Almost 4 years ago, near the end of freshman year, I had gotten majorly into online gaming. In the game, it was common to have silly little fake relationships thanks to the perk in game that were available. So I met this guy. We decided to go through the whole process just so we could get the prizes at the end. During that time, we talked quite a bit. We added each other on MSN and skype, and I talked to him more than anyone else. He lived in Texas, and he was 17, almost 3 years older than I am.
After a while, we decided that we couldn't just be friends anymore, and so our long distance relationship started.
It was a secret to most for the first year, as I feared not only my mother's disapproval, but the crushing sentence I've heard many times since then: "He could be cheating on you and you'd never know." Over the past years, we have stuck together despite our distance, our hardships, our disagreements and full on fights. He's taught me a lot about how tough the world is, and I've helped him go back to school and get his high school diploma.
After the first year, I finally told my mother, who surprisingly was very supportive even if she had her doubts. There was a time during sophomore year that a person we both knew at my school who tried spreading rumors that my boyfriend was fake. Most people don't take my relationship seriously, saying that it will never work out, but there's not a day that goes by where we don't talk to each other. He is also my first boyfriend. I had never had another one before him, and I hope to never need another one. Not a single moment were I've regretted my decision.
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