The World Is Upsetting But People Are Great

Weekend

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I was in the East Bay Friday and I texted a person I don’t know that well. I suggested going for a walk or they did, and we went. It was a beautiful day to walk in the East Bay, with relatively cool air, and so many flowers.

You know how sometimes you meet or get better acquainted with a person at a time in your life where you really need to talk to them specifically? 

Saturday I texted again and we went for another walk, a longer one. I think it’s a pretty vulnerable proposition to reach out to someone you’re not good friends with and ask them to hang out with you twice in a row. Like, you’re admitting you had fun — how embarrassing. Luckily, they were responsive and the second time I hung out with them was even better than the first. I had assumed that this person would be emotionally distant. I mean I would not say they’re the kind of person you want to just say “Oh my God I love you so much, just after hanging out with you twice!” Maybe they would be fine with it but I wouldn’t suggest it. Nor did I feel motivated to do this. But I found their emotional availability to be quite reasonable and exactly what I needed.