back when i was a little girl, i thought being in love is beautiful, just like disney cartoons. i thought, when i come of age,,, my prince charming will come and take me to a place where everything is lovely,,,, i dream of it..

i grew up... and i got into real deep shit! i've been betrayed by many. the people i love just end up ignoring me and taking me for granted. my lover cheated on me recently, and i was broken. what a love story.

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what's your love story? i mean... what are you dreaming of?? what kind of relationship?? did it come true? or did the exact opposite of it happened???
tell your stories, happiness and heartaches. i will listen.

Love story... if you can call it that... Uhm. Where to start...?

A couple years ago.... two and a half years ago, actually... I started talking to this amazing woman on livejournal. At first, I was just fascinated. After our first conversation, I wanted to talk to her more. I won't say I had any solid feelings for her: I just wanted to know her. And over the next few months, I did get to know her. And I developed somewhat of a crush on her, or so I assumed it was. I figured that, with time, it would fade. After a couple more months, it didn't go away and that worried me. I ended up getting together with this guy who became not only my boyfriend, but one of the best friends I ever had. At that point, I could've married him and spent the rest of my life with him and been at least content. Not completely fulfilled because I wasn't in love with him... but content. He loved me in ways no one else would... I cared about him. It wasn't exactly the way I wanted it, but I was happy with the way things were turning out. And on April 8th, 2008, my boyfriend killed himself. To this day, I don't know why. And for a long time, I thought it was my fault. I was the last person to see him alive and I was the last person to talk to him... the last person to say "no, I can't come over today, I have some other stuff I need to do." That same girl I had the crush on.... the one that made me decide that I needed to date Derek to forget about her... she was the one that pulled me through. 1000+ miles away and she was the only person I trusted with anything. With everything. Finally, last August after many more hardships after Derek died, I made it. I'm with that intriguing woman I met on livejournal two and a half years ago. I moved in with her and I get to call her my girlfriend.

I'm not going to pretend that's a happy ending. We are having problems. Many many problems, most of them have to do with some emotional and psychological issues going on with both of us. In some ways, we seem doomed to fail simply because, if we can't help ourselves individually with the mental problems... how can we possibly help each other?

We're trying. We're winning and losing at the same time, but we're still trying. Obviously, my love story hasn't ended yet. I'm not ready to close the book, personally.

Sorry if this doesn't make sense... tis late.

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And I remember when I was little... I never believed in love. I never believed in the fairytales. I didn't believe that marriage would work out for anyone because I had never seen a marriage that didn't fail. I had never seen a marriage where both parties weren't miserable with each other. Based on what went on around me, I didn't really know what love was when I was younger. As I managed to grow up and explore life away from my messed up family, I learned. I managed to create my own concept of love.

I always dreamed about fancy stuffs when it comes to relationship. Some kinda 'rich guy meets average girl'. A prince charming who's so perfect in all aspects and will treat me like a princess with all the fancy stuffs around us. I guess it will only remain as a dream. Because what I have in reality is entirely the opposite. I'm a bit more gifted compared to my partner in all aspects, may it be in life status, education, knowledge, and everything else. But after almost 2 years of being with him, I realized that reality is much better than what I've always dreamed. Simplicity has it's own beauty that I will never regret and it sure feels good to be treated like a princess in his own simple ways.

I met my lover in a dream. I had a dream I had met someone 6 months before I went into high school. I was visiting my aunt in the north, I picked up an anime fangirl magazine the day after I had the dream, it had an article on how to get a boyfriend. The advice was to go to anime clubs and talk about your anime obsession. I was like "I'm just gonna get a bunch of WOW playing pizza-faced nerds this way." I enter high school I go to the anime club, there was he exact guy from that dream I had. We went out, 3 month later I told him about the dream, but before I did I took him to my house. I take him to my backyard where I met him in my dream, he said to me "I've been here before." I tell him the dream exactly where I had it, a plane flew overhead like in my dream too. He says he's had the same dream.

There's my love story. We've been engaged for 3 years.

Originally Posted by drachenlady

I met my lover in a dream. I had a dream I had met someone 6 months before I went into high school. I was visiting my aunt in the north, I picked up an anime fangirl magazine the day after I had the dream, it had an article on how to get a boyfriend. The advice was to go to anime clubs and talk about your anime obsession. I was like "I'm just gonna get a bunch of WOW playing pizza-faced nerds this way." I enter high school I go to the anime club, there was he exact guy from that dream I had. We went out, 3 month later I told him about the dream, but before I did I took him to my house. I take him to my backyard where I met him in my dream, he said to me "I've been here before." I tell him the dream exactly where I had it, a plane flew overhead like in my dream too. He says he's had the same dream.

There's my love story. We've been engaged for 3 years.

Whoooaaa, trippy.

Well, all my dream men are sexy cartoon characters or voice actors, so my chances with them are beyond low. XD Anyways, my ex and I broke up after three years. Not only did we break up on Christmas Eve, but a few months later he started dating my "friend". Me and her weren't exactly getting along at the time, but I still considered her a friend. On top of that, I ended up having to see them hold hands and stuff in front of me during class, and it broke my heart. My other friends ended up being real assholes to me. That time in my life was so painful, but I eventually moved on. I had all my classes changed, and I started dating one of my close friends. We've been together for two years, and we're really happy together. Just because one fairy tale ends doesn't mean another one can't come true. You have your whole life to have a happy fairy tale, so don't worry. I still watch those amazing Disney movies. I believe in true love. You're not alone. : ]

Originally Posted by amam2217

Well, all my dream men are sexy cartoon characters or voice actors, so my chances with them are beyond low. XD Anyways, my ex and I broke up after three years. Not only did we break up on Christmas Eve, but a few months later he started dating my "friend". Me and her weren't exactly getting along at the time, but I still considered her a friend. On top of that, I ended up having to see them hold hands and stuff in front of me during class, and it broke my heart. My other friends ended up being real assholes to me. That time in my life was so painful, but I eventually moved on. I had all my classes changed, and I started dating one of my close friends. We've been together for two years, and we're really happy together. Just because one fairy tale ends doesn't mean another one can't come true. You have your whole life to have a happy fairy tale, so don't worry. I still watch those amazing Disney movies. I believe in true love. You're not alone. : ]

i'm so happy for you,,, you made me feel that i still have a chance to experience a happily-ever-after kinda love story... i've been dating my best friend for quite a long time,,, i love her so much and then,,, things got complicated,,, then a third party came in, my best friend chose the other woman,, and so i'm so depressed right now...

Well... I do have to agree with amam2217... I mean, looking back... yeah, I did lose a lot. I'm not going to lie and say "yeah, I'll get over it" but it has gotten more bearable to live with and it will continue to get at least a little more bearable. And to say I'm unhappy now is a complete lie.

Your happy fairy tale could be right around the corner... or it could be somewhere down the road.

I never thought about love and romance or anything like that when I was little. xP I didn't even think it was a real thing. When I watched disney movies that had that I would think, 'Ew. Why? He probably smells bad, hes a guy." I think it mostly has to do with sextual attraction though it's not based completely off of that. I feel there are always going to be aspects of a person you don't like that you have to deal with but if they are hot and you can get off then it makes it easier to see past their flaws. XP Baaah superficial I know but that is partly why my only relationship didn't work out. Then again I have strange fantasies such as being a guy and having sex with other guys...but since I'm a girl I would rather be with another girl. I don't know why but heterosexual relationships are too boring for me to find them hot. It's just weird because males and females are so different from each other so it just weirds me out when they have sex. But I prefer interracial relationships because I find it hotter. So yeah, I guess no real logic to how I feel personally about romance and fantasies.

My love story.. hmmm..

well, when I was little, I wanted the fairy-tale-prince-shinging-knight kinda thing. I wanted everything to be perfect. I wanted to meet a rich guy, fall in love, and never have to worry again. Well, in '04 I moved out with my mom, we went back home where I grew up at. we got the internet and I started talking with some old friends. well, Des, my second black boyfriend, introduced me to myspace before I moved, so I was just jumping around, ran across a guy's page, added him. didn't know who he was, just liked his page, that was before we moved. Well, after my computer got fried by a stupid thunderstorm, I ended up with my 'fathers' lap top. My mom still had her computer, so I hooked the lappy up in my room after my paw paw and uncle moved out. So, now take note that my old myspace page has been deleted. So I made a new one. ended up finding the same guy I did back then. Same red page with pictures of Bahamut from Final Fantasy on it. He was even a Leo(astrological sign). I had a chart in my e-mail, that said that I would be good paired with a Leo or an Aquarius. So I was looking for people with those astro signs. So, I added him, again, and finally we started chatting. Finally he adds me to his yahoo, and we start chatting there. we started off talking about a hotel room, and cool whip, and all those yummy treats. ended in a conversation about online dating on march 1st. Went from that to him wanting to come down and spend his spring break with me. That, was 4 years ago. The day we met in RL, was March 11th. that's our real anniversary. I got pregnant in June of '06, with our son. had him March 1st '07. we were planning to get married on the 11th this year, but the bills got to high. So now, it's june that we're gonna try to get married.

And that's my love story. :D

Originally Posted by Royal Knight

My love story.. hmmm..

well, when I was little, I wanted the fairy-tale-prince-shinging-knight kinda thing. I wanted everything to be perfect. I wanted to meet a rich guy, fall in love, and never have to worry again. Well, in '04 I moved out with my mom, we went back home where I grew up at. we got the internet and I started talking with some old friends. well, Des, my second black boyfriend, introduced me to myspace before I moved, so I was just jumping around, ran across a guy's page, added him. didn't know who he was, just liked his page, that was before we moved. Well, after my computer got fried by a stupid thunderstorm, I ended up with my 'fathers' lap top. My mom still had her computer, so I hooked the lappy up in my room after my paw paw and uncle moved out. So, now take note that my old myspace page has been deleted. So I made a new one. ended up finding the same guy I did back then. Same red page with pictures of Bahamut from Final Fantasy on it. He was even a Leo(astrological sign). I had a chart in my e-mail, that said that I would be good paired with a Leo or an Aquarius. So I was looking for people with those astro signs. So, I added him, again, and finally we started chatting. Finally he adds me to his yahoo, and we start chatting there. we started off talking about a hotel room, and cool whip, and all those yummy treats. ended in a conversation about online dating on march 1st. Went from that to him wanting to come down and spend his spring break with me. That, was 4 years ago. The day we met in RL, was March 11th. that's our real anniversary. I got pregnant in June of '06, with our son. had him March 1st '07. we were planning to get married on the 11th this year, but the bills got to high. So now, it's june that we're gonna try to get married.

And that's my love story. :D

what came into my mind while reading your story is.. DESTINY.
i mean... wow! isnt it amazing how you've met?? through internet... and all this time... i never thought anything could get real in the internet!!
say hello to your son for me!! and thanks for sharing.... it gives me hope!! ^^

Originally Posted by dieyousucker

back when i was a little girl, i thought being in love is beautiful, just like disney cartoons. i thought, when i come of age,,, my prince charming will come and take me to a place where everything is lovely,,,, i dream of it..

Disney ruined my expectations of men :cry:

Originally Posted by dieyousucker

what came into my mind while reading your story is.. DESTINY.
i mean... wow! isnt it amazing how you've met?? through internet... and all this time... i never thought anything could get real in the internet!!
say hello to your son for me!! and thanks for sharing.... it gives me hope!! ^^

I will tell him Hello fer ya, though he's down fer his nap right now. :D Not everything on the internet is permanent like that though, but sometimes, it's just right. :D But don't just go jumpin' into things, lol. Don't want ya gettin' hurt cause of my lil love story, lol. :P

Internet versus real life love stories have about the same rate of success as one another. Most don't work out, either way, but a few do.

My boyfriend and I met on the internet. Have been dating for over 4 years. We plan to get married too and he's supposed to move here this year.

And his mother and step-dad met on the internet too and they've been married and living together for many years now.

For years I was hoplessly in love and devoted to this guy. Lets call him M. When we first hooked up it was nothing but drama. He cheated on his girlfriend with me, I cheated on my boyfriend with him, he was the ex of a friend of mine... *not the one that he cheated on with*. She had a fit when I told her about us. Like major kicked me out of the car we were driving in fit.
I supported him, let him live with me and bought him anything he wanted for two years. I loved him, and forgave him for cheating on me four times... it was only after he disappeared for three days did I pack his shit and leave him.
I never thought that a person would go out of their way to hurt someone else. After that it was a series of crappy hook-ups and lame relationships.
Then I decided maybe I'm attracted to the wrong kind of people.
I needed something new, so I tried a dating website. I met my boyfriend, wasn't immediately attracted to him, but decided to give him a shot anyways. He was nice, and a total dork. We ended up getting along really well, and even had a lot in common. It was the best decision I ever made.
Not only does he treat me like a princess, but he tells me every day how lucky he was to find me. <3
I've never been happier.