Excuse the details, but I feel it all works together well. I’ve always wanted to tell this story. It’s long!
At the start of this year I ended up staring at the ceiling of a hospital with a health complication, it kept me there for the better part of the week. I had recently gone through a break-up with a long-term girlfriend and because I moved cities with this girlfriend I never put much effort into friendship / social circles. I didn’t feel like I needed to when with her.
We would typically hang out with one another visiting restaurants and cafes until one day she unexpectedly dumped me.
It was a real “oh shit” moment in my life, living in a city of 4 million people not knowing a single soul makes you panic just a little.