Sushi and Red Wine

I met my dear friend out for sushi and red wine tonight. She is a friend that makes me feel naive and silly. Not on purpose, but just because she is SO much wiser and more mature than I am. I sometimes feel as if it has taken me a ridiculously long time to figure certain life truths out, like: 1) it is okay just to say "no." I've always said YES to everything or else thought I had to have a short story worth of excuses to say "no." My friend can simply just say NO without excuses or explanations. Simply NO. Wow.

My friend can also keep portions of her life secret. I tell everything about myself that anyone wants to know. She thinks it is nobody's business, and she is right. I always feel compelled to tell the "truth" when she can see that someone is being nosy and stepping outside of their bounds.

My friend is okay with being 30ish and single, while I've always felt I was somewhat of a failure if I hadn't lured some dude into being madly in love with me. At least I have learned that defining yourself through "some dude" is both fruitless and insane.

Enough rambling for tonight. See you tomorrow...