Met on the Mat

Sometimes you never know when and how a flame begins, by the time you noticed it already burns too hard...

He said he didn't know when it started, all he knew was one day he woke up and realized he has been liking me for a while. Everything builds up little by little, from the first day we met on the mat where we do jujitsu together.

Not sure if it is the nature of the sports that brings people together, I have met quite a few people who later become dear friends of mine and we have formed a very nice community over the mat. He is one of the crew. As a friend, we bonded quickly and we get closer and closer. Everything was fine between us until one day, there spark the chemicals - I realized that I need to try very hard to keep us in the friend zone, as we are both in a stable monogamous relationship that we both respect. However it is getting more and more difficult especially when we are rolling together on the mat ...