Liz

  I knew when our eyes met for the first time that we found in each other the most precious thing in this world—a true friend and kindred spirit. It all started when he made a Star Trek joke and he realized I was laughing because of what he had said. After that night he started to pay visits to me, I was depressed and lonely and his visits helped me come out of my sorrow. We became each other’s best friend. It took three years of him waiting for me while I had trapped myself in a dysfunctional and miserable relationship. One night, the man I was with asked if I wanted to be with him and I couldn’t lie anymore and ended our four year relationship. I’ve never felt so emotionally empty and sick. Paul helped me work through the feelings of anger, heartbreak, and failure. He was there for my fits of tears that would spring up from nowhere and for the times I didn’t want to leave my bed. I knew he loved me by his actions, but I was unable to return his love with a broken heart. So he waited for me until I could laugh again and stopped crying myself to sleep. My platonic love had grown into the most profound and deep experience one could experience with another person. He had always been there for me and loved every part of me with no exception. The emptiness I had felt is now brimming with love and happiness and he truly completes me.