Do You Have One Who Got Away?
The movie the Ghosts of Girlfriends Past has gotten me, as well as others in the dating business thinking - namely, about people we've dated but, for whatever reason, things didn't work out. I'll admit I have one person I consider to have 'gotten away', but it was also poor timing for the both of us. Still, it has crossed my mind that one day, I may want to make contact again for possible rekindling of the romance. Maybe.
But it seems I'm in the minority according to SpeedDate.com, who recently polled their users about the one who got away, and whether or not they'd want to reconnect again. Although 65% of the respondents stated they did have someone who got away, only 29% would want to make contact again to see if they could date once more. Just over 5300 people responded to the poll.
But what about you? Do you have someone that got away? What happened? Would you make contact with them again? Why or why not?
Nop, I’ve stuck with one.
Probably most of us have the feeling that a special someone got away; I did; and, I made that what might have been into some kind of prefect fanasty which could not be,in reality all we have is the now, one can not live in the past or the present;I wished that special someone well and eventually moved on
I let her go twice over with 4 years in between. It wouldn’t have worked without those mistakes but I’ll never let her go again.
I met mine at the age of 13. At the age of 15 we started “seeing” each other. We were on again off again for about 6 years. Been through a lot together… in fact a ton. We weren’t always very good for each other. He recently contacted me after a break of 9 years. It seems as if we’ve both changed and want “us” to work out. I guess we’ll take things one day at a time and see. Here’s hoping
My first love is definitely the one who got away. The timing wasn’t completely right and I thought there was no way I found the one for me that early on in life (end of high school, pre college). But it’s been two years and I still think about him. It was true love and I want it back…
yes. and its painful in hoping and waiting that someday he will come around
I have a “one that got away”. This is actually an odd story, we live across the country from each other right now. We met online, and we hang out when I’m in his part of the country but there’s always one of us who’s in a serious relationship. I know deep in my heart that he’s the one for me. You know when you just know??? Who knows what will happen, maybe one day…
I have someone that got away. Her name was Lori Ann Rouleau and I spent some of the most amazing times in my life with her!! She always understood me and we talked about everything, smiling and joking around was common for us and definitely the passionate fire of love burning between us… I look back now a year and I still think about her.tears and sadness keep tearing my heart apart everyday as I go and life seems so little to me.. Barely sleeping thinking about her now and forever wishing she could unbreak my heart.. To me love is more than words,love is every nurturing feeling you get with the ony person in the world that makes you happy. Lori Ann I love you now and forever.
yes, M and I were 21 when we met (at work) but were both dating other people, so that eliminated any potential for romance
nevertheless, we became very good friends over the next few years and eventually broke up with our SOs and started having feelings for each other (i was 24 or 25, i think), but we never took it to the next level. then one of our mutual friends passed away and we stopped speaking, beyond small talk (the occasional email, etc.). i think it was just too much for him, and i didn’t yet have my act together (i was still living at home and working only part-time). when i was 27, i got my own place, found a career that i enjoy, and met my future husband, T, all in the space of a year; it was like clockwork. however, i keep running into M because we live in the same town and work around the corner from each other. it’s so annoying because he tries to make small talk but i would rather just avoid him, put the past on a shelf where it belongs, but i guess life is just messy sometimes.