A friend handed me a water bottle full of vodka, and I proceeded to wash the whole thing down within 20 minutes in front of new friends and a new crush. Predictably, I ended up vomiting in the hallway, the stairwell, and outside underneath a tree. My new crush held my hair back, and in the morning I woke up tucked into his bed while he slept on the floor.
—Bwynn
Postscript: We dated for 2 years, he turned out to be a bit too sensitive. And whiny.
It was that eerily quiet time of night just before dawn. We were lying next to each other, just talking. I had no desire to go to bed.
—Dan
Postscript: I’ve since tried to maintain a better sleep schedule.
I was watching TV. He was next to me, doing his own thing and not really paying attention to the show. I laughed at something funny, and he looked at me and smiled back at me.
—Stacy
Postscript: It’s been five years, and I’ve watched way too much TV next to him.
My friend was interested in him first, but it didn’t work out between them. The more she talked about him, the more he grew on me. Eventually, I couldn’t deny it.
—Noah
Postscript: He decided he liked men, and we dated for two years. Things fall apart.
He’s the only boy I can remember meeting for the very first time.
—Ursula
Postscript: We flirted and were close friends for almost a year before he broke my trust. I didn’t think anything could hurt more, but not having him in my life is worse.
During my stay in Buenos Aires, he told me that he loved me after three short weeks. He didn’t speak any English, so I tried to explain to him he didn’t know how strong of a word he was using. A week later, when I went to visit his suburb, I realized that almost every day for the past few weeks, he had walked 20 minutes from his house, spent one hour on the train, and another hour on a bus, just to meet me in the city where I lived, not once mentioning the long journey it took to get there.
—Megan
Postscript: We have been apart for almost 6 months. Still madly in love with him, I am going back to Argentina in two months for another semester abroad. TKM [te quiero mucho].
I was hooked before he even spoke to me. He was in his Navy uniform.
—Supporting Our Troops
Postscript: Turns out the Navy is not conducive for a dating life.
