Sorting It Out

[toastface_grillah]

it was 2 am in the dark on the dock by the lake. we didn't establish that we would stand 8 feet away from each other, we just naturally did that. when bradley and I talked about it, he said he appreciated it because in the past he would have taken a girl to the dock at night to talk to her about Jesus and try to make out with her. so for bradley, that 8 feet was the difference between him having a way to kind of revert back to that old way and having a late night talk together even though it was a slightly compromised position.

I don't miss out on any of my guy friends. We can have deeply intimate conversations within healthy boundaries that protect us from getting hurt or ruining our relationship because it's built with no regard to propriety.

and I'm fine with people thinking it's a bit over the top, because I know what boundaries I need to have.

Thanks for clarifying that a bit, now I understand where you guys were coming from.

Personally, my own social awkwardness and introversion protects me from all levels of intimacy. Not knowing what to say in group conversations is the best boundary of all.