They say being in love is the best feeling in the world, and to a certain extent, it really is. You have someone there who's there for you always, no matter what the time of the day is, and someone to make you feel beautiful, special, loved, sexy... etc. Don't take it for granted, but don't let it escape or fall into it so easily.
I just learned that the hard way.
Las September, one of my best friend signed me up for this sight i later learned to be a dating site, and i met a guy. He was kind, funny, cute, sweet, respectful, you name it. We talked for a while, and then exchanged phone numbers, learning that we only lived ten minutes away from each other. We skyped, texted, and talked for about a month, and then he asked me out, and to be his girlfriend. I agreed to meet him first, and when we first went out, it was magical. We went to the mall and walked around, talking about everything and anything. We became official that day. For a few weeks, everything was perfect, and then i realized i was falling in love with him, and when i told him i loved him, he said he loved me. I gave myself to him, and i let him into my life in a way I've never let anyone in. He was special, and he made me feel amazing. I didn't feel beautiful until after he started telling me I was. We were together all through October, November, and December, and all of January. We would meet up and just enjoy each other, make each other feel amazing and loved. He was my first love.
Two days ago, he called me and told me we had to talk. He said he thought we were better off as friends. He told me he still loved me and he always will and would be there for me 24/7 and he wanted to be my shoulder to cry on when i neeeded him. He told me that the physicality of our relationship made him feel dirty and he couldn't do it. He said there wasn't anyone else for him, but he couldn't be in a relationship, anymore. He said to keep all the gifts he gave me because they were symbols of his love and the fact that he still loves me, even though he was ending our relationship.
When he hung up, i burst into tears, and called a friend to tell her what happened and ask her what i should do. She told me she was going to beat the shit out of him for doing that, and we both agreed something must have happened in his homelife that affected our relationship or he was overwhelmed by something and couldn't do it anymore. She told me i was going to be ok, and she agreed to come see me the next day to comfort me and help me out. I talked to three more people that day and my parents.
I hid the gifts he gave me from sight. I couldn't bring myself to part with them-they're too personal to part with. I cried for a few more hours, and my parents held me for a while and let me let go. I told my mom the honest truth about how we met.
I don't know what i should do. I love him so much, and no matter what, i can't hate him for doing what he did. I want to know more about why, but i can't bring myself to hate him, i never could. No matter what, he has a place in my heart that can't be changed or erased, no matter how much i wish to forget. He was the only guy to make me feel that amazing, the two relationships i was in before that were flings more or less and they didn't have feelings like the ones i had for this guy at all. I liked the first one, and the second one i was confused. This one was real. The first time I've ever felt this way about anyone, and i can't help but feel used. I gave myself to him months ago, so I know that that's not why he did it, but I can't help but wonder why. Why did he do this to me? Why now? What happened? Did i do something wrong?
I don't blame myself, but I know the feeling to want to is still there. I want to scream, shout, cry, break stuff, and then go to him and demand explanations, but I can't. I don't have it in me to do that. Now anything related to him I see makes my heart ache and my eyes burn. And it's because i loved him more than anything. And he took my heart, ripped it from my chest, and beat it to a bloody pulp, and then set it on fire, and left the ashes to blow away in the wind.
So know this, my friends, when you're in a relationship and you're young, like me, don't let yourself fall. Don't let yourself be easy for someone to sink their hooks so deeply into you to the point where there's no turning back. If you're together for so long that you develop real and true feelings for each other, that's great, and I'm happy for you, but don't put yourself in a position where letting go if you need to becomes painful, like me. I was a fool and let myself fall for someone who let me go so easily, when he told me for months he loved me more than anything in the world.
I will be ok, in time, but for now, I can't stand love, and I can't stand Valentine's Day, which is coming up soon.