Ok the title is slightly misleading… I’ve known this woman for several years through local establishments (and before this sounds creepy, I’m also a woman and not interested in relationships at all, plus she’s happily coupled) I typically only go when she’s working because she and I get along well. But it’s not a place I go to often. She has a biology degree, and I’m a science communicator, and neither of us can get any decent work in the rural area we live.

But beyond knowing basic things about her, likewise for her, we never really had a conversation. But today we did. Bar was slow, I wasn’t in a hurry (walking home in the rain after dropping my car at the mechanic). So we actually chatted. For several hours. And it flowed well.

And I gave her my number and she texted me so I’d have hers. It’s great. She lives like a block from me. We can go for walks and shit around our small town - her suggestion! She even gave me a ride home. Pointed out her place on the way. I’ve walked past it dozens of times, and she walks her dog past my place.

I am just thrilled and don’t have anyone to share this with. It’s so hard to make friends as an adult. Even if it doesn’t pan out, this is a social high I haven’t had in a long time.