Joe and I hadn't spoken for awhile. He had moved back home by the time I returned from my East-coast tour and we were both starting new jobs. We were exchanging emails and every so often, were talking on the phone. Nothing serious. We tried our best to remain friends.
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I had completely forgotten about the bio-data that I had given to my mom before my post-university travels. A couple of months passed, when I received an email from someone.
"Hi Anika,
Friends of my parents sent an email that they received from friends of your parents...I think.
To tell you a little bit about myself, I have been working in Toronto for the last two years. I like to read, play sports, travel...you know, the usual. I like to hang out with my friends, go for dinner, watch movies, etc.
What about you?"
Thinking about how random this is and not knowing how to respond, I take it with a grain of salt, keep an open mind and write back:
"Hi there,
How are you? How is your week going?
It's great that you like to travel and play sports! What sports in particular do you enjoy? Where have you traveled to? I also love to play sports and travel. I've always loved watching hockey and recently, I joined a hockey team. I've been traveling a lot, too! I just came back from a three-week trip trip to the East Coast and loved it!
I look forward to hearing from you.
take care,
A"
A few days goes by with no reply, and a part of me wonders if he will even bother to write back. It was an awkward first exchange of emails and I wouldn't blame the guy. He was put in an awkward spot to email me and maybe wasn't keen on the idea of being set up. I was less keen on the idea. Alas, a reply came through:
"Hey Anika,
It's great that you love to travel and play sports! I love figure skating! It's so much fun and I'm a big fan. In fact, I just came back from Halifax where they had the World Figure Skating Championships! My favourite skaters were Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin!!
I love to travel, too! I recently went to Hollywood to watch the taping of Will & Grace and the Price is Right! So cool!
We have a lot in common!"
Yes. Perhaps we had a little too much in common?!?!
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