I met my best friend (and now boyfriend) through social media, Instagram to be exact! I’m not sure if these kinds of accounts still exist, but back in 2017-2019, there were accounts dedicated to helping people find and make new internet friends. You’d DM the account any info about yourself that you wanted potential new friends to know (your name, age, gender, interests, hobbies etc) and an optional picture of yourself, and the account would post what you sent them and tag you, and anyone who was interested in maybe being friends would send you a message!
I was feeling lonely back in 2017 and wanted to make some new friends, so I reached out to a few of those accounts. My now boyfriend was one of the many people that reached out to me, and we immediately hit it off! We bonded over our love for Melanie Martinez, certain youtubers, experiences we’ve had etc! It was never awkward or uncomfortable with him. We pretty much skipped right over the awkward small talk phase of getting to know someone, and right into being friends that felt at home with one another! We talked almost every day. I had never had a friend that made me feel so safe and comfortable before him. He taught me how to create boundaries with others, and showed me that I’m capable and deserving of being loved. I am so grateful that I responded to his first message, and so grateful that he reached out to me. I truly don’t know where I’d be without him.
We’ve spent the past few years “jokingly” flirting back and forth with each other. And by jokingly, I mean we both meant everything we said, but we said them as jokes in case the other didn’t actually feel the same way. He’s called me his wife, and I’ve called him my husband. We’ve talked about getting married, living together in an apartment with our cats, how we’d want to decorate our apartment, and anything and everything in-between. I had the biggest crush on him for so long, but thought he didn’t feel the same way since he’d go on dates and talk to me about them, and because I’m, well, me LOL.
I finally decided to stop being an idiot the other day and told him how I feel, and he actually felt the same way!! Turns out his friends, family and co-workers knew how he felt about me before I did.
It’s not the most romantic story, but it’s
our story, and I’m so proud of it! I’m gonna shut up now because I fear I’m turning into one of those girls who talk about nothing but their boyfriend xnsjxnchbc, but I love him and I’m so excited to see what the future has in store for us!!