Entry #111
R.A.W. 2004
Something
Better Around The Corner
Dear
Harlan,
My
senior year in high school, I was at the culmination of a crush
of two years. The object of my affection, "Josh," had
finally agreed to start dating me after much resistance. I thought
I had finally worn him down and gotten him to see what a great
girlfriend I would be. I never noticed that, as physical as we
got, there were no verbal expressions of affection on his end.
In fact, he often suggested we go back to being friends. But I
would have none of it.
Right before Christmas break, I learned that he was fooling around
with three other girls in the school play he was in, as well as
perusing a relationship with another girl he'd long had his eye
on. It finally occurred to me that he was never interested in
me, and he was only giving me what I wanted so I would stop pestering
him. He was just playing another part. I
was devastated to have been so deceived, and I immediately cut
off all contact with him. I swore I would stop looking for boyfriends
and forget that guys even existed. I couldn't handle being turned
down again. But fate had something different in mind, and soon
I couldn't help but notice the cute, geeky, funny guy in one of
my classes. He was everything Josh was not. And for the first
time in my life, I was too nervous to approach him. I flirted
and hoped he would get the hint, but finally a friend helped me
take the risk and told him to take me on a date. And
he did. We've been together five years as of this Valentine's
Day.
Happier
than Ever
Dear
Happier,
The
geeks and nice guys know how to treat a woman. They work hard
to please... Thanks for sharing your risk. And happy anniversary!!!
