He loves me not in love
Two Toddlers
Saturday Abraham and I had our day planned from the first minute to the last minute. We packed up our things and headed to the park so I could play my kickball game while he watched from the comfort... Continue reading »
He loves me not in love
Freudian Slip
Abraham pulled the sheets down and started getting out of bed early one Saturday morning. I lunged forward, grabbed him by the waist and pulled him back into bed with me. "I lo-- like you when you're... Continue reading »
He loves me not in love
I heart mom
"I'm going to my first singles' event," my mom tells me as we walk into the Chinese buffet for Easter dinner. We're finally doing the holidays my style—by completely ignoring them. I guess her... Continue reading »
He loves me not in love
Away
Abraham had purposefully told me he would talk to me in a week when the boat docked, but he knew he wouldn’t wait that long. Before he left town, he emailed Harvey without me knowing and asked for... Continue reading »
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Miss You
"So I just played 20 questions about Sarah with my sister," Abraham told me over the phone. We were both out of of town. I was in Dallas visiting my family and he was in Miami about to disembark on a... Continue reading »
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Fight!
Post-kickball, post-bar beers Abraham and I were tucked in his couch watching New Girl. Despite it being April, I draped a blanket over me and shivered. The show's current storyline revolves around... Continue reading »
He loves me not in love
Run On
Somewhere along the way—after the relationship status, after meeting the friends, after receiving their respective blessings—life became ordinary. Events that were once noteworthy are now... Continue reading »
He loves me not in love
Serious
I sat down next to Abraham at the local bar. "I have a serious question to ask you. We have to talk." I actually had a serious question to ask him at about 1 o'clock that afternoon when I had the... Continue reading »
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Happier
Whereas I had thrown Abraham to the wolves and introduced him to all of my friends at once, he took a slower approach, a testament to our differing personalities. I met the first friend at our usual... Continue reading »
He loves me not in love
Fast Foward
It had been storming for most of last week. The rain started during the third inning of my kickball game. Lightning was farther out but approaching. We typically try to push through games because... Continue reading »
He loves me not in love
In the Details
Not a lot of people know about S. My core group of friends that had to pick me off my floor knew: Harvey and her husband, Katie, Mel and a girl I'm no long friends with. Swayze heard rumors, I'm... Continue reading »
He loves me not in love
The Chosen People
"Did you know giraffes are kosher?" "What?" Abraham asked. "Yeah, they meet the requirements: hooves and herbivores. But it says here that giraffes are difficult to restrain." We chuckled. I turned... Continue reading »
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Secrets & Lies
I received an email from The Leader. He announced that after a five-month hiatus, kickball was starting up soon. The email enclosed my team invitation. I wavered. Abraham is playing during the week... Continue reading »
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The Re-Friending
At noon on Friday Abraham sent me an email: Give me the details on this party tonight... I'm scared!!! The details were that a it was a friend of mine's birthday and he was throwing a party. The gang... Continue reading »
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Head over Heels
My mouse hovered over DSW.com. I needed new black patent-leather pumps. The problem I was having, however, was the heel height. If I chose my usual height of 3 – 4 inches, I would be taller than... Continue reading »
He loves me not in love
The Edge of Reason
When Abraham returned from vacation, we had the DTR and made things official. It was a painfully ordinary conversation with the exception that I was clutching a stuffed dog in my lap that he had... Continue reading »
He loves me not in love
In the Closet
While Abraham was out of town, I had the first productive weekend in quite awhile. My recent wardrobe update led to my closet and drawers being stuffed. Every time I visit my mother's, I bring a bag... Continue reading »
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Five Days
I ascended the wooden staircase to Abraham's front door. The weather was nice for February, and his front door was open save for the storm door. He heard the clack of my heels on the weathered stairs... Continue reading »
He loves me not in love
How I Met You
When a relationship starts, I think the most common question received is "How did you two meet?" I know I've asked it of other couples, mainly to add their method to my bag of tricks. When I'm asked... Continue reading »
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Let her rip
He holds me in my sleep. Abraham wakes up about 10 minutes before me. He doesn’t stir. Instead he lies still as if he were sleeping and holds me. This should be the start of some lovey-dovey story,... Continue reading »
