You can insult me if you want. I was just in love. I met this guy in 2023. We vibed, went on dates, had sex. I was still in my final year of school. He lost his brother and I was there for him. I wondered why he didn’t make us official and he said he didn’t want to do it over text, that he was going through a lot as his brother had passed. I gave him time. I even got confused because he would tell me he loved me but still didn’t want to make us official. We would see during my holidays, hang out, and have sex. I really wanted us to be official but I gave him time and he eventually asked me out after graduation and I said yes. There was really no difference between when we were dating and when we weren’t because we had already done all there was to do in a relationship. I noticed he was stingy, only ever bought me food, I never had any tangible thing given to me by him. Valentine’s Day and my birthday, nothing. I even got him a Valentine’s gift. The signs were there, I know, but I was just in love.
Eventually, I went to camp this year and my best friend told me he was hitting on her. I didn’t tackle the problem until I got home after camp. I eventually found out he had been dating someone else (long distance) since we met and they were still together. This was my first relationship and I was taken advantage of because I was new to the dating pool and I didn’t know my worth. But now I do. I just wanted to rant because my heart is heavy.
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