Archive | Confessions

Tangie’s Story: First Valentine’s Day

June 18, 2009 /

I was dating my boyfriend for almost a year and this was our first Valentine’s Day together. He came over to give me my gift, which was a nice watch. It wasn’t extravagant, but it was lovely and I truly appreciated it. Then he proceeds to tell me that we won’t be able to spend…

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Suzi’s Story: Lisa

June 18, 2009 /

This actually happened to someone VERY close to me (I’ll call her Lisa) and I just about wanted to K-I-L-L her boyfriend over it! Lisa had been dating a guy for 7 years, they even moved in together. I become a roommate during the last 1 1/2 years. They were both very athletic and went…

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Michon’s Story:

June 18, 2009 /

I met a guy thru another guy I worked with. He lives in California & I live in Florida. It started out as just “hi, how are you?”, very casual. But as time passed – it became more & more intense. We talked on the phone, we would IM each other, chat on FaceBook &…

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Kimberly’s Story: James

June 18, 2009 /

We met on Yahoo personals. He seemed perfect – he liked racing, was nice looking, worked for Harley-Davidson, and seemed so sweet. We dated for a year and a half – I never had a better time and hoped we would one day get married.One afternoon when I walked into his place, I noticed a…

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Sally’s Story:

June 18, 2009 /

I moved in with my Busy and Important boyfriend, the toast of Saratoga Springs, NY. Every day, when we walked his dog downtown, he’d stop and wave and yell at everybody. “Duuuude!” “Word up!” “My man!” (He’s not black, a surfer, or nineteen years old). I’d politely pause while the dog delivered a lawn sausage…

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Lauren’s Story: Creepy Wayne

June 18, 2009 /

In high school I dated this guy named Wayne. He was pretty goth, but I thought it was cool. He always wore Cannibal Corpse T-shirts and loved that song “Black Number 9”. Anyway, he seemed really sweet and was sort of dangerous so I was in. He used to ride his bike to my house…

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Alexandra’s Story:

June 18, 2009 /

What was I thinking…I should have come to my senses a mutiple of times. I was 21 years old when I met my boyfriend and proceeded to date him for 2.5 years. After the first year I was working and realized that you could look up information on the county records for land use and…

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Meg’s Story: The Last Bad Boyfriend

June 18, 2009 /

My sister called me about 3:00 on the Friday afternoon before Memorial Day weekend. “I have breast cancer,” she said.Her husband and two 20-something daughters had already left town for various long weekend festivities. She had planned three days of being blissfully alone and catching up on chores, uninterrupted. She discovered a hard, pea-sized lump…

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Wendy’s Story: The Pullout

June 18, 2009 /

Until I claimed it, the pullout sofa had rarely functioned as a bed. It was planted in the middle of Jen’s living room/eating area, upholstered in a beige cotton that easily picked up dirt. The sheets didn’t match. They were leftovers from sets that had once been complete. Jen handed me a sleeping pill. “Just…

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Dorothy’s Story: Why Can’t I Move On?

June 18, 2009 /

What was I thinking when I thought being a friend with benefits with my ex-husband was a good idea when I knew he was seeing someone else, with whom he just spend this Valentine’s weekend with, yet he stopped by yesterday to see me. Talk about feeling like the other woman, oh and by the…

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