Being Attracted to Another Man Made Me Appreciate My Partner Even More
It’s rare to find someone who checks all of your boxes.
There will probably be missing pieces to your dream relationship puzzle. Some pieces are bigger and more important than others. You decide what matters most to you.
One night, I found just one small missing piece in another guy and briefly forgot about the importance of the rest of the puzzle.
It was past eleven o’clock on a Friday night. I was in the heart of North Hollywood gathering my things from the dressing room after the final performance of a show I was in.
“Hey, you doing anything tonight?” My extroverted friend, who always knows where the party is, smiled at me. She always knew that there was a 50/50 chance of me agreeing to go out when she invited me to social gatherings. Honestly, I was really tired and 11pm was usually my bedtime. I just wanted to go to sleep.
Despite my introverted tendencies, I decided to stay out that night only because the birthday party she invited me to was within walking distance from my apartment. Anytime you can get to a party in LA without driving, trust me, it’s a luxury. So I called my boyfriend to tell him the show went well and that I’d be going out with some of the cast for a birthday party. We said goodnight and he went to sleep.
Now I have to say that my boyfriend and I get along so well because we are both introverts. We need alone time to recharge. Neither of us like to go out and party very often. We both like to go to bed before midnight and we prefer low key get-togethers. We talk every day but don’t feel the need to see each other every day. We spend just enough time away from each other so that when we are together, we appreciate each other’s time and date nights.
This is the easiest, most compatible relationship I’ve been in. There’s no drama, no insecurities and I truly love him. I wasn’t drawn to another man because of issues with my current relationship. Imagine a Venn Diagram made up of you and your partner. There’s the middle part that you share (your relationship) and the rest is your own lives, separate from each other. This story takes place in my world outside of him.
