I Am Single

So, I was talking with my ex, B.H., on the phone last night. It put me into a weird conglomeration of emotions. When the conversation started, his voice had all of the usual effects on me. My heart began to pound in all sorts of excited rhythms and I could feel a smile emerging onto my face, regardless of how hard I tried to fight it.
He filled me in on how he's been and I did the same. We couldn't stop laughing.
Naturally, we both began to wonder why we had broken up in the first place. We both knew the reasons, but the negativity seemed so distant now.
We listened intently to the familiar voice on the other end of the line, secretly pining.
We laughed some more.
I eventually started to cry. Well, hardly crying, really. Just that lone tear and knot in the throat... I'm sure he wasn't even aware.
We talked about our dreams and where we wanted to go. We talked about our insecurities and how far we'd come from that, individually.
Eventually, we asked the inevitable question. 'Will it ever work out? Would we ever be together again?'
The answer was 'Time.' and 'We shall see'.

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will999 · 70-79, M

Hello wtfgirl001. "Lets give it time and we'll see" is more realistic at the very beginning of a relationship when you are first getting to know someone than after a disappointing break up. "Wait and see" reflects the reality that nothing in life is certain except death and taxes and the best way to find out if something will work or not is to give a go and see for yourself. Disappointment is created by unrealistic hopes or expectations and suggests that you did not really know your friend as well as you thought you did. "Lets see what happens" is nice to begin with but too much disappointment suggests that this may not be the relationship for you. Like it or not, some things are just not meant to be. So, how's it going after 2 weeks?