I met Ed over social media, and within a few weeks we were calling or Facetiming each other every night.
They call this sort of thing a “whirlwind romance” and in our case it led to moving in together very quickly. Too quickly, it turns out! Ed seemed great over long distance, but living with him was a disaster. Because of me being an idiot, I had moved to the states to be with Ed, leaving my previous life half a country away. When we broke up, I made the decision to stay there, because I had grown to love it in a very short period of time. It is not a small town, but it has that small-town feel I adore. It also bears mentioning that I had landed an excellent job at a city cannabis store, and I felt I might actually have a career here. Where I used to live the economy was in shambles and good jobs were hard to come by, but the city was prosperous. Also it bears mentioning that there are an insane number of museums, galleries, parks, trails, and historical sites in the city area. I don’t have a family, but one day I will, and the city seems like an amazing place to raise kids. I guess I do owe Ed a debt of gratitude, because without him I never would have discovered the city, or found such a great job in the cannabis industry. Within a year I will be a store manager, and one day maybe I will own my own cannabis dispensary there.