2 in 1
When I was a young and emotionally stunted cockwit, I had a friend called W with whom I would fool around at parties. She felt more for me than I did for her, and eventually I lost all my friends over the issue.

After most of a year, everyone calmed down enough for us to start getting on again, and W and I saw 2007 in snogging one another senseless. I still didn't have the stones to actually ask her out (despite the fact that not doing so was probably going to get me thumped). On the night of her 18th birthday it became clear she was getting a bit worked up by the fact that I was -for lack of a better phrase- using her. Again. It was now or never.

She had to duck out to take out some money, so I volunteered to go with her. Cue much eye rolling and looking angry from friends who were also getting a bit pissed off. We got to the cash point. By now I was almost blacking out from stress (first time I'd ever asked a girl out, at age 18. Oh the shame).

Me: "Listen, W. I... you... I've always really liked you..."

My throat froze solid. I probably looked like I'd been kicked in the fork. The words just wouldn't come. Thankfully she had the brains to figure out what I meant, and she kissed me as her way of saying yes. Score.

Over the next 8 months or so she prised me out of my shell, gave me confidence I never knew I had, and generally fixed my life in every way. 3 months in I told her I loved her, while we were lying on our backs looking at the stars and treetops in a park at 4am. She said it back. Then a friend of ours vomited behind us.

Unfortunately, I had to cock it all up by kissing someone else while hammered. I got a thump for that (off W).

We didn't see each other for a couple of months, but we were still so smitten despite everything that we could barely cease talking for more than a week. Just after New Year 2008 I was invited to stay with her at uni for a few days: the first time I'd seen her since the day I gave back her stuff.

She met me off the coach. It was raining. We got Chinese food. It was like we'd never been apart. We went back to her room. There was nowhere to sit except the bed.

20 minutes later we're lying in said bed, a healthy glow about us. I looked her in the eye, no longer afraid.

"W... I still love you."

She cried, I very nearly cried, it was beautiful. We've been together ever since. Only 9 months, but it's still going brilliantly. She's perfect for me in every way. We decided today (at 5am) that if we ever get married, we'll have Tim Minchin's 'If You Really Loved Me' and 'You Grew On Me' played at our wedding. I've grown up that last little bit enough to stop taking risks ("seeing if I can get away with snogging Girl X" being typical of my old behaviour) and keep faithful.

Length? 18 months if you don't include the 3 months apart.
(bad1dea, Tue 2 Sep 2008, 22:33, 7 replies)

I enjoyed that.. nice one
Favourite sentence: "3 months in I told her I loved her, while we were lying on our backs looking at the stars and treetops in a park at 4am. She said it back. Then a friend of ours vomited behind us"
( chart cat has an itch, Tue 2 Sep 2008, 23:21, closed)

i completly support
your choice of wedding music. truly excellent
=]
(bryony*niamh kneecaps exist to be hit with clawhammers., Wed 3 Sep 2008, 0:55, closed)

At the age of 28...
...I've also just grown up that last little bit and stopped being a cock. You got there a good decade before I did, old chap. Good show.

Have a click.
(Sir Harrington Titsmith disgraced himself on, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 10:08, closed)

2 in 1?
I feel a little bit cheated. Especially after I saw it in a film recently. It bothers me slightly that the men have to 'touch' - and quite intimately so. That would put me off. Plus the girl probably didnt actually like it as much as she was making out.

Oh i'm sorry have i wandered into the wrong room?
( I have run out of coke is a little sweaty, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 11:06, closed)

Was it....
The girl you mentioned in this post? - b3ta.com/questions/regrets/post62853
(Lord of Balrogs, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 14:46, closed)

@ Lord of Balrogs
Yep, that's her. Note the second sentence. Just how thick was I?!
(bad1dea, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 15:23, closed)

I am glad...
..that there has been a happy ending to that story.
(Lord of Balrogs, Wed 3 Sep 2008, 22:17, closed)