It’s been the beginning stages for my SO (20) and I (21). This is the first younger relationship I’ve been in, usually my partners have been in their mid 20’s or early 30’s. But, this was going to be fun! Maybe, I could show him a few tricks or two.
He picked me up and we begun our drive. We would take turns showing each other what was on our favorite playlists, teasing each other on one another’s song choice. It was a peculiar warm day for the beginning of fall as we drove out to the coast. I’d remember looking over and him taking his eyes off the road just to look at mine, smiling while lip-syncing his desired song choice, not skipping a beat. I thought to myself this was a picture perfect moment consisted of. For that second their were no other thoughts that filtered my mind, only the fluttering that was occurring in my heart. For those minutes I didn’t compare him to any moment or any other partner that went before him. It felt like a fresh moment, a new marking. It reminded me of the experience of being in love for the first time. The raw, blank platform. No fears, no expectations. I turned to look out my window as his eyes went back to the road.