I made a mistake today. (not that this is anything new, I make mistakes all the time)
Today, I took one gigantic step backwards and dove right into the haunting of my past. Taking a break from the work routine and perusing social media outlets, I ventured over to the ex-boyfriend’s account to see how (un-satisfactory perhaps?) life was going for him.
Initially, I saw nothing of interest – until a certain post caught my eye. Turns out him and his new girlfriend were “braving the Coquihalla for the Lady Gaga concert”.
Um… interesting.
Now, my musical tastes don’t peak at the thought of seeing Lady Gaga Live in Concert, but I’m pretty sure that in another time (and if I was the type to go ga-ga for Gaga), he would have never offered to accompany me to the show. If anything at all, he might have maybe bought me a ticket (although unlikely, considering those tickets probably cost a pretty penny, and he’d have to buy one for my stand-in date), OR I’d have to entice him with returning favours to join me in attendance for such an event.
Anyways, the point of this whole thing is this:
I find it sort of amusing, and somewhat frightening that people can always continue to surprise us; you think you know plenty about someone, only to eventually find out that maybe you never really knew them at all.
From the deepest darkest secrets, to great accomplishments and embarrassing flaws – at one point, you’re the keeper of every fact that may or may not define them. But as quickly as the scenario and circumstances of your relationship can change, that person you thought you knew all of the sudden becomes someone else; a stranger.
I’m sure that I too have been guilty of such personable changes, and maybe people held judgement against me for it (as I’m doing right now)…
It’s just interesting. That’s all.
… and now I can’t help but wonder if he’s actually going to be standing up whilst singing and dancing along to “Born This Way”, or hoping that he doesn’t see any familiar faces in the crowd.