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Do you still have feelings for your first boyfriend?

86 replies

knittedsock · 26/06/2019 08:52

I just woke up from a dream about my first boyfriend whom I was infatuated with... 20 years ago! He was a real arrogant arse, but I dream about him now and again. I woke up today with a thought of “awhhh what if Sad

I have a dp! What is wrong with me?!

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mogloveseggs · 26/06/2019 09:49

Dear god no he was a twat!

VioletDaisies · 26/06/2019 09:51

Well I am still with my first boyfriend, so I should think so! Grin

DogbertDogglesworth · 26/06/2019 09:55

Yes. He was called Robert and i was broken hearted when he moved.
But then, i was only 6 Grin

SophyStantonLacy · 26/06/2019 09:56

Yes, we were together from 17-21 and I still think of him fondly and wonder what he is doing, how he is etc. We occasionally email.

H2OH20Everywhere · 26/06/2019 10:01

No. I occassionally check his FB page but that's it. He was jealous and possessive and I knew no better. I was just thrilled to be in a relationship at last.

Crustaceans · 26/06/2019 10:03

In fact, I can safely say that I have no feelings for any of my exes. None at all.

Well, I have no positive feelings for my horrible most recent ex. But that isn’t what you mean.

And I guess I feel friendly enough towards DS1’s father (who was my second boyfriend). But not any more than I do towards various acquaintances or the nice people who live next door. He’s fine (and nice enough); but I have no particular interest in him. And, since DS1 is grown up now, I rarely give my ex any thought.

Coniferhedge · 26/06/2019 10:26

Yes. Blush We were 15 and I was absolutely horrible to him. I've never forgotten him, and I found him through social media and plucked up the courage to get in touch with him and apologise for how horrible I had been to him. He was lovely about it. I still have a soft spot for him, but we're both happily married to our respective spouses with children. I did ask if he wanted to meet for coffee, purely platonic, just for a catch up as I'm really nosey and like to know what old school friends are up to now but he wasn't interested so fair enough.

mindutopia · 26/06/2019 10:28

Dear god, no. I don't have feelings for anyone I've ever dated, a part from my dh, of course. I do randomly have dreams about them (usually because I've seen something on social media from them - I'm low drama and have stayed friends with lots of exes on social media, went to one's wedding and am good friends with his now dw!). Sometimes these dreams involve us doing questionable things. Hmm But they are just dreams and I wake up and think, well, that was weird, and then think nothing more of it. It's well in the past.

Ladymargarethall · 26/06/2019 10:29

I do think about my first love sometimes and wonder what happened to him. I still remember the registration number of his motor bike Grin It doesn't go beyond wondering what happened to him, though.

trackingmedown · 26/06/2019 10:35

I would love them to see me now and kick themselves for having let such a hottie go. But you can bet if I ever do see them again I’ll be looking my worst.

sadkoala · 26/06/2019 10:37

Not my first but one of my first. Not feelings but I think of him very fondly as he was a genuinely lovely guy. A little older than me but very straightforward and honest. A few things got in the way and we only made it a few months but ended it with no bad feelings. From what I gather he's still a lovely guy, happily married and with DC's as I am.
I wish him all the best as he deserves it.

happyhillock · 26/06/2019 10:42

Yes we went out together from 15-19, his name was Andrew, he died before the age of 20 due to kidney problem's, it was over 30 year's ago and i still think about him most days.

FlurkenSchnit · 26/06/2019 11:38

I do think of him quite often actually.
We went out on and off for around 3 years from the day before my 14th birthday. He was gorgeous, a complete catch and my first everything.
I was a complete fool for that boy and he broke my heart twice - once when he cheated on me after a year and for the final time when he died at 18 from what turned out to be undiagnosed pneumonia.
I was 17 at the time and I can still recall the grief I felt and I have often wondered what would have become of us if he had lived.

Greenteandchives · 26/06/2019 11:48

Yes but we would have been totally wrong for each other long term. It was that sort of passionate intense relationship that is all encompassing when you are 16, and I have such fond memories of days out in the sun, discovering sex and being loved so much.
He was a mummy’s boy though and I would have ended up with the sort of MIL I read about on here.Grin

VictoriaBun · 26/06/2019 11:56

My first bf once I left school was a bit of a bad boy (aren't they all!) Met him as we were working in the same place. It was during the winter and as we didn't have many places to go we would go around a woman's house who also worked there( We were 16/17 ) and she was mid 30s . He used to walk me home by wheeling his moped. -then unknown to me, go back and shag her-- Obviously once I found that out dumped him !

MrsTommyBanks · 26/06/2019 12:59

Hell no.
He actually tracked me down via my Dais about 10 years ago and it freaked me out a bit.

Frith2013 · 26/06/2019 13:56

No. 24 years later and I’m still dealing with the physical injury he caused me.

emilyhamptoncakeslice · 26/06/2019 14:00

I had brunch with mine when I was back in our home town and it was really nice, we chatted about our kids, spouses, parents. It was lovely. It was probably sensible it was a daytime with no alcohol. I'd recommend it

CmdrCressidaDuck · 26/06/2019 14:03

Dear Lord no. He's gay (Grin), and even setting that aside it's very hard to see what we ever had in common.

You're just having a bit of nostalgia and rose-tinted glasses. Dreams are random brain flotsam and not mystical guides, they can't tell you anything you don't already know somewhere in your head or heart.

SkintAsASkintThing · 26/06/2019 14:06

Mine's currently in the kitchen sorting the washing out.

So yes. Grin

StumpyinSomerset · 26/06/2019 14:08

My first boyfriend recently found me on Facebook,and confessed he's never forgotten me,likewise I've always had a tiny piece of my heart with his name on. We were each other's first love.

We're both still fond of each other in a friendly way.He's in a very happy long term relationship and his partner is a lovely lady - she knows that we were together 30+ years ago and is quite happy for us to still be friends.

We left school and just fizzled out.

SirVixofVixHall · 26/06/2019 14:08

Feelings of loathing and repulsion.

RuffleCrow · 26/06/2019 14:11

No! He was a dork who ditched me. 23 years ago!

AquaPris · 26/06/2019 14:12

No... I was 15 and he was overly dependant and depressed until he left me for a 14 yo. He was 17. Gross

Megan2018 · 26/06/2019 14:12

I genuinely can't remember who was the first...Blush