Whenever we think about falling in love, we always wonder how we would bump into this person we will fall for or how we would change when they come into our lives. It rarely occurs to us that this person might have been around all along. They have been a part of our past and are still part of our present; we just weren’t looking their direction. We only considered them a childhood friend.
This friend could be the boy/girl next door, a primary school friend, your mom’s best friend’s son/daughter…etc
Having feelings for them is forbidden, a clear violation of the social order… isn’t it? Aha, got you! That’s the moment we need to highlight my friend, the moment you doubt whether this childhood friendship can develop into something else altogether. Let’s not waste time and get into specifics.
Here is why your childhood friend might make a great adult lover:
You Both Keep Going Round In Circles Then Get Back To Each Other
You both did not stay in close contact throughout college. You were dating, and he had a girlfriend. About a year and a half ago, when you decided to call it a day with your ex, he was also taking a break. You got back in touch, chatting on a regular basis. Wake up and smell the coffee! There is a reason why it will never work out with someone else, because even if you tried to keep your distance from this childhood friend, because hey, it’s boring ending up with a childhood buddy, you can’t help it. You then develop feelings for someone else ignoring the spark between you and your friend. Save yourself the trouble and take the shortcut you’ve been avoiding for so long.
You’re Part Of Their Puzzle
Love grows out of truly knowing someone. So who better to fall in love with than someone you have known your whole life? How funny is it to grow up with your future husband or wife not knowing that is what they were going to be one day? To already know so much about one another’s past, where they came from, their families, their story because you had the opportunity to be a part of that. You’ve seen them through so much already.
It’s Awkward But You Need To Save Yourself The ‘What If’s
It is awkward, no question about it. You knew this person for a long time and it’s usually tricky to date a friend and wonder if things don’t work out in the relationship. Will you ever be friends again? If so, then your friendship may never be the same. However, if you decide to ignore your feelings for your childhood friend, you’ll always be wondering about how you two may have worked out. If you’re not up to asking yourself “What if..?” for the rest of your life, then go on and do the world a favor. Give it a chance and take the risk.
You Have A Unique Though Weird Story
Yeah, maybe you won’t have a fairy tale to tell your children since you probably met during the blackout periods we can’t remember from childhood, but you will have plenty more to tell about the pranks you did to each others or the discussion you went through after your first day at primary school. How you had no one to ask to Prom so you had to settle with each other and still had the best time. So maybe your story won’t fit in the romantic genre, but who cares? They’re all nothing but a bunch of clichés put together. Romantic comedies always hit #1 at the the box office.
