Inspired by the “I Met Myself For Coffee” trend over on social media, this is an expansion on an original post that I wrote for Instagram in February 2025.
I met myself for coffee today.
She ordered bottled water, because she doesn’t like coffee and didn’t know what else to order. I ordered a mint tea, because I still don’t like coffee and mint tea is the best!
She told me that her dream was to be a writer, but everyone kept telling here she’d never make any money doing it. I told her about the book I am writing, the business I am running, and everything we have achieved in the past 15 years.
She told me how much she wanted to go travelling, but didn’t have the money. I showed her the photos of all the places we have been together, the waterfalls we almost died behind, the oceans we have paddled, and the craters we have stood.
She asked if I would ever get over the anxiety. I told her that it was never anxiety, it was so much more than that. We are still trying to figure it out, but we are a lot more accepting of ourselves now.
She told me that she didn’t really believe in marriage and definitely didn’t want children. I laughed, and told her, “well, at least we got one of those right!” She cocked her head, and chuckled knowingly, as I showed her the divorce paperwork.
I thought about showing her a photo of Aria, but decided that some things are better left as a surprise. And Aria feels like a surprise that she will be very excited to learn about.