Star-Crossed Lovers

One of the first lands I stumbled across on this site was a blog entitled "Friday Night Dream" (http://fridaynightdream.blogspot.com/). This blog appears to consist of correspondence between a woman named Valentina and a gentleman called Catatonic. Catatonic is from Portugal and Valentina is from the United States, assumedly Portland, Oregon. These two have been communicating off and on since 2009 after some initial encounter they had in person. Here is their story as best as I can decipher:


Around 2009 before the origin of their blog, they had a brief, passionate romance. However, their homes were separated by an ocean, so they began a blog with the intention of posting to each other on Fridays. They would post song lyrics, poems, and personal messages back and forth throughout the year, and eventually stopped the correspondence in late 2009.


For four years, the couple went silent. But all the while, they would dream of each other and could not shake the passion they felt for one another. In February of 2013, Valentina posted again and Catatonic replied a month later. The couple was very active on the blog for the duration of that year, but communication gradually slowed down until 2014 when Valentina revealed that she had gotten engaged. Whether she was actually wed is unverified, but very likely in perspective of the rest of the blog.


Both the individuals were roughly thirty by this time, (Catatonic was 31), and there was but one post from Catatonic in 2015. He missed her greatly, and both agreed that they had never experienced a romance so strong as the one they had shared. A number of other things occurred that are implied-but not verified-such as them unfriending each other on Facebook and not having any outside communication since 2013; But it definitely seems that Valentina attempted to separate herself from Catatonic, likely on account of her being married and needing to move on.


But there was a bond between the two lovers that even they could not break. In 2016, Valentina revealed that she would enjoy seeing Catatonic again. Catatonic, assumedly still single and missing his muse, conveyed just how much he missed her. As of now, there has been no communication between the Friday night dreamers since the end of 2016. That may be subject to change, but one thing is for certain: these two experienced a romance that some can only dream about. If only circumstances hadn't drawn them apart.


I hope to someday find out what happened betwixt them; and I suggest you visit the source yourself, as I can hardly do the romantic beauty justice. Until then.


Long live the Prince