October 1st always holds a special place in my heart. It all started with an innocent friend request sent a decade ago:
Like most 20 somethings, I was active on social media. I have a pretty unique last name and so I decided to run a query for people with the same last name. Suddenly, I was met with the unexpected realization that not only did many others share the name, but at least a dozen had my exact same name! Crazy. Anyways while perusing my clansmen and clanswomen I ran across one girl that was an absolute smoke show. She also happened to live
in the same city as me. Naturally I friend requested her.
She accepted and quickly sent me a message – something innocuous like “hey we have the same last name, crazy!” I replied and shared her sentiment, and we had a surprisingly great conversation. With the aid of potential shared ancestors, she became quite comfortable with me, and I with her.