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In January 2025 I was chatting to a man briefly on an app. I liked him and he suggested meeting up. Things were going fine, we talked about expectations etc. prior to meeting. He also mentioned that he’d had a stillborn baby in his last relationship. It left me speechless but I offered a lot of empathy. After that admission, he retreated a few days later and said he didn’t see us going anywhere, which contradicted everything we’d chatted about and our similar values.

Fast forward to September, he reached out again and we ended up chatting for a couple of months every day. He arranged a date with me. The pace was slower this time, we didn’t jump right into talking about the serious stuff. Consistency was there, he was incredibly kind. We met for the first date and it was nice. We laughed, he told me a little more about what he’s been through (loss of brother, rehab, stillborn baby, loss of partner, rehab and then turning his life around). We made physical contact and hugged and he told me I looked lovely. He arranged a second date before the first ended and I met him again. We chatted a bit more, not too much in-depth but enough for me to know he liked me. We admitted we liked and were attracted to each other. We hugged again and before that date was over he arranged the third. We met for our third and went to the cinema. When he said goodbye I could feel more closeness in his hug and goodbye. This time he never arranged a fourth date.

I noticed more intimacy in his replies after this date and he said he hadn’t been sure whether to kiss me. I said I was happy for that to unfold naturally. But after the kiss question? I noticed a slight stall, things weren’t moving. When I asked if he still had time for dating, he deflected the question back to me and side-stepped. Basically saying we’d been busy and that distance doesn’t help along with us not being ‘excited’ to talk to each other. A bizarre reply, because it contradicted his actions completely.

Oh, happy excitement! Tomorrow is Santa's big night and you better believe I'm going to be stalking his every move as I sample the homemade wine we will be leaving out for him and the reindeer and enough for all the elves, Mrs. Claus and half the North Pole too!
But now the question is, which Santa tracker should I use as I overindulge in the festive Holiday spirits while watching the Magickal Merry Elf spread cheer across the world?

NORAD Tracks Santa: The oldest and most famous tracker, operated by the North American Aerospace Defense Command. It uses military-grade radar and satellites to follow Santa's flight beginning at 4:00 AM MST on Christmas Eve.

Google Santa Tracker: A highly interactive digital alternative that features a month-long "Santa’s Village" with educational games and activities. Its live tracker goes active on December 24.

And some may say, "Seriously, Random? Like, are you just considered "legally slow" or something?" while others may say, "Oh, don't worry, there's no Santa for you, Random. You should have listened to the warnings of Krampus."

And Happy Holidays All! 🎄