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Wahooo more weirdness.

So last night Beth and I went for a mega walk, as we usually do. Just walking around chatting shit when the conversation turned to us, we had a nice long chat about how happy we are things turned out the way that they did, and that we were both looking forward to seeing what was going to happen.

Beth knows that I don't like talking about the past. And that whilst I know about her history I don't have any desire to talk about it, but she obviously wanted to get a few things off her chest, so we talked about some of her past.

She said to me that she felt much better now, and she felt that by talking about it with me she felt like her mistakes weren't bad and that she was happy I understood.

But she wanted to ask me questions. So I told her she had one question, she would get an honest answer and that I wouldn't bring it up again.

She thought about it for a few minutes and said "did you ever think about asking your crazy ex girlfriend to marry you?"

What a weird question, of all the things to ask me.

So I told her I hadn't ever even thought about it because she was the last person in the world I ever wanted to commit any more of my time too and that was that.

It's really odd, because it is literally the last thing I would have ever thought she would give a shit about.

I couldn't help but ask why, and she said that she was just wondering because "we were quite serious" as she put it. I tried to explain that I only stayed with her for so long because I felt trapped in the South West, but she found the whole thing very confusing.

Anyway, just thought I would share that weirdness with you all.

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Don't make me dig out posts where you refer to your 'crazy ex girlfriend' as 'the wife' :P

In seriousness though, you're thinking about moving to the other side of the world to be with this woman that you manfully ignored for 5 years. I don't think she's completely idiotic for thinking that marriage might be on the cards.

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She seems to have changed her outlook quite a lot from what she used to be like.

She pretty much said last night that she feels like the clock is ticking for her to find somebody, and start building a proper relationship before she becomes a middle aged crazy cat lady. With that in mind she was quite glad that I had decided to stop ignoring her.

It's nice weird, but it feels like she is properly into me. Rather than just having me there for convenience, which lets face it is what most relationships start out as.

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The only important part about this whole thing is how that makes you feel. I could definitely be wrong, but I'm just going to share what I think you're thinking.

You were besotted by this unattainable older lady for a long time, being the booty call, being essentially 'used'. Then you had had enough, and moved on, had (at least) another relationship – tasted the settled down life, but more importantly ignored Beth. Then you split up with whatserface and moved home, where Beth was unexpectedly waiting. Now you've got everything you wanted before, but it's actually not as awesome as you remember. Now your gut instinct is to get out because it's not right, but the 17 year old in you who was besotted by Beth is saying that you can't do that because it's what he wanted.

If that sounds mostly right then you need to get out of there, because you're thinking about moving the other side of the world for a woman who you fancied when you were young. Not a good enough reason.

EDIT: That was honestly meant to be helpful, and not an attack. Just a potentially correct view, and if it makes you pissed off then I'm wrong and you should just marry her...

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You have pretty much summed it up, but I do want it.

I really want it, and it's what I have wanted for a long long time.

What we had before was sex, constantly. We were just two young friends with benefits. At the time it was me who wanted more.

What we have now is totally different. And it's great.

It just feels to me that things are happening quickly, I have as good as moved in with her, met all of her friends and family, been incorporated into her day to day life. It isn't one of us doing things and the other being invited, it's us.

But again, I do have to remind myself that I have known her for a long time and we accepted each other for who we are and were good friends a long long time ago.

She doesn't want to marry me, I don't think that's what was implied. But I think she was asking if I am serious about her, and is she wasting her time if I am not going to step up when the time comes.

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If you want it just go with it. Look out for those signals that she wants marriage (which I personally think she's already implied), and decide whether you want to or not. I had a similar situation with Hayley, except without the benefits stage. We were friends for a long time, I definitely liked her but didn't think it was reciprocated (plus I was in a pretty sorry state as a human being at the time) so I left it. When the opportunity came back around I just made sure to make it happen. Obviously you know we're getting married this year, so I'm probably biased!

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Alcohol is the answer to every awkward conversation.

Got drunk, she has changed her Australia plans to only going for a couple of months, she has clarified that she wants serious stuff now and she is done messing around, she basically said that she knew I was going to be the right guy for her to be in a relationship so she never got involved with other guys past having sex whilst I was out and about half parsed settling for somebody else and that now we are back together she hugely doesn't want to mess things up and is looking forward to what happens. The reason she asked the question about how serious I got before was because she wanted to know if I anything in the future was just going to be a second hand emotion.

So yeah, shits good and we both know how each other feels.

Interestingly, Prawn is always right. We spoke sbout Beth when I was with Lou, and he always said "she will always be here when you get back. Go do what you have to do and see how you get on." And f**k me, as usual he was right.

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You found the one!! This is so good to hear Dan x

Haha I'm a little weary of saying the one now but what I will say is that I'd be incredibly content living with her face and personality for a long while. Cute and sweet is the way forward not all #yolo and shit I now think.

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