Nostalgic moments
I'm not really the type of person who looks back and sighs at what might have been - it's negative and doesn't change things. But something happened recently that made me do just that. Like many other single women in their 30s, I am starting to wonder if I'm ever going to meet Mr. Right. Let me clarify this. I'm not desperate to have children, or get married, but I would like a partner to share my life. I'm hopeful that I will find him, but life is full of question marks. Is there someone out there I've already met but let slip through my fingers?
You've probably had the same thoughts. Have you ever searched for an old friend on the Internet? Have you ever wondered why you didn't stay in touch with that exciting tutor from college? Or go home with that handsome man from the dinner party? Should you have seized the moment?
A few days ago I received an email from an old friend, which got me thinking about what could have been. Dan and I were at journalism college together. We bonded because we were the two youngest on the course and had the same sense of humour. We used to hang out with each other, and everyone else thought we were an item. We weren't. I don't know why it never happened, but it didn't. I think we were scared that it might ruin our friendship, or maybe the timing wasn't right. After the course we kept in touch, but life got in the way and we saw less of each other, especially after we settled down into other relationships.
I didn't think any more of it until I got his email. Dan is now living in Rome - it was always a dream of his. He loves the Italian lifestyle and even has a column in a local newspaper. He's also in a long-term relationship and sounds very happy. I was delighted to hear from him, especially because he asked me to visit for a few days, with the proviso that I do so when his girlfriend is away, so we can 'get trashed and laugh over old times.' I was so happy to hear from him that it got me wondering whether or not I had indeed let my Mr. Right slip away. Dan is funny, good-looking, intellectual and creative. All the things I love in a man.
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