A funny thing has been happening the last month. Every time I go to type in Curtis’s name to get to his facebook page, Reggie shows up right underneath him, even though we’re not Facebook friends. It was always a matter of time before we could be friends again. I figured when we are both married with kids. We always were friends, we probably always will be friends. He just wasn’t my dude, and I wasn’t his girl. Sometimes, that’s life, and it doesn’t do anyone any good to ignore the truth or drag things out if you already know. We did the right thing that respected both people and our friendship.
Even after we went our separate ways, my Michigan friends in LA would bump into him a lot. I would get news about him from them, and heard two years ago from Jessie that he had asked about me (at the time I was living with someone overseas), so she didn’t know what to say. But then he said, “It’s not like that. I’m seeing someone.” I was happy to hear that. He treats women very well.
Today, the same thing happened–his profile came up so I clicked on his page and saw I could see his photos. I looked through them and the first thing that was great was that he looks really happy. The 2nd, was there was a picture of him with a woman, and the caption said that they were together again after 19 years apart. !!! His college sweetheart! I’d heard about her. Though I can’t remember much. That’s incredible.
I know at some point I’ll get in touch with him or he’ll get in touch with me. I definitely want to hear this story of how they were reunited. Of all the relationships I had, Reg is the only one I can ever see myself being friends with because that was always our bond. He also paved the way for the me today, helping me see that there are nice guys out there, and while they’re not perfect, they can have good intentions and want the best for me. The time spent with him was a time of growth and healing. We’re not friends right now, but we’re not not friends. We’ll be friends again when the timing is right. In the meantime, I’m happy for him. I hope he gets his fairytale ending.