Traditions

I used to think that only me and my ex-boyfriend could have a relationship with lots of inside jokes. BOY was I wrong.

Valentine and I have several inside jokes that only he and I get no matter how corny they are. I won't even share them because they are so dorky and really will only be funny if they stay between us.

But I have noticed how he and I have certain habits we've fallen into that can be, if continued over a long time, considered traditions.

My favorite (that I will share) is our fortune cookie tradition. He knows that I don't believe in horoscopes or fortunes, but since we eat at Chinese and Japanese (you know I must really like his friendship for me to eat at these places...) we get fortune cookies with our meal.

According to him, my first fortune was better than his so now he's turned it into a competition. Now whenever we get fortune cookies, one of us has to open first and then we decide who gets the better fortune.

On Thursday, we were forced to share the fortune, which was as universally generic as they come so we both voted it a thumbs down.

Regardless, it feels good to start new positive traditions with someone else no matter how insignificant they may seem to others.