So there are a few things we need to get out of the way before we get into the crux of the story, so bare with me.
First off, Joe and I (names to be substituted for privacy) have been friends for the better part of a decade. We met after we graduated college and started in our first post graduate ‘real’ jobs. And we hit it off great! There was clearly a spark, and an immediate attraction, but something we never acted on. Why? Timing. When we met, we were both in relationships. When he was single, I was in a relationship. When I was single….. you get the point. And even when we were both single, the timing just wasn’t right. Rushing into a new relationship after a break up is never good, especially if you’re contemplating dating a really good friend, like he was. And then after a while, that friend zone is hard to break out of. Sure we talked about it, we flirted with each other even while dating other people. But it was just too much of a good thing to risk hurting, so we never took that risk….. until we did, or I did i guess is more accurate, but we’ll get to that in a bit.