I was really excited to share my Monaco adventures with my friend. Then I realised I was annoying her with my stories. While we were out for drinks, her boyfriend showed me a photo. It was from a time when he was a bit chubby. I got interested and asked him if I could continue checking out his profile. He agreed. While checking out his Instagram page, he got a WhatsApp notification. A pop-up appeared that showed all the WhatsApp messages that he had not read. One of the messages was from my friend telling him, “Please hurry up. These Monaco stories are killing me.” And just like that, I shut up about Monaco for the rest of the time I was with them.
I thought we were close enough for her to tell me I was talking too much. Instead, she turned to her boyfriend to escape my rambling. We have known each other since the year 2006. I get very passionate when I talk about things that make me very happy or very sad. Most of the time, I don’t share until I’m talking to a close friend. I feel safe with them and trust them with my experiences and my rambling. I now feel a little scared to speak to her about my experiences.