dating in the older years
I don’t think I’m old. I’m solidly in the mid twenty range, partying it up, playin’ kickball, all that hold-on-to-my-youth stuff. But I have a married older sister with a daughter…my baby niece!
As seemed to be natural, I’d share pics and videos of my niece with Office Spouse. I mean, she’s an exciting part of my life being family ‘n all. And I already overshare cat photos (which he accepts gladly…he’s secretly a cat ladyman) so it was just more cute pics and videos.
And I have a childish obsession with meeting cats, which is healthily (I think) satiated by volunteering at a local shelter. Sometimes he comes along to meet my favs. Mostly ‘cuz I’m trying to get him to adopt one of his own. :-)
I just got back from a visit with my 1 yr old niece and naturally I said “I wish you could meet her!” I quickly realized that this wasn’t like a cat (duh) but also a very cute thing, and that this was family. But I still wish he could meet her…even though I’m also realizing the strange implications of “you might be her uncle one day”.
People meet each other’s kids all the time, so meeting my niece in itself isn’t that weird. But since they’re an 8 hour drive or a flight away, it’d have to a real effort to meet my sister’s family. I guess she’d want to meet Office Spouse one day anyway, but somehow meeting my sister (for her approval) is different than meeting my niece purposefully (for no reason, haha though her approval would be nice too =P).
Whatever, I’m neurotic. I hate crossing the one year mark in dating. I’ve done it once or twice before and oh strings that get attached oh how I dislike them. I dislike them less this time than usual though. :-)
-M
