The Relational Litmus Test
B3 and I tested the veracity of our 11 month relationship last week. I went to Victoria to help him with his grown up paper route. Long story, but all you need to know is he is delivering over 15,000 phone directory's to several of the communities around Victoria. That's a lot. And he's been stressed about it. So I took 5 days off from work, needing a change of pace and scenery, and said I would help. 2 Air B&B's, 976 km's of driving, 56.1 km's of walking, 97,178 steps, 1 wasp bite, 1 bloody face plant, and I delivered half of the 4,120 directory's to individual households around Langford and Colwood. In the span of that week there were tears (mine) and some harsh words (his and mine), two fiery tempered arguments and some extended silence within the cozy confines of our rented Hyundai Elantra. The air gets heavy in there pretty quick when those tempestuous emotions fill the space. I carry the exchange with me. He expels it. "No angry