I was 18 and she was 17. We originally started chatting online through Faceparty of all places!
We shared a love of music and gigs. We had been chatting online for a few months and then one night we happened to be at the same gig. I originally walked past her without realising but she found me later at the bar (what a surprise!).
She tapped me on the shoulder and as I turned around, there was this petit brunette with dark eyes and amazing smile. I was instantly smitten.
At first, I thought she was just being friendly as thought she was a bit out of my league
Things progressed that night and we quickly went on a few dates and became an item.
The early months were amazing, but thing started unravelling after 6-9 months. It was a pretty intense relationship. The last 3 months were on and off and then we seemed to get back to a good place.
Just as I thought we were back on track. We met up after separate nights out with friends. Went back to hers and woke up the next morning and she broke it off.
The day was literally our 1 year anniversary of being together. I’d booked a night away in Leeds for us which was all paid for, so ended up taking my mate short notice and getting ruined!
We were both young and stupid but you don’t realise it at the time. Even after we broke up, things would still happen with us.
We often went to the same clubs / bars etc. and things just got messy, especially as I was on a major rebound at the time. Things weren’t amicable for a long time.
3-4 years later, we bumped into each other on a night out after not seeing each other for a long time. We got talking and managed to build a few bridges. There was still that connection between us but we both were in new relationships by this point. We were both happy though which was the main thing.
I think she eventually got married and moved away to Leeds. The irony!