Love Does Conquer All...........Sometimes!

Last year towards the end of November, one of the seasonals came to me and asked me if they could discuss something with me. Of course, I replied that they certainly could talk to me about anything.

He went on to say that he was deeply in love with someone and was very concerned that it would not end well. The reasoning being that he lived in Pittsburgh and his love lived in Columbus. They get along famously although they do not see each other often. They were texting back and forth, talked on the phone when they could, and saw each other periodically. His love had his life in Columbus and he had his life in Pittsburgh and he couldn't see that either one were going to give up their perspective lives to mesh theirs together.

Now being the hopeless romantic that I am, I expressed that I felt he should just wait and let it play out. That if they were meant to be, love would find a way!

Well, I haven't seen him all Winter long and he finally came back to camp. The first day, he came to me and told me that, although he did not want to upset his loves life, and did not want to give up his life in Pittsburgh, that his love came to him and wanted to uproot and move to Pittsburgh. He never pushed for that, nor did he ever mention that, and things worked out. They are working together to get his love moved and his love did not have to give up his job as his company has branches in Pittsburgh very close to where they will be living.

I told him I was so excited for them and that I knew it would work out as I had told him the previous fall. He thanked me and added that had it not been for the good advice I had given him, he would have probably ruined what is a great thing for both of them.

I cannot tell you how wonderful that made me feel. Not to mention the fact, that it gave me hope for a bright future with someone, regardless of the circumstances I find myself in working here at Roseland.

With all of the heartache and trials we experience as Gay men, there is always hope. I realized that, sometimes, you should just let things simmer and let them work out instead of trying to make them work out. Who knows, sometimes the best things come to those who wait!!!!