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"I Didn't Have the Courage to Ask Him Why"

Share Your Story: My First Breakup

From Nina209

How Long Had You Been Dating Before the Breakup?

4 months.

Who Broke Up with Whom?

He broke up with me.

How Did the Breakup Go Down?

Well, I was 13 and he was my first boyfriend...and the biggest reason he broke up with me was because we were a shy couple (a couple who hardly hangs around with each other, talks, hugs, or kisses)...I THINK....and he told me IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK OUT. I didn't have the courage to ask him why, so once a week I think and I wonder...I guess that answer won't come.

How Did You Get Over the Breakup?

I got over the break-up by hanging out with friends and with this other guy I liked...and getting focused on other things I loved to do...stuff I had a passion for. And I got the idea that I don't need him. Once in a while I think of him...I don't cry no more 'cause I know that's useless. He ain't coming back and it's better that way.

Lessons Learned

  • Being a shy couple is worthless...you got to learn how to speak up.
  • Love blinds you, 'cause now that I'm not with him I can see what was I missing on.

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