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Posted by Susan47 on February 9, 2005, at 12:26:10
...he phoned me. And he wanted to know how to cook a pork roast. I told him, and as I began the telling, and he was listening carefully, my enthusiasm for my subject grew, and suddenly, together we were making gravy from drippings, and Yorkshire puddings, and we were both excited and happy. And then we began to talk about people, the people in his group, the couple making out on the couch while he was talking to me, and how the guy was completely self-centered and egotistical, one of those Aura of Privilege types.
And we discussed that Aura, and how my brother has it, and how effective it is in attracting the wrong type of person, the person who is swayed by it and excited and made somehow, temporarily at least, happy. We talked about others who have it, and how lucky he was, to be my son, the son of a single mother. I told him how his father had had that Aura, and how, if we'd stayed together, my son may not be the exceptional person he is today.
Posted by smokeymadison on February 9, 2005, at 16:17:10
In reply to This Morning, posted by Susan47 on February 9, 2005, at 12:26:10
very interesting post. some people just have something about them. i have known two people like that and they both sort of creeped me out in a good way. i mean, they SHINED. they GLOWED. their personalities were so d*mn vibrant, you couldn't help but wonder where it came from. i, myself, am dull compared to those people. maybe with age i can pick up some of that..whatever you want to call it. i have also seen one person loose it, perhaps just for the moment we were together. it was like a star burst and all was dark. i couldn't help her, and so i left her, because she demanded it. i haven't seen her since.
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Posted by Susan47 on February 9, 2005, at 21:18:02
In reply to Re: This Morning, posted by smokeymadison on February 9, 2005, at 16:17:10
Wow. That was dramatic, smokey. I like the way you posted about her. Tell more.
Posted by smokeymadison on February 10, 2005, at 9:43:23
In reply to Re: This Morning » smokeymadison, posted by Susan47 on February 9, 2005, at 21:18:02
it is hard for me to write about, really. i have had crushes on girls before, but never said anything or done anything about it. but this girl pursued me. i have a boyfriend and wasn't looking for a relationship with a woman. but like i said, she was somebody who was all fire and light, and i fell really hard for her. so we went out to eat. (my boyfriend knew what was going on and although he didn't like it, he wasn't going to leave me over it.)
basically, to be brief, she said some stuff that was b*llsh*t at dinner, and i called her on it. she cracked right there and then. it was like watching a beautiful painting just melt and the colors run down in thick drips. it was obvious that the relationship wasn't going to work out at all, so i got up to leave. she was shocked that i wanted to end dinner. so i asked if she wanted to go sit in the park. in the park she just poured out how exhausted she was, how she felt drained from trying to constantly meet and help new people. that was how she saw me--somebody she should save. she needed some time off, i told her. i told her to go home and just be alone for a while. and we parted ways.
my boyfriend was very glad the relationship didn't work out, and life was more simple for me. i really had no idea what exactly i was doing getting involved with a woman, i just knew that she shined and i wanted a chance to explore that side of me before Matt and i got married years down the road. it really would not have been fair for her, i know that now, becuase i would not have given up Matt to really be with her exclusively. a tough story, but there it is.
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