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sinkingfeeling

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18. He went into the Army and I went to college. He married a girl in California while
Sun Sep 17, 2023, 10:15 PM
Sep 2023

at Ft. Ord and I married the wrong guy and dropped out of college. I divorced less than 3 years later, when my son was 10 months old. I knew my first love had gone back to Ohio to farm his dad's place. I didn't see him until my 50th. class reunion. It was sweet that he apologized for breaking up with me. We still text each other every once in awhile. He's on his second marriage and I never remarried.

We're still in touch via email. He married one of our spooky3 Sep 2023 #1
I last saw my first love at our 50th high school reunion. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2023 #2
Mine had a collapse about one month after we married (we dated from highschool for four years)... marble falls Sep 2023 #3
I'm lost for words but wish I had something comforting to say Deuxcents Sep 2023 #5
It's more than 50 years now. marble falls Sep 2023 #9
I'm so sorry! redwitch Sep 2023 #7
Absolutely surreal and heart breaking. marble falls Sep 2023 #10
He passed away at a young age kimbutgar Sep 2023 #4
Sounds kinda like mine, only mine has a string of DUI's. He's still alive. LeftInTX Sep 2023 #28
I married my first love Deuxcents Sep 2023 #6
I wrote about this at least once here, then deleted the whole thing.... Hekate Sep 2023 #8
My son had a first love that her mother broke up. MOMFUDSKI Sep 2023 #13
I am so sorry about your son -- and loss of other family members... Hekate Sep 2023 #19
YES, I married him. MOMFUDSKI Sep 2023 #11
According to my last love, I never had a first love. Iggo Sep 2023 #12
He died in Viet Nam. Biophilic Sep 2023 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Sep 2023 #16
he lives in Idaho Skittles Sep 2023 #15
He became a cop in Texas. BComplex Sep 2023 #17
He went into the Army and I went to college. He married a girl in California while sinkingfeeling Sep 2023 #18
He's dead. Solly Mack Sep 2023 #20
I was in touch with him about 15 years ago. mnhtnbb Sep 2023 #21
Yes! Dulcinea Sep 2023 #22
I married him. Mad_Dem_X Sep 2023 #23
It was in another country, and besides, the wench is dead. n/t malthaussen Sep 2023 #24
She is seated in the chair next to mine. TomSlick Sep 2023 #25
No idea, haven't seen him or heard from him in 30+ years. Ocelot II Sep 2023 #26
I don't know. LudwigPastorius Sep 2023 #27
I haven't seen her since high school Mr.Bill Sep 2023 #29
Well, we both graduated first grade... Conjuay Sep 2023 #30
A lawyer flamingdem Sep 2023 #31
Man, I don't even know who would qualify as a first love gratuitous Sep 2023 #32
She got the life she wanted and so did I. Jokerman Sep 2023 #33
Not really recently, but as of a few decades ago, yes DFW Sep 2023 #34
Yes Chi67 Sep 2023 #35
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