It’s not my favorite kind of adventure to write about of
course--I would much rather be describing underpants. But I do think it feels
like a good step.
Saturday was one of those days where everything kind of
caught up with me—the breakups, the divorce, another summer almost gone without
having found my Beach Guy. I got sick of the guys who hit on me on the nude
beach always not being the dream guy, sick of this summer in general and at the
same time wanting to go back to the beginning of summer and somehow do things
right. Stepping out of the forward flow of time is never a good plan, but I
guess it’s understandable.
When I got home from the beach already feeling a little
blue, I found the two letters informing us that, per our request, the city had
dissolved my life partner status with Sweetie. In this time when everyone’s
working so hard and making so much progress for marriage rights, I’m officially
leaving Lesbian Island on a husband hunt. Nobody ever failed worse at gay
marriage than I did.
My mood dropped all the way, but I couldn’t stay home and
wallow. I got on the bus and wallowed there instead. I sent texts to Angel Face
and the Lady of the House asking for support and strength, and they were both
very kind. I walked the blocks from the bus to the bar feeling the prettiness
of the cool night but being lost in my own failures and despair.
This was the same munch where I met Fireguy last year, and I
knew that several nice friends were going. When I walked in it was lively and
crowded and I was greeted with hugs, but I was sad and scared and I didn’t know
what to do or where to sit. I felt lost. Luckily a girl I know from poly
circles was there and she guided me to a seat and asked what was wrong.
I told her about all the heartbreaks and frustrations and
she said “You sit there. I’m going to get you a drink.”
While I waited for her to come back I chitchatted and
resisted the urge to run—I’d told myself I should stay for at least one drink
no matter what my mood was.
She brought back a Long Island iced tea that was so strong I
was afraid to drink it—I’ve really been keeping alcohol to a minimum lately.
But I kept drinking it.
I started telling my friend about all of the things I was
sad about, all the things I missed. Another friend’s husband came over to give
me a hug, and as he held me I just broke down. I just let myself cry and nobody
thought it was weird at all. In fact, they gathered
around me. Friends and acquaintances, even some girls who I thought didn’t
like me. Napkins were brought for nose-blowing. One girl told me “Well, your
boobs are amazing, so I know it’s his loss.” and I laughed and things started
to be okay.
Things went back to pleasant chatting. I finished the drink
and the nice friend who’d bought it gave me a ride back to the bus stop.
I was still sad. I sniffled my way through church the next
day (Totally okay since this month’s theme is vulnerability) but by coffee hour
I was chatting with friends and signing up for a new spiritual development
group. I came home inspired and found some nice friend requests in my Fet
inbox. And! An invite to a party at Cute Master and Pretty Slave’s house! Just
exactly the right thing. Woohoo for maybe some smutty adventures.
The fact that I could break down in the middle of a
get-together and people took it with such matter-of-fact caring, that’s an
amazing thing to me. I worry so much about being isolated by grief, about not
being out adventuring enough, but it seems like I really am doing something
right. It makes me deeply happy that I was so accepted and looked-after, and it
will make the next sexy adventures around those folks all the more meaningful.
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