November 21, 2011

• long term relationship

  

  I was talking to my dog last night (yes, really), because Superman is visiting family for Thanksgiving, and I realized that I’ve had my dog for about 9-1/2 years now. It’s so strange to think of the idea that in June, it will be ten years. I can’t remember ever having had or done something consistently for ten years. 

  • That’s longer than I’ve ever lived in one place.
  • That’s longer than all of my serious relationships combined.
  • That’s longer than I’ve ever worked at one job. It’s as long as all of the jobs I’ve ever had in my life, combined. And he’ll have gone to work with me for eight of those years.
  • That’s longer than I’ve ever gone to one school. Actually, it’s longer than I’ve ever gone to any two schools combined.

  He’s seen me in law school, at a law firm, at an NGO, in-house, in New York, in Europe, in California. He has said hello (and goodbye) to many friends and boyfriends along the way. In my random life, this odd, sweet, funny little guy is the one thing that’s always there. 

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