the swap.

*Disclaimer, this is an extremely personal and touchy story that I do not like to discuss much with people that I am not extremely close with, with that being said, any distribution or re-posting without the expressed consent of I, Matthew Powers, is strictly prohibited*

     

       To fully understand the gratitude of my uncomfortable-ness, we need to take a ride for a blast from the past. I started dating my girlfriend when we were 16 in high school. Our entire first year of dating was centered around our parents driving us to see each other. This created a burning desire to see each other more, until we could not go a day without seeing each other, and go a minute (not me)
without texting or snapchatting one another. We continued this path even when we both had our licenses, and all the way until after senior year of high school and into the beginning of freshman year college.

      We were inseparable, we had plans for our future together, destinations we wanted to reach, and goals we both wanted to attain together.

      Okay, now you have the gist of that relationship, you are about to hear another one including a good friend. We were never ones to hangout alone, but in groups we had great times. We played soccer and baseball together growing up, we were as close as you can get without being close. Well he had a girlfriend that he dated since like 7th grade or something like that, and they were always off and on, in middle school, during period changes the hallways were always filled with 4 minutes of whispering and chaos of drama between them.

      Well, LONG story, both couples broke up 2 weeks after my birthday. LOL. Anyway, this is where it gets more juicy than the spread of people magazine. Get ready to sink your teeth into your lips. We swapped romantic interests. However at the time me and my friend did not hangout anymore. But it
was weird ya know? The weirdest thing was, I hooked up with this girl already freshman year of high school, and my girl had talked to my friend in the past. So i guess you can say we were in a love square lol.

     This little fling of mine lasted about 3 weeks, before we both decided to end it. She got back with her EX easily.. but me, it was a long egregious process. After an extremely long month and half of trying to amend the bridges burned (I was kind of  DB to my EX when I was flinging with the other) I finally succeeding in wooing my ex girl back to me.

   

      I won't deny, the entire process was very uncomfortable.. every last detail and little motion. EVEN till this day, writing this I am uncomfortable, but the best thing to do about insecurities and things we are uncomfortable about is to share them. Once everyone knows, you no longer are hiding it and can no longer feel like you should.
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Just to finish this love story, me and my girl from high school are still together, and have been ever since I got her back to me in this story. It will be our 4th year on December 29.