In The Zone

I spent a majority of my weekend with E. I helped him move apartments. (Still same building, different wing, different floor)I will admit when he told me he was moving to a different wing, I was a tad sad. We are still neighbors, but perhaps the little bit of distance will be good for us? After moving him in, we washed up and headed to a Wine tasting/Wine Sale. Yesssss! Then he decided he needed to go couch shopping and needed my help and opinion. We found an AMAZING couch. We both sat down and simultaneously looked at each other and gave a big sigh of contentment. We/He found the one. It even came with decorative pillows! Score!! After he made his purchase and arranged for delivery, we hit up El Loro (My absolute fav!!) for dinner. The gentleman that he is, paid yet again. I'm becoming spoiled. After dinner we headed home and proceeded to have another 5 hour talk about anything and everything. Wine was consumed which brought upon the "Let's tell each other how we really feel" discussion.

E:I like you

Me: I like you too

E: You've seriously have brought so much sunshine into my life! I love spending time with you and getting to know you better!

Me: Me too!

Me: I'm not sure if I want to cross the friend zone yet?

E: Yeah, me either. I usually go 0-60 within a few days of meeting someone.

Me: Yeah, me too. It would be nice to start a relationship the right way, being friends first.

E: So... you are ok with the way things are?

Me: Yup! If nothing more comes out of this, than at least we both have found a great friend in each other.

Both: (Smile and clink our wine glasses) Cheers!

So... we are still in the friends zone and perfectly happy and content staying there for now. I've prayed about it and asked God to protect both of our hearts and that if it is His will that it become something more, than it will gradually build from a good foundation. This is the first time I have asked God to guide me in a relationship. I feel truly at peace with where E and I are at and now that I have asked God to intervene and guide us both, I know that only good things will come from it.