Just met my old friend at the grocery store, he’s a die-hard Trump supporter—we had very different takes on the 45th POTUS

My old friend is a Republican who has always been against gay marriage and abortion. So that’s why you’ll understand why I was surprised when he told me he had voted for Obama. I liked Obama very much for the record, so I pretty much liked my friend after that. When Trump ran, I knew he’d vote for him, but I was hoping he’d understand when I told him I hated Trump. I was pretty sickened when my friend told me he had voted for Trump in the past election, so I avoided him. Until tonight.<br><br>He had been doing alright at the grocery store, while I had been having a hard time. I broke up with my wife of 19 years and lost my job in the past year, so it makes everything suck. <br><br>I’m not even going to lie, I was feeling so bad and kind of feeling like I wanted to die. I mean not kill myself, but just die. I was feeling pretty bad and hopeless, and feeling sorry for myself. But I decided to be a nice guy and stop feeling sorry for myself. I asked my friend how he had been since we last talked. He told me he was doing okay. I asked if he was happy. He said he was. I said that’s good, because happiness is everything, so you must be living your best life. He agreed. <br><br>Then I asked him if he had been watching the election news. He said he didn’t watch much news, but he heard that Biden had won. I told him he had and that he was the projected winner. He asked me how I was feeling about Biden winning. I told him I was happy and excited. I asked him how he was feeling. He said he kind of feels indifferent. I said I felt the same way when Obama got elected. I was very excited when Biden won, and I had felt good for the past two days. <br><br>I’m a lot older than I was 12 years ago. I don’t feel like celebrating. I told my friend I just wanted to move on and have some peace and serenity. I felt Trump was a drain on my life, like he had sucked most of the fun out of living. I told him that the people I know who loved Trump had been kind of mean to me and made fun of me when they found out I didn’t like Trump. I guess I was pretty vulnerable at the time and I was hurt a bit. I told him Trump wasn’t a great guy to me. My friend kind of agreed. I asked if he’d still vote for Trump. I was surprised when he told me no. He agreed that Trump pretty much sucked up the fun out of life for him too and was glad he lost. I felt better knowing he wasn’t a die-hard Trump supporter. <br><br>I’m glad I ran into him tonight. I don’t think he’s the kind of guy that would currently get drunk tonight and brag about Trump. I’m also glad he voted for Obama—I think it made us closer friends.