I had a childhood friend — a boy I was close to until his family moved and we lost touch. We never kept up contact afterward, and he became a half-buried memory in my mind.
Then one day, on a gaming app I was using, I happened to find a profile of a classmate from those years. As I looked further, I realized he was that same childhood friend. He didn’t seem to have a girlfriend, and his location turned out to be close to where I lived. I became curious.
His profile wasn’t private, so I could see quite a bit — but watching from a distance wasn’t going anywhere. Summoning my courage, I sent him a message. He responded warmly, the conversation took off, and we eventually friend-listed each other.
From here, I told myself I would take this connection seriously. I did a small matchmaking charm every day — an original one I came up with for the two of us. We had both grown up near the sea, and as children we used to collect shells. So I collected two shells from my local beach and held them while saying, “Please let us be close again, the way we were back then.” It’s strange — doing this somehow gave me the feeling that everything would work out.
Less than a month later, we went out for drinks together for the first time. We’re starting as friends, but the chemistry between us suggests something more. We now message and call each other every day. I believe the matchmaking charm is the reason.