Wednesday, June 19, 2024

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Erik : 10 months

Good

- First love

- Go with the flow

- Very Intimate

- Fun, went out a lot

- Expressed desire and pride for me

Bad

- Judgmental at times of food or body, but not mean

- Liked drinking a little too much

- Left me the minute something was difficult

- Did not discuss future

- Only met family twice


Kyle : 1 year and a few weeks

Good

- Friends to Relationship

- We talked about the future at some point

- Best sex

- Held my hand

- Gave compliments

- Asked about me and my interests

- Enjoyed his family

- Adventures outside

Bad 

- Didn't know how to communicate with me

- Did not discuss future enough


Matt : 5 plus years

Good 

- Lots of fun together 

- Disneyland memories and trips 

- Movies, we both loved all sorts 

- Love started very started very early 

- Company during hard times for both of us 

- Great cat dad  to Toki & Piper 

- His family welcomed me with open arms 

- Traditions at Disneyland, Chicken Shack

- always had a feeling of comfort from/with him

- Felt like home

- Collecting pops was always a fun little adventure

- Always excited to see him

- Silliness together 

- Always made me smile or laugh

- That goofy little wave he did 

- Combing my fingers through his hair

- Santa Cruz & Tiki mugs 

- Great gift giver 

- Good roommates 

- Always surprising me with little trinkets 

- Cared about me and my health 

- I loved his excitement about things and how excited he got telling or showing me things, like Disneyland 

Bad

- No compliments

- Didn't show interest in my day or my hobbies

- No communication about his feelings

- Lacked empathy and concern about medical things

- No work/life balance

- Ended things without trying to improve or change anything

- I had to bring up what was wrong and practically breakup with myself 

- Not willing to try new foods or eat what I wanted

- Didn’t really want to travel 

- Not romantic

- Never bought me flowers

- Sex got a little “stale” but I think this was me mostly 

- Slob