Getting to Know You

" getting to know you, getting to know all about you..."
it's kind of fun getting to know someone new, just the sheer newness of it. In some ways it gives you a fresh start, because that person is getting to know you as you are now not as you have been, not how you've been changed or anything just you the way you are. and you get to know someone else likes and dislikes and who they are.
there is also something that makes you feel good about someone wanting to get to know you.
it's nice to make connections too.
i believe that over the Internet is a good way to do this but with some caution.
social situations can be awkward especially for those who are in general socially awkward to begin with. you don't have to worry about looking or acting a certain way so it's more genuine and honest and if you screw it up oh well you close the window and never have to speak to the person again. problem is you can also be as dishonest as you want to be too, and no one is the wiser. it's likely not a good long term solution but it is nicer to have a pen pal that writes back right away. sometimes you will never meet, sometimes you hope to meet and sometimes it's just a starting block.
i have people in my life now that fit into all 3 categories, people from here and people from farther away, and i know where they fit into my life. it's funny how you can have good friends that you have never met and live thousands of miles away but you just know that they've got your back.
or people with potential to be more in your life in the future.
it has been an interesting summer so far, i wonder what the fall will bring?