The Unexpected Should Always be Expected Part II

My Nokia is hot, sweaty and tired. I have been on it for two hours now to a teary and broken hearted date from the night before. You will never guess, but it was Jake, he is shattered and torn over dating again as he knows deep down he is still in love with his ex-wife.

From a joyous, happy and awkwardly-silent-moment-free date the night before and a shy ask of permission to call the next day from Jake, this was a sobering whack in the face out of the chocolate coated romance story I was living inside my head.

The unexpected here is obviously the tears the next day and the confusion of Jake pursuing me the way he did, however after hearing Jake's story and the way his ex-wife left him - this was the most unexpected of all for Jake.

Sometimes the unexpected can leave us scarred for much longer than we could ever expect. Sometimes the unexpected can unexpectedly change who we are and who we will be in the future. Sometimes the unexpected can be scary after hearing about other people's unexpected moments.

After laying my hot and nearly out of battery Nokia down, I ran through all the events of the past month. Looking back, there were clues to the unexpected moment which can only be seen in retrospect. There are normally small clues and signs when it comes to human behaviour. I nearly listened to them when I backed off, however an unexpected romantic gesture pulled me in.

The unexpected moments link in the content of your personal story and weave the paths you take. Unexpected moments open paths - good and bad. Jake and I have decided to be friends and though I didn't expect this outcome, the chocolate after taste pulled me over the line.


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