I used to share an apartment with three other people we started sharing the place when we were University students and became best friends when we all finished our studies and started to work we continued living together because we got along very well and it was difficult to afford an apartment on your own in the city on a night out one of my flatmates introduced me to one of his friends Sarah and there was an immediate spark there I asked her out and we started dating the connection between us was unbelievable now she's my best friend
and she's the first person I ever went out with and hopefully she'll be the last because we got married last year I married my high school sweetheart when I was just 22 John was my first and only relationship we met when we were 16 and we started dating at 17 unfortunately after 23 years our marriage wasn't working any longer and we decided to part with ways after a lifetime together when we separated I formed a close bond with a colleague at work she became my Confidant and best friend one day she excitedly suggested that she
knew the perfect man for me and practically set up a blind date despite my hesitations she insisted so much that I finally agreed we decided on a familiar restaurant for the meeting a place that felt safe and neutral I was quite nervous because I had never dated anyone other than John when I walked through the door I couldn't believe my eyes it was John when he saw me we both started laughing what are the odds when I first started at my current job I didn't know anyone there however I soon got to know Arthur one
of my colleagues we had a lot in common and before long we became pretty close our conversations weren't just about work they extended to our personal lives hobbies and families one week he invited me and my wife to a barbecue at his house it was there that he introduced us to his partner during the barbecue my wife and his partner really hid it off finding they shared many interests they became friends quickly unfortunately over time my relationship with Arthur started to get worse because of some disagreements at work eventually we fell out and our relationship
went back to being just professional it was awkward because my wife and Arthur's partner had become close but such is life back in college there was this girl I had a huge crush on we weren't close just acquaintances really but I thought about her in secret all the time we had common friends and often met here and there on nights out but I never had the courage to ask her out fast forward a few years a very close friend of mine introduced me to his new girlfriend and to my dismay it was the same girl
I'd been silently admiring from afar it crushed me a little bit to be honest but I tried to be happy for my friend time went by and I received a wedding invitation standing there at their wedding watching my crush becoming my friend's wife was bittersweet I was invited to share in their joy and that's what I decided to focus on
