Girl on the Net
This is a bit cheese but... yesterday, when I finished my massive bike ride (62 MILES! I AM COOL), my boyfriend was there waving at the finish line.
He'd tracked me on the app that lets your friends/family see where you are on the course, then turned up at Tower Bridge in time to see me finish, and buy me a pint.
That was really cool.
I don't think many other boyfriends would have done that for me.
My boyfriend does stuff. It's pretty cool.
Girl on the Net
I had said, beforehand, that I didn't mind if he came to meet me at the finish line. And that's true. Fundamentally this bike ride was something I was doing for *myself*. So what if I just rode over the finish line, had a quiet can of Strongbow on my own in a park, then wheeled my bike onto the train with aching legs and a sense of solitary pride?
I couldn't ask my boyfriend to *support* me, that would be frivolous.
Not what a good, low-maintenance girl should do.
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Girl on the Net
He came to meet me, even though I'd told him he didn't have to. Even though - I can't stress this enough - he *genuinely didn't have to*. I wouldn't have been sad or annoyed if he didn't, it's not something I would ever expect.
But he did it anyway.
And it brought me so much joy.
The idea that someone would put themselves out just to cheer me on was really cool. Seeing him at the finish line was immense - it made me feel very loved and cared for.
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