. For me, it's mostly a 1 player thing)
But in the middle of last year, I met that really great group that I'm still seeing twice a month for board games. It's actually a pretty small, tight-knit group. Feeling like I belong with to a circle of friends is actually a new experience for me. And I find I really enjoy it. You guys even know about how I asked someone out for the first time (though you also know the not-quite-satisfactory outcome of that).
Never used to think about wanting to be with friends on things like my birthday because, truth is, there really weren't any. There's my best friend in Germany, but then being in Germany kind of complicates things. The two I saw Zero Dark Thirty with are probably the two I'm closest to in the group. So it felt pretty great to have the chance to spend some time with them. One of them is actually the guy I asked out. Really a good guy so I'll just get over it and leave things where they are with him. In fact, all of them are great people and I feel fortunate to have met them.
I admit it seems trite and petty to be concerned about being by yourself on your birthday. But in general, I often feel like a person that people don't remember when it's time to go out and have fun. It's not something I used to think about until this year. Was mostly a loner who had loner hobbies (for others, video games can be social. For me, it's mostly a 1 player thing)
But in the middle of last year, I met that really great group that I'm still seeing twice a month for board games. It's actually a pretty small, tight-knit group. Feeling like I belong with to a circle of friends is actually a new experience for me. And I find I really enjoy it. You guys even know about how I asked someone out for the first time (though you also know the not-quite-satisfactory outcome of that).
Never used to think about wanting to be with friends on things like my birthday because, truth is, there really weren't any. There's my best friend in Germany, but then being in Germany kind of complicates things. The two I saw Zero Dark Thirty with are probably the two I'm closest to in the group. So it felt pretty great to have the chance to spend some time with them. One of them is actually the guy I asked out. Really a good guy so I'll just get over it and leave things where they are with him. In fact, all of them are great people and I feel fortunate to have met them.
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