By honeydue on Skatehive
Almost a third of my life, I've been here. You'd think they'd let you off for good behavior at some point. This year, I've read a bunch of interesting Hiveversary posts from people turning "my age" or even older, some I've known for years, some I only discovered recently. And I think the thing that keeps resonating across these posts is the surprise at commitment. Like, I think we expect to have this kind of length commitment to people in our lives - certainly, being in a relationship of 8-9 years, while no small thing, is not out of the ordinary, either. Having a friendship last this long, or a relationship with a family member (of course) is also common, as is having the same job for almost a decade. And yet, everyone here seems so surprised at the fact that this love affair with Hive (at the risk of being corny, the way we all get a bit on Hiveversaries) has lasted all this while. Perhaps we're surprised we kept at it. Or that we still want to keep at it, are perhaps more involved t