Upon hitting “play”, this song immediately brought me back to my early to mid-twenties when I went on fun friend dates in the city (of Toronto, though) with this one guy who was a complete gentleman: he was very protective over me, made the effort to look, dress and smell nice, we shared many years of immense laughter, he held the door for me, and held my hand as we bar-hopped. This one time, we were walking out of his place -dressed to the nines– and got caught in a downpour, so he immediately took off his blazer and covered me in the attempt to save my freshly-styled hair -no one got mad- we just laughed then changed. 

He was one of my best friends, and always called me out when he noticed I was dating a total loser and explained why I could do so much better. While out in public, people always commented how cute a couple we were, and I always akwardly corrected them. He never did- I did. He was even like all that when we walked his Labrador while wearing sweatpants. This old friend literally treated me better than most guys I’ve dated. Why didn’t we end up together, you ask? Sometimes, something -such as a friendship- is too precious to risk ruining for a relationship. I believe we were just meant to enjoy eachother’s company until fate moved us on separate life paths (eventually in different continents)… and that’s okay! Those years were cherished, and I hope he’s doing well, wherever he is.