“I’ve never sought out a long-distance relationship. Why make things difficult? I know that’s what my parents would say, which is why I haven’t told them about her. At some point, I will have to sit my parents down and tell them that I’ve fallen for her”
Illustration: Simone Noronha Connor, 19, Dallas I’m in my second semester at the University of North Texas, but I moved back in with my parents when all this virus stuff started happening. I spent the first week or so bored out of my mind. I even ran out of video games to play, which is a situation I never, ever thought I would be in.
I write a lot, just to get my emotions out. I wrote a short story about this guy who’s depressed and doesn’t have anybody to count on. I posted it to my Snapchat story and to my surprise, she replied, “That was really beautiful. If you ever need anybody to talk to, you can count on me.” That blew me away. There aren’t many people in my life who would say that to me — coming from a stranger in a different country, it hit me hard.
We continued to chat, and over the next few weeks, we’d watch movies together, like Extinction and Dallas Buyers Club. I kept telling myself, don’t get too attached. This is just casual, fun conversation until everybody’s lives get back to normal. She said she wants to take me on a tour of Dublin. She wants me to meet her family and to bring me to a pub where they play live Irish ballads. She wants to take me out to the countryside and to the coast to see the ocean. I want to take her to see the sights in Dallas. I want to take her to a Western store and show her all the different boots and cowboy hats.
I’ve never sought out a long-distance relationship before. I’ve never really seen the point. Why make things more difficult? I know that’s exactly what my parents would say, which is why I haven’t really told them about her. My mom is the type to watch 90 Day Fiancé and worry about scams and all that, and I’d wager one of the first things she’d say is, “Well, there’s plenty of good people around here.
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