Glasgow Diaries Part (7) VII: Love and New Friends

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 February 2019: Love. It just happens. You can't really stop it from happening, it just happens. I wasn't expecting to fall in love when I first moved to Glasgow, it just happened. But Mahdee became my everything at this point, he was the reason I am alive today, something I never told him. I will forever be grateful to him because of that. At this point I remember that I wanted to take care of Mahdee forever, I just wanted to be with him all the time. 

When I moved back to Glasgow in 2019, our relationship had escalated. I looked forward to making things special for him, whether it would be for his birthday in February or convincing him to take road trips together to new places, outside of Glasgow. We went on our first overnight trip for valentines day weekend and went on many other adventures in the parks all around Glasgow. Everything just flowed with him, it was easy with Mahdee, I felt comfortable with him, I felt at home with him. Our communication with each other was unbelievably great, we spoke about anything and everything, nothing was off limits. I was completely myself with him and he was my safe zone. 

Around this time I had mentioned Mahdee to my parents and because he wasn't the "ideal" person that my parents had in mind for me, they were opposed to the idea of me being with him. I understood their point of view but they weren't willing to compromise, I told Mahdee that I would keep trying, hoping they would budge one day. During this time we also had made a promise to each other that we'd stay together for as long as we could. From Mahdee's side, apart from his two friends, he had told his mom about me. Although I never met Mahdee's mom, she was so sweet, often sending me homemade food and I knew she would have accepted me with open arms, I just wished my parents would have done the same with Mahdee. I never went against my parents, after all they had given me anything and everything in life. But Mahdee was my person, they didn't know him like I did.

July 2019: Living in the same student accommodation where I shared amazing memories with Momo and Zee was actually getting harder for me during this point, although I became good friends with the new people that moved into their rooms, I couldn't bear to live there anymore with the absence of Momo and Zee. I started searching for apartments that would still be near my university campus and Sasha, a girl from my class, who I became really good friends with, was willing to move in with me. 

Sasha and I were fortunate enough to find a great two bedroom apartment right behind my student accommodation building, which was an ideal location. This new apartment also meant that Mahdee and I could have a larger space to share and hang out together in. By the end of July 2019, Sasha and I were moved into our new apartment with the help of Mahdee. He helped both Sasha and I so much during our move which was so thoughtful and kind. A new place meant new memories and new friends, it was an exciting time. 

Next Glasgow Diaries Part VIII: Fading Love 


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