I’ve never been on a date. Nope, not a single one. It’s not that I don’t want to (because I do!). It’s just that, so far, no one’s asked me. And, yes I know it’s 2021 and I could ask someone out myself. But being on the shyer side, I haven’t gotten up the courage.
Let’s rewind a few years. There I was, just a week into 10th grade, already crushing hard on a guy in my English Lit class.
I tried to pay attention to Pride and Prejudice, but I couldn’t help but glance at my new crush a few times. When class ended, I wanted to talk to him, but he left before I could work up the nerve. I told myself it would be best to wait, anyway. Heck, I didn’t know if he was even single.
Later, I found out that he was…at least, back when I’d first spotted him. Sadly, a few weeks later, I saw him holding hands in the hallway with another girl from our class. I was devastated.
But that boy made me realize I wanted a crush. Actually, no, more than that, I wanted a relationship. I figured by New Year’s I’d like another guy. And plenty of my friends were still single, too, which helped me feel better about my relationship status.
But the rest of the school year came and went without anyone asking me to a dance through some elaborate proposal—or even texting to ask if I wanted to go get coffee.
Junior year? Same deal. As prom approached, more and more of my classmates got dates. I felt stuck on the sidelines while everyone else’s lives were moving blissfully ahead. Why didn’t anyone tell me high school romance wasn’t always like TV and the movies?
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