Dearest H- I know you love these ‘Cinnamon Sweetie’ buns, dontcha? If I’d met you at a party somewhere, I’d have seen that you too wore a thin but effective layer of protection, like a brown paper bag. I’d have noticed it was fragile, yet also strong.
Fresh this morning from the Farmers Market
I’d have wondered what hid inside.
But now I know. Or rather, I’ve begun to discover.
And thus we continue to unravel each other, past the thin edges, sometimes a bit burnt, or a little brittle.
Circling round, through the spices and sugar, with the odd grain of salt.
Spiralling closer, moving deeper in.
Slowly but surely, just like a Snail likes.
1 more sleep; see you at the airport xx
[The story so far:
- Met online. Emailed and sent comics & stories back and forth for 3 months
- Texted, but no phone calls (although we did send various selfies)
- Met outside Flinders St train station in Melbourne, Dec 21
- Have been flying to see each other approx once a month ever since, for 5-6 days
- The longest gap has been just over 6 weeks- 45 sleeps. That was hard.
- ‘Good morning’ & ‘Good night’ texts are pretty daily, plus many in between texts too
- Sometimes we have romantic Skype dates, where we dress up and flirt
- We’re both artists, and have our own homes, small businesses, and social networks where we live, 1600kms apart; I also have a 17-year old I need to get through his last year of school.
So for now, this monthly rhythm is how we do it: counting Sleeps.]
bone&silver 
Kudos to you for continuing to make this relationship work.
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Thanks Matt. It feels kinda easy… yet also hard. ‘Love’ summed up huh!? Thanks for commenting : )
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Sounds pretty harmonious. 🙂
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So far so good… there’s been a few bumps of course, which feel horrible, but we’re learning a lot…
Thanks for reading and commenting : )
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The pleasure is mine, of course.
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You make it work. That’s what matters. 💖💙
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Aww bless ya, yeah, that’s so true : ) xo
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Awww this is so cute!! I love hearing updates on this
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Thanks love : ) xo
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💛
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Love this! Restores my faith!❤️😀
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Great! Lose not thy love faith!
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Each day (and ‘sleep’) is a step forward and toward each other … keep on stepping! 😀
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Aww, thanks, that made me smile : ) xO
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I love all of this – what a modern day romance!
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Thank you 😊 And yes, you’re right, that’s exactly what this is! 😃
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How wonderful for you! Wishing you all the best!
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Thanks Janie… it’s certainly a lovely and unexpected journey… 😊❤
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Wow..!! Good to hear that.. We must never lose hope and try to make the things workout.. Finding solutions…and live happily.. 😊
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Absolutely. If it’s worth it, we must make the effort… and ‘H’ is very worth it : )
Thank you for commenting, G
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Yes indeed : )
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And you’re an artist? A woman after my own heart! I have many stories that might interest you coming up on my blog but my journey is far less delightful and far more concerning, chaotic and confronting!
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Oh don’t worry honey, I’ve had all those dating stories too! Have you read my first post re my dating saga? Here it is:
https://boneandsilver.com/2017/02/20/cardinal-rule-broken/
Good to begin at the beginning (not of whole blog, but of romance saga)
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I will read it now!
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