Something Sophisticated

History of Relationships

7th Grade, Marcus

‘Dated’ for one week. He moved to Florida without telling me. Moved back in 9th Grade and wanted to start dating again. Unfortunately, I had already been exposed to how beautiful having boyfriends could be. Oops. His bad for moving.

8th Grade, Mitchell

3 summer months of puppy love. Introduced me to the meaning of ‘butterflies.’ Gave me my first kiss outside of the Issaquah Public Library on the corner of Front Street. He’s still a good friend of mine to this day. Currently dating a girl who means the world to him and I wish him the best.

9th Grade, Jesse

Oh man, this kid made my life worth living. 3 months into our relationship he tells me he loves me, and having no past experience with ever being loved by a boy (a very cute one at that), what am I suppose to say back? Obviously, I tell him that I love him too. I’m sure I did at one point, before or after we ran away for 2 days sleeping in a hippie van, I’m not sure of. He was sweet, loved everything about me, and most importantly would do absolutely anything for me. His parents wanted him to move to Pennsylvania with his dad (hence the running away), so we rebelled. I hated being away from home and caved when hunger hit me. We went back to my mom’s and he spent the night while I slept with my mom in her bed; there was to be NO sexual relations between Jesse and myself. (You were about a week too late, mom.) His mom showed up the next morning with my God Mother and a cop, so obviously he had to leave. He got on that plane and all I could think of when I came home from school that day was ‘The last time I saw him was when he walked me to school this morning…why isn’t he here now?’ We kept it going for a couple weeks until I couldn’t handle the long distance and completely and utterly dumped him. I kept communication with him over the years; haven’t talked to him in 6 or 7 months. He dropped out of high school two years after our break up. I miss him a hell of a lot sometimes.

10th Grade, Hayden

Dated for a week. Mostly a rebound. Three words: World of Warcraft.

11th Grade, Bradford

Met through a mutual friend, Daniel. He was new to everything physical and I didn’t pressure him…at first. We slowly fell in love. I moved too fast because it was what I was used to, and I’m not blaming myself. I was exposed to a certain type of relationship and didn’t know any better. I thought moving fast was how it was suppose to be. Apparently, that wasn’t the case for Brad. He liked holding hands and watching movies. I went over to his apartment and ate dinner with him and his mother most week days. (He was a mama’s boy, and he lived 3 blocks away!) His sister never liked me, and I can’t blame her. His mother is a complete sweetheart and I still talk to her occasionally. After meeting most of his family and knowing him inside and out, we started to lose touch of why we were together in the first place. I met someone who found me irresistable and I was vulnerable from how shoved-to-the-side I was feeling from Brad. The day after he graduated from high school, I went over to his house and asked him if he loved me. His response, ‘I don’t know.’ Needless to say, nine months of dating means nothing once summer comes around. We parted ways and never saw each other again.

12th Grade, Taylor

Can corruption be defined in any better way? One word defined this relationship and it started with an S and ended with EX. One month, one moral learned. That being: get to know a person before you’re naked with them.

12th Grade, Jake

5 days and all I have to say is: HA! NEVER AGAIN.

12th Grade, Max

He’s a cutie. Knew how to be a boyfriend, but he was busy all the time. Didn’t make time for me, so I decided I should just leave him alone. He found someone who makes him happy, and I’m happy for him. :D

12th Grade, Josh

I’d known him since 10th Grade and he was the goofiest guy. I could be myself with him and not worry about being embarrassing. We lasted for 2 months, and it was all because he had school and work. First time I had dated a guy that hadn’t had a girlfriend before. Well…not a long relationship. I don’t talk to him anymore and I didn’t expect to, but I do miss his friendship at times.

12th Grade, Will

He made me feel like he was completely infatuated with me and I loved every second of it. He was a hopless romantic. We went on one date and he was so nervous. He got a little too attached and it freaked me out. One thing I’ll remember with him was a very nice kiss.

12th Grade, Greg

Oh dear Lord…he’s the man I want to marry when I ‘grow up.’ He makes me laugh and we’ve shared many embarrassing, happy, and sad moments together. Inside jokes GALORE. He lives in Seattle and picked me up to go hang out twice a week. Being tens of miles away, I didn’t expect much of a relationship, but I was wrong. One month was all we dated, but it felt like so much longer. I met his parents, and his brother walked in on us both topless. He now remembers to put a tie on the door. He was the first person I smoked pot with, and it was one of the most memorable nights of my life. (Not because of the pot, though that might have some significance…) He’s handsome and passionate and I can barely stop thinking about him even months later. I swear, that boy will be the death of me.

12th Grade, Danny

Bradford’s best friend + never had a girlfriend + nerdiest most metro guy I’ve ever met = worst boyfriend ever. But he makes a great friend, don’t get me wrong. I’m sure there is a girl out there perfect for him; we just disagreed on too many things and in the end it got to me.

12th Grade, Kristof

Dated 3 days. I have a sneaking suspicion over his sexuality. Dumped me because we were ‘moving too fast.’ First of all, we only kissed. Second, what the fuck? Either that’s a bullshit excuse to get out of this alive or he really means it. Either way, he was a horrible kisser. Nice guy. Funny guy. Horrible boyfriend.

12th Grade, Eric

We’re in love with each other but too scared to say it. He’s the sweetest, most protective, benevolent person I’ve ever met. Not to mention, he’s best friends with my best friend. We are the coolest people I know. He’s friends with absolutely everyone. He’s my acorn and I am his sun. <3