My family is originally from the New England area, but I grew up in southwestern
Ohio, and it's all I know. I've never had the itch to travel, or to move, unless I had to..
My parents still live in the same house that I grew up in, and I can still find marks on
my old bedroom walls from long ago whose meaning have been forgotten over the
decades.
So anyway, a few weeks ago I met a woman at the time clock at work who I hadn't
had the opportunity to speak to before. She was clocking out as I was clocking in, but
we had the chance to exchange a few words before I got to work. The more we talked,
the more we found that we had in common; we were both trained in scientific/technical
fields, we both landed somewhere unexpected, and we both felt that we were working
below our abilities (and surrounded by the wrong people). In passing, she loaned me
a favorite book of hers that she felt I would enjoy, that she couldn't share with anyone
else. (No, it's of scientific nature--not what you're thinking!  )
A couple of weeks later I ran into her, and she mentioned that she was planning a move
south, to an area where she used to live. She felt that I was the only person
at work who she could tell, or who would care. Long story short, I asked her to lunch,
for a chat before she left. As I expected, we chatted non-stop--unusual for me!
I'm the type of person who socializes little, but I get curious about certain people,
and I feel the need to satisfy that curiosity. This time I may have the opportunity
to see her again, but most likely I won't.
It's not like I'm heartbroken; I hardly knew the woman! But, I still feel that I've missed
something...
Unlike me, she's the travelling type; she's been to more cities in the past few years
than I have been in my whole life. She thinks nothing of packing up and moving at
the drop of a hat. I, on the other hand, dread the thought of even the shortest move.
Anybody else ever been in a similar situation, where you have to leave, or watch someone
leave, when that someone has just recently grabbed your interest?
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FUNGUY007
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Dec 8 @ 3:21PM
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She is in your life for a reason, go for it and have fun. 
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xquseme
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Dec 8 @ 4:56PM
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Nah, she's kinda busy packing and such...Maybe one day when the wanderlust hits
her again....You never know! 
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DesertSmile
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Dec 8 @ 5:11PM
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People come and go in our lives for no apparent reason. As the years passed I stopped wondering why and now merely enjoy knowing them. After all isn't that what life is about...new people and new experiences.
Howevr, I would ask her if she would like to stay in email contact once she has moved, she might enjoy it.
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xquseme
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Dec 8 @ 5:27PM
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I think it shocked her that I'd be interested in staying in contact!
She has all my info; she'll contact me, I suppose, if she's so inclined...It didn't seem
that she was all that interested in sharing an email address, or didn't have one yet...
It IS true that people come and go; it's happened many times before, and will no doubt
happen again. You just hate to see 'em leave too soon!
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Sunshinegal35
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Dec 8 @ 6:06PM
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Don't ya just hate that? You find someone you like, you just get to know them a little, and POOF! They're gone.....
Back to the drawing board!
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dmbradley1978854
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Dec 8 @ 9:06PM
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She said no;
Baby you come home to me
She said
Ramblin boy why don't ya settle down
Boston aint your kinda town
David Alan Coe
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xquseme
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Dec 8 @ 11:22PM
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Nah, I prefer the original from the mid '70s, written by Dave Loggins...but that's just me...
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casuallylooking
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Dec 9 @ 10:07PM
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original from the mid '70s, written by Dave Loggins... loved that song......
Good luck, maybe once she gets settled in she will contact you. Ya never know....
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xquseme
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Dec 10 @ 1:32AM
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the best part is the reaching out, and the connecting, even if only temporary. I'd be
kicking myself if I hadn't tried....
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