Date: When in the heck did this happen to me?
How we met: It’s still NavyMan!
Previous flirtations: We’ve been dating for almost three months.
What we did:
It’s really, really weird to be part of an actual couple after not having been in a relationship for so long. I mean, we’re at the point where people are doing the “Bennifer” thing with our names. When and how did this happen?

I used to be completely against spending so much time with one person. I feel that smothers the relationship too early. Sometimes I’m actually embarrassed to admit how much time we spend together. It’s like an addiction.

However, I am being good about keeping up with friends, and am going to the Red Sox game with a non-NavyMan person tomorrow. Maybe my anti-spending-too-much-time-together feelings have been tempered by the fact that I’m older now, and instead of ditching the guy to go out with friends, many of my friends are married and now want me to bring him along. =D

Moving from spending time with friends to spending time alone, there’s one episode in “Sex and the City” in which the girls are discussing Aiden’s having moved in with Carrie, and how she loses her private time. Charlotte says that before marrying Trey, she “used to study my pores in a magnifying mirror for an hour each night.” Yeah, I used to do things like this, too, but all of a sudden, we spend so much time together that my pore-examination hour has dissipated. =) Funny thing is, I’m really not complaining.

It is very strange to go from being completely independent to being able to depend on someone or have them depend on you. I no longer just hop in the car and drive home from school–I call NavyMan and see if he wants a ride, which usually turns into dinner and even a slumber party. ;) When I brought my cat to my parents’ house before going on vacation, NavyMan asked when “we” were going. I’m so used to having to lug all that stuff by myself and to drive with the cat in my lap (yeah I know)…it was great not to have to do it, and even greater to share the experience with someone I care about. (Wow, now I’ve got the cheesy lines flowing!)

It took me a good few weeks to get used to someone else sleeping in my bed. I would get up, grab a snack, watch TiVo, and fall asleep on the couch. Now it feels like I can’t sleep without him. Seriously, folks…WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? And more importantly, what happens next? =D

Oh, and Johnny Damon is just about the best person in the world, and he would never prioritize money over loyalty. Even though he said last May he would never go to the Yankees, I’m sure he did so only to try to do more charity in New York City. (Hey–I don’t want you guys to think I’ve gone completely soft and mushy, so had to insert at least a little sarcasm.)

FDS: I’d say we’re at about a 9.2 right now. =)
How long it lasted: =P