I have.
Mike and I met our freshman year in HS. back in 1996. We thought were more like best friends, but the mystery part of the 'relationship' intrigued me. He also was very comforting. I would go on a bad date and then call him and he'd tell me I should just move to Oregon (where he lives) and all my guy troubles would be gone. I thought he was perfect. We talked all the time. We promised that when we were 16 we would drive half way and meet each other. That didn't happen. Then we said he would take me to his senior prom. That didn't happen. we started to lose contact once I started college ( fall 2000) then in the summer of 2001 I got an email saying: I'm going into the air force I'll be back home in October. I was shocked; he didn't call to say bye or anything. Then September 11th happened and I freaked. I thought they were going to send him to Iraq. I didn't hear from him until November. He was only a helicopter mechanic and wasn't indemand to send anywhere outside of the U.S. He then left in Jan. to be stationed in FL. We talked a lot then and he came back home (oregon) by the summer of 2002.
In August of 2002 I had a sorority retreat in Santa Cruz, Ca. Well it turns out he had plans to drive down from Oregon to Santa Cruz with some buddies that same weekend. So I finally got to meet him in person. After 5 years we met. It was so strange. We both were really shy, and not ourselves. But he looked sooo cute in person.
We lost contact again after that. Then in the spring this year my chapter had division conference in Oregon. Yea when your sorority is small on the west coast (10 chapters out of like 120) oregon and cali are in the same division.
anyway. on the way back home after conference, we stopped in his home town to have lunch. he looked cuter than before and lunch was fun. my sisters dared me to kiss him. That is when it ended. It was horrible. I haven't talked to him since that day.
It was fun while I was young, but that day of the dare, I realized how dumb our relationship was. our friendship was fake; it was childish and stupid.
I got teased for days, for having an 'internet boyfriend'
even though we never were. It also was good that it ended then, because when I was in real relationships with guys I would compare them to the unrealistic image I had made up for Mike. I thought he would be the perfect guy, because of all the crap he told me and I thought all the boys here at home, sucked compared to him. I was so wrong! when I look back at it, he was the farthest thing from perfect and was just full of crap!!
Anyway now that I have spilled my guts! and I hate this story, I get really embarrassed telling it...not too many people even know about it. (and its out there for all GCers to see! oh well)
I am glad to know that I'm not the only one. too bad mine ended negatively