10 Stages of life through Tinder matches
Ten-der!!!
Met while playing Legos
We got married immediately
Bullied him for wearing pink
That was the start of a lifetime of poor communication and a fear of rejection
He is now a professional SoundCloud rapper
Code name was Blueberry
Loml from 4th grade - 6th
Only spoke 3 words to him in the span of that time
filled a journal pining about how he'd never notice me
drew fanart of us and gave it to him
Started liking him on Sant Patrick's Day 2018
We were doing an Irish dance in music class and I thought he was smiling at me...
He was actually smiling at his friend
Every girl in my class also had a crush on him
Last year in elementary school - I was finally feeling grown up
Last crush as a kid
First crush as I started at a whole new school
was a bad boy Had an intense relationship with the first friend I had made (they lasted a week)
H e had a house arrest boot. It made my preteen heart ache
Liking him was my first act of rebellion as I moved into adolesence
Met him on an online cat game during 2020
We'd roleplay in public Cat Game chatrooms (I was 14)
First love (I'm pissed off about it)
Talked to him for two years and didn't see his face
Was a homophobic Trhmp supporter when we met and a trans, gay communist when we ended
I thought I could fix him... and I did... but for his new boyfriend
Got me through the worst of the pandemic
He taught me communication and made rejection less scary
We lost contact but I still can't bring myself to delete the game
First serious girl crush
cannon event
Devastating
Sometimes evil
Taught me how to embrace my Latina culture in a place where whiteness was safer
I still check her Instagram sometimes to make sure she's okay
A mistake
What was I thinking
Met him in art class
Came back from my swim class with my soap in hand, took my bar, made eye contact with me, and took a massive bite
Asked me out to the Mario movie
Ranked the smashibility of each Pokemon and made me watch
Lasted one week
Met at MIAD Precollege
Pink hair and winged eyeliner. I still think of her when I do mine
Invited me to her dorm ever day to watch horror movies
After a week of hanging out I was waiting for her in her room when she came back covered in hickies
I had to just sit while she gave me way too many details of what they'd just done
I had to stay and watch Tusk and Fresh with her while heartbroken
We met while competing in Forensics
From rival schools
My mortal enemy for three years
I was better than him and he knows it
Hated him because he performed a Harry Potter fancfiction at the biggest tournament of the year
Started talking after graduating high schoool when our rivalry didn't seem as important anymore
We talked to each other through the biggest transitions of our lives
Th reason I'm really into mustaches now
I'm not saying I'm still emotionally invested but I might marry him
Met during Welcome week
I mean this as respectfully as possible, no
Still in love with someone back home
Made the biggest transition of my life exciting
The catalyst to a greater community
Ended as soon as Welcome Week was over