You have that one person who you think can give a lifetime of happy hours. That one person who you just can't get out of your head. That one person who you compare every potential date to. So, why aren't you dating that person? Why are you sitting idly by as they live their life without you in it (in the way you want it to be)?
Maybe they are the one who got away. Maybe you've never actually dated them, but you would give anything to see where that would go. If I had to bet, it was all in the timing. They were studying abroad for a year, and you were starting a time consuming internship. They were a senior in college in California, and you were a freshman in Georgia. They live in your building, but your schedules don’t overlap. Your lives weren't in quite the same place, so stuff just got in the way.
Maybe you both decided to wait for each other. Maybe you're waiting for them, and you don't even know it. But soon enough, you both meet other people because you need to fill the void.
Maybe you thought that you were finally over them because one day you realize that you haven't thought about them for a while. But then, when you see them in person for the first time in months, you fall all over again because they still hold a place in the back of your mind. You can't help but think that you chose the wrong school, the wrong major, the wrong way to spend your summer because what you chose doesn't bring them any closer to being in your life.
Maybe there are just too many "maybes." Maybe they have moved on completely. Maybe they think long-distance relationships are a waste of time. Maybe you are scared that if you say something to them, the daydream would come crashing down, and you'd find out that even though you thought there was a possibility, there never was.
Maybe they seem perfect for you, but God kept you from taking that leap because He knows something you don't. Maybe the only way to stay sane through the pain of being in different time zones, different life stages, or different mindsets is to have faith that it'll all work out in the end.
