It was 2003 and I was in a long distance relationship and unfortunately for me, I was in love. While being in love is a wonderful and beautiful thing, anyone who says that it can't also be painful, frustrating and agonizing has no business discussing the subject. Ya see, long distance relationships are hard. I say unfortunately because Mandy was my world at the time and we had just been wrapping up her latest visit to Arizona and now it was time to say goodbye yet again. When you're in the freshest stages of love, saying goodbye is always an ordeal. In most people's situations, that goodbye generally is meant for the night or a few days but when you're dating long distance it can mean much longer.
Mandy and I did this dance we did every time we'd get to the point of separation at the airport. We'd make it to the security checkpoint to where we could be together no longer once she passed through but before she went, we'd hug and kiss and say our goodbyes more than once because neither of us were ready to let go. We were never good at it, but there was one time when Mandy wasn't just bad at it, she well......
She stood in the line to go through security and at Sky Harbor that could sometimes be a long line. I watched from a distance, watching her for as long as I could before she disappeared into the terminal. Now I don't know exactly what was going through her head as she slowly progressed in the line but I remember her keep looking back with tears in her eyes and then she did something that to this day may arguably be the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me. She started shaking her head "no" and then she stepped out of line and headed back to me. With tears still in her eyes and head still turning from left to right she came back to me, hugged me tight and said, "I can't do it. I'm staying."
While things clearly didn't work out for Mandy and I, I will always remember how at the time, this was one of the sweetest and happiest moments of life. I eventually flied her back home weeks later and the whole ordeal set me back a couple hundred dollars but at the time it was worth every penny and more. I'm still waiting to find someone who would want to be with me so much that they'd do something so sweet and impulsive like the girl I once loved. I suppose such a hope is one that keeps me moving forward because I long to be loved like that again and I know that I can be, I just have to find the lovely lady up for the task.
And that's the story of the time I had to buy my girlfriend a second plane ticket.
Mandy and I did this dance we did every time we'd get to the point of separation at the airport. We'd make it to the security checkpoint to where we could be together no longer once she passed through but before she went, we'd hug and kiss and say our goodbyes more than once because neither of us were ready to let go. We were never good at it, but there was one time when Mandy wasn't just bad at it, she well......
She stood in the line to go through security and at Sky Harbor that could sometimes be a long line. I watched from a distance, watching her for as long as I could before she disappeared into the terminal. Now I don't know exactly what was going through her head as she slowly progressed in the line but I remember her keep looking back with tears in her eyes and then she did something that to this day may arguably be the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me. She started shaking her head "no" and then she stepped out of line and headed back to me. With tears still in her eyes and head still turning from left to right she came back to me, hugged me tight and said, "I can't do it. I'm staying."
While things clearly didn't work out for Mandy and I, I will always remember how at the time, this was one of the sweetest and happiest moments of life. I eventually flied her back home weeks later and the whole ordeal set me back a couple hundred dollars but at the time it was worth every penny and more. I'm still waiting to find someone who would want to be with me so much that they'd do something so sweet and impulsive like the girl I once loved. I suppose such a hope is one that keeps me moving forward because I long to be loved like that again and I know that I can be, I just have to find the lovely lady up for the task.
And that's the story of the time I had to buy my girlfriend a second plane ticket.
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