#todays talk was about Buddhism and the chaplain from the meditation groups I’ve been going to was the speaker

[sawruhh]

Boy do I have updates

#I had my first experience with an arranged marriage type situation #Checked off all my boxes but I felt absolutely nothing #it was agonizing to try and process my feelings when our parents had spoken and everyone was so excited #so i sent a nice little message about how I’m just not feeling enough of a connection to move forward #and he said he wasn’t feeling it either but thought flying out to meet me would help #and that was ofc a major ick for me #if we’re not obsessed with each other I don’t want it!!! #so anyway I’m so relieved so glad I followed my heart #and now ofc everyone is acting like they agreed with me all along #but I feel so free and like I can really trust myself #this morning I went to this lecture series on world religions at this church nearby #it was open to everyone and it was in the university’s religious life newsletter #it was hilarious being the only nonwhite person under the age of like 70 #todays talk was about Buddhism and the chaplain from the meditation groups I’ve been going to was the speaker #so they gave me a lil shout out when talking about the university’s activities #and thennnnn at 1 I had my first date with Andrew #he lives an hour away but he drove all the way out here #we got ice cream and sat outside and talked #he is so handsome omg #tall and a thick beard and fit and suuuper well dressed but in a very understated way #a super deep voice and a bit of a southern accent which truly had me swooning #also he paid for my ice cream without me knowing which was so sweet #he’s from a suuuper tiny town but did his master’s here in the city #and one green flag is when he was talking about some friends’ bachelor parties he mentioned all these super wholesome activities #he laughs a lot #I had a really nice time #and I’m realizing that I’m so much more confident now #I can talk to anybody and really keep a conversation going #I took a Power Nap but I gotta get back to my homework soon phew #remember