2016 is Gonna Happen Because, lls...................

"If you have to invite your best friend to your wedding, you are marrying the wrong person." - Unknown

I've blogged many times about my closest, Pook, and the wonderful friendship that we have shared over the past 6 years.  A few months ago, after finishing up the Charm City 5K, we grabbed a bite to eat and devised a relationship contingency plan, lol. We realized that we may both be single for a while and could possibly have a successful marriage based on what we know about each other. 

The plan is basically if we are both single in 2015 then we would date each other and marry in 2016.  2014 would be used as a year for us to "date" and get our financials in order, if needed.  We are both very serious about our money, lol.  We figured we would need the year of dating so folks don't look at us like we are strange when we send out wedding invitations, lol.

Now I know this seems silly too some, including one of my good girlfriends.  She doesn't understand why him and I cannot date now.  She gave me a 10 minute lecture how I was agreeing to be his "plan B" and how I was better than that.  Her point was if we are so serious and open about getting together in a few years, why not just do it now since we are both at the stage in our lives where we are seeking true companionship and love. 

I honestly didn't have an answer to the question, so I asked Pook via text and his response was "because, lls!"  A typical Pook answer; he is such a non-conformist.  That response was not detailed enough for my friend and she kept probing me about how I see him and how he sees me.  Of course none of my responses suited her fancy.  

I will say her questioning got me to thinking while I was on my 3-hour flight to Dallas.  I started to wonder could I really see myself with him in that way.  To be honest, I still don't have an answer.  I know we communicate well, have a lot in common, encourage each other when needed and find each other attractive in some way, shape and/or form.  We have even talked of opening a business or creating a product that will allow us to retire in the next 15 years. We really plan to be in each other lives for a lifetime.  

 I have been asked by several people are we dating because we are always attending public events together, talking for hours, buying each other small trinkets, etc.   I find that to be odd because I don't think either one of us has thought of the other in that way.  In fact, we have both suggested friends for each other to date.  Maybe there is something that neither one of us can see.  The old adage says "it's hard to see the forest from the trees." The funny thing is we are sitting in the trees together *shrug*  What I do know is he will make a GREAT husband to whomever he marries because he is a GREAT friend to me!

Either way it goes I will ALWAYS have my closest...but if the plan happens, I'll have the best of both worlds :-) Do any of your have a contingency plan with your best friend?  What are your thoughts on our 2016 plans?

**UPDATE**

So Pook and I discussed why we never dated and it is because we both assumed we were in the friend-zone with each other.  Our friendship was/is so cool, comfortable and neither one of us thought to bring it up. 

In another turn of events, we have wedding colors, a ring style, song for the first dance, and name(s) for the kid(s) lol.  We have also changed our status on FB, bwahahahaha!