Your 'one who got away'... just seen mine on Tinder

[ThePhoneIsGoingOutTheWindow]

It was a stupid fling and he was so not ready for a relationship I'd have married him . Anyway, picked myself up and life went on.

And now I've seen him on Tinder

I don’t think he will 😓😓 I’m so annoyed with myself for being so mopey and daft about him 😳😳

I still dream about mine regularly. I'd definitely time travel and redo things.

Mine was always in a relationship was I wasnt and vice versa. Hes in a different country at the moment. I think about him sometimes.

Mine was someone i met in college. We had on/off dalliances over many years in between our various partners but never really managed to get together properly. Tbh he was a bit of a shit in some ways but our personalities just gelled, we were like the male/female versions of each other. His personality totally bowled me over and he had the loveliest smile. But it wasn't meant to be and now I'm engaged to my lovely dp and wouldn't change it for the world.

When we announced our engagement my one who got away messaged me congratulations even though we haven't seen each other in years. Sometimes you meet the right person at the wrong time and things just aren't destined to be.

However if I was single and saw him on tinder I'd definitely take that as a sign and swipe right!

A lboy I went out with in the mid 90s. We met at the student union. I was 23 and he told me he was 20. Turned out he was only 18. By then I was mad about him. It was heavenly until he went home for Christmas and got back with his girlfriend. They lasted till February and then he called me asking to start again. Took all my strength to say no. He became an officer and went to Afghanistan. I often think of him and wonder if he does the same

"look, Never, I'm not in uni city anymore". And I said "neither am i".

Sounds like somethimg from Cold Mountain. Few words but a lifetime unsaid in between them!

I got back in touch with my 'one that got away' years after we met. It was definately better as a fantasy and a 'what if'. Was a total utter disaster. Years of wanting turned to ashes. I wish I still had the dream. Still love him though, always will, but sometimes there's a reason it doesn't happen.

ok but don't pin your hopes on him - he's just a man and in reality they all fart in bed

Mine randomly came back on the scene and spent a year chasing me. I found it annoying but couldn't pinpoint why. Then I realised I was actually insulted that at the time we first met, I hadn't been enough, then he spent time alone and suddenly I was. I think way too much of myself and blocked him.
It's not meant to be if they got away.

This thread is breaking my heart!

I was a terribly shy teen, there was a boy in the year above me who was a bit alternative in the way he dressed and I adored him but never thought he’d even look my way, so obviously I never acted on it. A few years later I met a friend of a friend (who was my first kiss too I’ve just remembered) who was in the same year as him and he randomly told me that my crush had ‘fancied the pants off me’ oh, what might have been eh?