My true Bogotá love

@radiobrendan

Considering the, um, pop star-esque lifestyle I lead, I’ve been reluctant to get into a lasting relationship. You know, I’d lose a certain appeal (don’t laugh) if I was suddenly no longer ‘on the market’.

However, it’s time to come clean. To be honest, I had been trying to tell myself that this wasn’t real love, it was all just a passing phase, but it’s been obvious for some time now that this is not the case. In fact, it’s well over two years since we started seeing each other and it’s been as steady as the best of them.

Where is the love? Everywhere!

It wasn’t quite love at first sight, but things quickly got off the ground nonetheless. We’ve already got past that initial ‘scaffolding building phase‘ and reached the point where we’re now comfortable seeing each other much less than at first; a sign of a mature, real, trusting relationship that, something that’s not easy to find, especially in a country where jealousy and insecurity are commonplace.

Now she wouldn’t be seen as the classiest in some people’s eyes, but that’s not a concern from my point of view. What’s more, she’s far from high maintenance — indeed she’s usually fairly generous, much more so than the average Colombiana, even with her limited resources (the very odd time she might ask me directly for money, but she’s learning not to).

She has been a little ‘improper’ with some of my expat mates — this is not to say she’s unfriendly, it’s just best if she only has to deal with no more than a couple of foreigners at any one time. She’s also largely viewed in a bad light by those who may have never met her but have heard about her. But hey, who doesn’t have a dark side? And love making one blind or impairing sound judgement this is not, I hasten to add. I just prefer to accentuate her positives, of which she has many.

It’s not my style to make public declarations of love, yet my dearest La Perseverancia, you have been my Bogotá standard-bearer since we first accidentally crossed paths back in 2013. More reliable and understanding than any woman.

Regardless of what the future holds in store for us, you’ll always have a special place in my heart.
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