I've been sick the last couple days because I hugged my sick friend/boyfriend last Friday.
Today I had an orthodontist appointment - and believe me, "You and me will be together for many years," is not a phrase you want to hear when you were originally told 22 months and you've already had them 13.
Everybody basically "lol'd" when I mentioned this to them, including aforementioned boyfriend, while I'm nearing tears and none of them are actually serious enough to think that maybe I'm actually upset over having metal in my mouth for longer than I was hoping.

ON TOP OF THIS, said boyfriend chose today to message me through Facebook since then to ask if we can just be friends. (We weren't publically going out, it was just between the two of us. We've only been going out a little under a month, but he gave me my first kiss last month on the twelfth.) And this is what I always promised myself I'd avoid - getting so into a relationship that I was actually hurt when it ended, especially one in high school, like all my friends do.
Why does everything bad always happen at the same time?
I just sort of wanted to write about this... I haven't really replied to his message, because I don't know what else to say other than "Mmk". He's already sent another message and a text asking why I haven't responded; I don't think he's gotten off Facebook yet, either.

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear it! Bad things do have a tendency to happen all at once. It really sucks that you will have to have your braces for so long, still.

Even if you try not to care, you still end up hurt when it's finished. That's the nature of the thing. And getting hurt isn't that bad, it adds to your lifes' experiences, but I know that right now you can't use such a thing for rationalisation.

Just... try to get over it as fast as you can. Don't allow him to play with your emotions, either, which is a great risk if you decide to stay friends.

Sometimes you just need to tell something to someone, doesn't matter who... and n such cases, I feel like you should always just write what it is you want to share.

• I was orginally told a year and a half when I got braces and ended up having them for three years. D: It was so sad - but I loved the day I got them off - it was so much sweeter.
  
  and as for your boyfriend - he's a jerk if he stole your first kiss and then leaves you. You'll meet someone nicer and sweeter.
  
  I'm sorry all this happened at once. SOmetimes a lot of stuff happens at once - but it eventually gets better. <3 Good lucK!!

bleh, a guy who doesn't take you seriously and dumbs you through facebook isn't worth being hurt for.

Everybody is going to be in a relation ship where they get hurt sooner or later. but they can teach you a lot of stuff, so you shouldn't be afraid of them too much.

That really sucks.

There isn't much you can say to him, other than "Okay, I guess so." I really hate when guys ask "Can we just be friends?", like you actually have an option of saying "No! You have to stay with me!"
xD

The thing about dating is that you can't always predict the results of a relationship. Part of life is going through ups and downs, and sadly, boyfriends often end in a "down".

I hope everything gets better for you soon, and that the braces aren't on for too much longer.
(Just remember, you aren't the first person and you won't be the last person who will have their braces on longer than planned.)

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Oh this is nice.
It turns out I may have been dumped for a seventh grader.
We're in ninth grade.
This just keeps getting better and better, doesn't it...

Well if he's that much younger than you he's clearly not worth your time, hon.
2 years is a big difference when you're in grade 9.

Just forget him and move on.

Originally Posted by frickay kitty

Well if he's that much younger than you he's clearly not worth your time, hon.
2 years is a big difference when you're in grade 9.

Just forget him and move on.

He's not that much younger than me, the person 2 years younger is the person he dumped me for.
He and I are both in 9th grade.

he's not worth you dear. just move on, you'll find someone better.

what he did is really rude...
but if he did that it's because he didn't want a serious relationship ...:(
it's better now than later...
so just give him a message telling him what you feel...
and tell him what you told us...
it's not that hard after all...
it's better letting the person who hurt you to know what you think than keep it for yourself and pretend that nothing happened...
but it happened and that's important..
you don't need a guy like this...
you need someone to be with you and to understand you when you need.. not just another stranger passing through your life like a ghost...
be happy! it will be better soon!
just try to tell him.. and if he pretends he is sorry and he don't understand what you're talking about...
just try to forget...

Originally Posted by PurpleSparkles

He's not that much younger than me, the person 2 years younger is the person he dumped me for.
He and I are both in 9th grade.

Sorry, I misread that. Dx
But he's clearly lame if he'd knowingly dating a grade 7 kid. Do you really even want the affections of someone who lusts after girls who have only just hit puberty?