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Do you have the ‘One that got away’

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Towonderwhatif · 08/06/2025 20:45

Or the one you wonder about occasionally?

I knew a boy at college age..we weren’t together ever, he was with other people, as was I

We got chatting over Fb maybe 9 years ago on and off for a few years. We’d send lengthy messages to one another and i’d say he was the funniest, most interesting person i’d ever connected with
We were due to meet up, but fate didn’t take that path..I was with someone (still am, but not happy) I had a child, he was not able to.
He married and lives abroad, I too live abroad but in a different country

He still just randomly pops into my head. The connection we had on every level was amazing and he thought the same

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SilviaSnuffleBum · 08/06/2025 20:55

My 'one that got away':
We were together for 4 years in our early 30s.
I loved him SO much and I know he loved me loads.
Long story short...it was actually me who ended the relationship, as I felt we were holding one another back (we had our own share of issues as individuals and I didn't feel I could work on the things I needed to whilst with him).
It broke my heart, walking away.
I went on to meet the father of my DC, so I never would have had them if I had stayed with him.
I've thought about him every day since we split up and I think a part of me will always love him.

TheEyesOfLucyJordon · 08/06/2025 20:55

Yes. He disappeared from my life - we used to message regularly - without warning 😢

He pops into my head now and then. I miss him and wonder what happened to him.

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