An insignificant question

On November 17th, 2000, I was in the chatroom on highschoolclub.com. I was bored so I asked an insignificant question that turned resulted in two wonderful years of friendship/courtship/relationship with Liz.

I was in the chatroom and I asked, ‘are there any ga girls in this chat?’. Rose1983 wrote that she would like to chat. We then struck up a conversation and started to become friends. At the time, I knew her as Elizabeth (or Liz). She was also in a relationship at the time. I was single and a senior in high school.

We met up almost everyday after that point and our friendship grew. I remember her telling me about her adopted brother was in an accident (this was around New Years ish). Then, her boyfriend was tragically killed and she ran away. With the help of me and her friends, she came back but not before asking me out. I remember telling her to take it one day at a time and things would work out. Our relationship was going well until one weekend. We broke up, but we got back together. We had dated for nearly 5 months but I became too controlling. One Saturday, she offered me another chance. During this time, we met for the first time. She loved my parents, I loved her mom, and our parents got along. In October, she broke up with me and I was upset about that. We were apart for about nearly a month, but we got back together. This was the last part of the relationship. We broke up again sometime between Jan and Feb.

After that, I met a girl named Kelly and she met a guy named Joey. The day of my Spring Break, Kelly revealed her true nature and Britt, Liz, and myself ganged up on her and drove her away. Liz and I became closer–like brother and sister. Then, we got together but something bad came of it and it resulted in our fighting for over three months. Most of the time was spent fighting over the past (actually, I was the one spewing the past in her face). One Sunday, I realized how much of a jerk I had been to her and sought to win her friendship back.

Everytime we had talked, her answers were short and our conversations were no longer fun. I had approached her and I told her that there were no other obstacles in our way to prevent us from getting closer. We agreed to try it one more time. This was in June-July.

Today, we are stronger than ever. We are best friends. We can talk about anything and we help each other out. I know that she is there for me, and I am there for her. It’s hard to see someone you like love someone else because that could be you they love. However, I try not to let it interfere. Considering where we were a few months ago, I have to say that I love how this friendship has grown.

She’s important to me because she was the first girlfriend who knows everything about me. She has also been my first kiss and the first I was romantic too. Not only that, but I owe it to her for her many showings of forgiveness. I asked her one time why she wanted to be my friend, and she said that she can forgive but not forget. I am thankful that she is willing to forgive me when I treated her the way I did.

To Liz, Thank you.