Looking around at the
crowd that tends to hang around these parts, you start to get a feel for the different kinds of relationships
everyone has with
Everything.
I'd imagine there is the
casual crowd, those who are
drawn in by something interesting that they can't quite put their finger on. They might not know who E2 is...but feel
comfortable enough to strike up a
casual conversation. Maybe something about the weather...or maybe finding out who
ESR is. A few
drinks...and they're gone...never to see him again.
Then there are the people who come back for a
second date. Maybe they were
entranced by E2. Something in his eye had caught theirs, and they knew there was more there. What drew them back to him again? It could have been something in the way he talked...the
informal,
knowledgable, yet often times random manner. Maybe it was his
diversity of opinion. But little by little, they were drawn in, and their relationship with
Everything deepened.
For some it's a casual,
impersonal relationship, maybe even
cold at times. A few dates, here and there. Maybe a little
snuggling if the mood is right. For others, it's a
love/hate relationship. On one level they need the
companionship and
friendship that he provides. But, sometimes he can treat them badly and it can
hurt. He can be some people's
best friend, a
companion that's always there to
listen. Even after just being reacquainted after a long
hiatus,
close and intimate conversation can spring up like
entropy in a domino factory. For some people, this is definitely a
long-term relationship and for others (...
*sniff*...), they know that it has to
end, but they stay with it, to the
bitter end. And then there are those whose
romping,
playful, love that puts to shame...well, we'll leave it at that.
*smile*
For me, it's taken a
while to get to be
friends with
Everything. I met him briefly once before and talked to him a bit. I realized, this was the kind of person I'd like to get to know. But like most of those
post-it notes for my soul, it was soon
forgotten. Then one day, I was just sitting, and it struck me that I hadn't talked to him in a while. I rang him up...and started talking. I knew then that I was
committed. I was very
intimidated at first by how
up close and personal he could be and how
intimate he was about even the most
discrete topics. But my
little heart has started to warm, and I'm beginning to
open up. Instead of talking about
meaningless things like
song lyrics and
water toys, I've begun to talk about
myself and to let out my
inner thoughts and things I haven't told
other people before.
And...I think that's important in a
relationship, don't you?