MaryB and the City

Closets are a girl’s best friend.

I’ve successfully completed three nights of living with Mr. Big.

• % of my belongings unpacked & tucked away into their new home / shelf / closet / drawer: 85%
• % of comprehension that I actually live in this space & am not just visiting my manfriend for a few days: 15%
• % of feeling comfortable in our cohabitation dynamic: 100%

Everything that I suspected would be enjoyable, transitioning from long distance dating to existing as romantic roommates, has morphed from a theory into reality.

• Waking up and falling asleep together
• Goofing off and laughing on the regular
• Having a meaningful conversation & looking each other in the eyes vs. interpreting voices over the phone

Not only am I happy with the early stages, and hopeful for the future, but I’m particularly pleased with his pre-op planning.

You see, our abode is ‘quaint’ which is another way of saying small. Perhaps said home built in the 1800’s would be perfect for a couple who doesn’t love to shop. Perhaps if the female didn’t have a shoe addiction and the male wasn’t a full blown metrosexual. Perhaps if the pair lived together much earlier in their relationship, circa year 5 or 6, then there would less stuff to stuff into nooks and crannies.

Before I ever arrived with a moving truck, Mr. Big plotted how my belongings would fit in {literally and conceptually}.

• He significantly downsized clothes & shoes (!!) by making a non-profit donation from his own wardrobe
• He sacrificed space in the coveted closet
• He created makeshift additional closet space by way of shower rods and has literally “given me” the entire 3rd floor

Yes. That’s right. Shower rods.

The guy manifested storage for my fashion obsession by being proactive, thinking outside of the shoebox, and utilizing creativity. I suddenly have six hanging racks for clothes and 18 bookshelves for footwear.

We all learned as children that sharing is caring. But in my book… sharing room in a closet goes above and beyond. If that isn’t an act of true, selfless love, I don’t know what is.

Exhibit A

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Exhibit F

Ironically, when Carrie & Big finally decided to get married after 10 years of dating, he asked, “Should we get you a diamond?” She joked, “No. No. Just get me a really big closet.” Diamonds are undoubtedly a girl’s best friend; a significant space to seamlessly and easily access apparel is a close second.

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Since our adorable rental rowhouse equipped with flower boxes is only a temporary stepping stone, until we establish our roots in a new city with fresh beginnings…I suspect that this inaugural version of a “custom-built closet” is just a small glimpse into the room he has carved out for me in his life.