Yet another Bendy story.....

I have an aquaintance I have been chatting with for a couple of months. We kid each other and talk about our kids and work and it's nice...just development of a friendship kind of thing. He travels a lot, but this week happened to be in town, so Tuesday he emailed me and asked if I'd like to meet for coffee and conversation. Well of course I would. I never turn down the opportunity to meet people face to face and conversation is always a good thing in my book.

So after work I cruise down to Starbuck's. Understand there is no expectations on my part. Just two friends yacking. So I enter, we hug, we get coffee and we start talking.

As time passes something starts tugging at me. This man sitting across the table is everything I would ever want in a partner. He had the looks that I'm attracted to, a totally warped sense of humor that rivaled mine, very intelligent, kind, and spiritual. I'm thinking "God? Did you just send me the man I've been praying for? Are you kidding me? I have no expectations then you sit him across from me?"

Conversation and laughter continues. We discuss our religious backgrounds. His was very regimented, so in his adult life, he went on a quest to see what he believed and find out who he was. Conversation shifted as they often do and we went down another path. There was a lull at one point and I said "So tell me what you discovered about yourself on your journey." He said "Are you really sure you want to go there?" I replied "Of course I do, or I would not have asked you." He then looked me in the eye and said "I basically came to terms with the fact that I'm gay."

Yep....It was at this moment I remembered God indeed has a sense of humor. "Bendy, this was not the man that I intended for you, girlfriend. My time not yours."

We continued our conversation. I assured him that he did not in any way "freak me out" and his revelation did not change our friendship. All too soon, it was time for him to leave and meet his daughter for dinner. He walked me to my car, we hugged and promised we would get together again for coffee when he was in town next. One can never have too many friends, and I have the feeling we will be friends for a very long time....