A kind act turned out to be a romantic gesture.
I am not much of the romantic kind and there are things I do ordinarily because I feel it's just a normal thing to do but they turned out to be something romantic in the end.
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George Dee is someone who looks after a lot of people well being and even when I am so busy with my problems, the thoughts of people still cross my mind and I hate it when I can't reach them by any means. To reduce the stress of reaching out to a lot of people individually, I sometimes draft a short message and send it to everyone or sometimes I just send an image I created by myself asking about their wellbeing.
I do not feel like a romantic person but people around me make me feel like I am when I offer to cook meals instead of eating out or whenever I send gifts unexpectedly, especially to the opposite gender. My mom once told me that I remind her of my dad when they were still dating, and the expression on her face tells it all.
I do not intend to write about my family or fiancée because they see more of me from time to time so I would love to share a kind gesture I showed that turned out to be a romantic one.
This happened about four years ago...
I have this girl who is younger than me, we were initially colleagues about a decade ago when were teenagers but our relationship went from being friends to something stronger. She is more of a family to me now and I appreciate her a lot.
We barely see or communicate because she was in school then and I am not the type who loves to chat always. She came home for the holidays and told me that she was around.
She wanted us to meet and I had no excuse because my workplace was just about a 15-20 minute ride to her house. I didn't go and there was no concrete excuse for that.
It happened that her birthday was in a few days so I decided to see her on that day. I closed early at work but the traffic was something else so I got to her place later than I expected.
Instead of going to her apartment, I went to an eatery in her neighborhood and told her to join me there. It was the first time hanging out like that with her so she was wondering what I was up to.
She arrived and I went to receive her with a hug.
"Hey Dee, what's up with you? You acting too sweet since today started", she said with a broad smile on her face.
I smiled and replied, "I just wanted to make your day special, nothing more".
"That's so sweet of you", she responded.
I wanted to place an order for food but she chose to chat first so I got us juice and we talked about our lives, my relationship, work, her studies, and lots more.
The food came later and we ate each plate together, people stared at us for a while and they must be thinking we just started a relationship or something. By the time we were done, it was dark already so I saw her off before taking a bus but the moment was too beautiful that she didn't want it to end.
She walked me back to the bus station and as I said my goodbye, she hugged me again. It was a long one, we were stuck for over a minute because I definitely won't be seeing her again for about a year.
Nigerians are good lookers, and I felt uncomfortable hugging for a long at the bus-stop.
We held each other hands and talked more at the bus station before I left. On getting home, she chatted me up just to say thank you for making her day special.
Her confession at the end of the chat made me brought back the beautiful memories we shared when we were teenagers.
"I know I can't date you even when we had the chance because I don't ever want to lose you..."
She has told me this several times and I understand her. Back then, she felt like we might get into a quarrel as lovers and we might not be able to settle it so it was better to remain as friends forever.
..." but today, you made me wish I did took my chance when we became friends. You remain one of the best men I have known, best friends for life".
I choose the best friend deal and despite life putting us further apart in distance with every progress we make in life, we still hold each other close to the heart.
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I won't agree with this. when you find someone who you are so close to and you feel this, they are your wife. ake your best friend your wife and you will always be happy. We find strangers to marry rather than marrying our dear friends who feel the same way. Bro take chance with her. She is the one.
You are romantic by the way, I will come for toturials on thsi🤣🤣
Lolz, I am in a serious relationship and this particular lady is a friend to my fiancee now.
We were young and there is a huge of us quarrelling because we weren't matured at all. If it was now, we probably might end up as lover but then was different. Immatures minds trying to be protect what we feel for eachother.
That's okay
I will have to learn this. Thank you
That's the sweet side of you George..never thought you have that side though hehe. I only knew a few men who hug when meeting girls 😅..
I wanna taste your recipe someday hehe..
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That's actually so nice of you. Not many people are able to make and keep friends for so long. Some friends deserve to be seen as family members and I guess she's one of them for you.
And I would disagree with you when you say you're not romantic. Even your mom agrees that you're romantic 😅 it's not everyone that tries to make their friends birthday a special day but you did.
I have a few friends and I hold tight to those who make me feel special.
I do not feel like a romantic fellow because many of the things I do feels like a normal thing I should as long as I have the power to do so.
It's all about training. You're used to it because of have you've trained yourself
Wow.....I hope your fiancee doesn't know about this confession though.😅 But to be honest, some people are just better off friends and who knows, you both may not have still been talking if you decided to take the plunge. This was quite nice to read. And yeah, definitely pegged you as the romantic type.
It was a huge wahala then because she didn't believe that the lady was just a friend. It took time before she accepted her and we are all good today.
Mr Romantic, thanks for making me think I am really romantic.
She should be thanking her stars she isn't my sister, I'd pound sense into her brain. What's this? Arrgh, some things get to me quickly. Let me just stop here Sha.
So after eating the food she realised she made a mistake 🤣, God is good oh. she should rest jare, anyone that wants to do relationship will do, what is fight that you can't fight and settle later. Tchhhhhhhhhhh, I'm so upset RN
Honestly, I respect her decision not to get into a relationship with me. In some situations, it is easier to forgive a friend than someone you're dating because there are more serious standards to relationships than friendship.
I guess we weren't meant to be as well, regardless of what it is, she is still my best buddy.
This is just what sums up everything.
Man, you’re a very sweet person. Really. I am happy for you. Both of you, really. But I think she needs to stop saying those stuff to you. It’s one thing to turn down a chance at a relationship with someone, but it’s an entirely different thing to keep reminding them that you should’ve chosen them and that you made a mistake. I don’t think it’s fair to you. You have a kind heart and a sweet personality, and I hope she’s not taking advantage of that.
You're a kind-hearted man, and the world needs more of you. You were so thoughtful for taking time to make her feel happy for her day; even though you were no longer lovers and you were spoken for already.