There's something
I never said.

I don't know how to start this, so I'll just be honest.

I'm really glad we're talking again. And now that we are — I don't want to be the guy who stays quiet again and regrets it later.

I like you. I genuinely do. Not in a dramatic way, not in a way that changes anything between us if you don't feel the same — but in a way that felt wrong to never say out loud.

I'm not forcing this on you. I'm not asking you to feel anything you don't. But I'm at a point in my life where I want something real and permanent. And somewhere in the back of my mind, for all this time — it's been you.

I'm not asking you to jump into anything. I'm just asking — if you're open to it — that we take it slow. Be friends first. Talk more. Get to know each other properly. See if something's there. Because I genuinely believe it can be.

And if it works out — and I really feel it can — then that's it for me. You'll be the last person I ever say this to. I know that might sound like a lot. Maybe a little cringe even, I'll own that 😄 But I mean it.

Yes, it'll be long distance for a while. And I think that's actually a good thing — distance will test what we're building. We are building our own lives separately. But one day, when we finally meet — I want that to be the beginning of everything. And from that day, till the end — together.

If you want to give this a chance, even a small one, just say so. And if you don't — genuinely, no awkwardness, no weird energy. We're still friends and I will never bring this up again. You have my word.

You can laugh at this if you want. I'd probably laugh too. But I meant every single word.