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Decent chance

you want a second chance with me!? The first time around you told me no, but now you want to see if "we" will work out? I took a chance to see if "we" would work, you said no. Now the tables have turned and you are revisiting "us" well here's my answer. No. Why do you let fear drive you? You never gave me a chance, and now you'll never have the chance again. If we were truly meant to be then should've let your guard down and given me the chance. You said I was different, but you treated me like everyone else. 1 yr. later and I've moved on, I'm over you, but you're trying to re-kindle the flame I once had. "we" won't work out even though you want to give me the chance. You'll give me the chance now, but I don't want you. The tables have turned, you never trusted me enough to give me a decent chance.
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jonathan-r-lesher
25 / M
For You?
Written by
jonathan-r-lesher
25 / M
Published
Apr 27, 2016
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Notes

To the girl who turned down the request to be my girlfriend:

You told me secrets no one else knows, about your childhood and the struggles of abuse, multiple suicide attempts, and a failed engagement. I understood you, and I wanted us to be more than just friends.

You wanted to be more than just friends with me too, you said so.

It still hurts to know you threw me away despite what we had.

All I wanted was the honesty I gave you, reciprocated. But you couldn't tell me all you truly felt, instead 1 year later I learn that you did indeed love me but I was moving too fast- why couldn't you have just told me that? Instead you couldn't even tell me to my face, but sent 4 text messages and we're through. Shallow. All-time low. I was so sure you were the one. Coincidence? We're both still single and alone full a year later, and I've never been more content to be single. Last April was a different story, we had a genuine relationship but you never gave me the chance because you let irrational fear drive us apart. There's no looking back now - I'm just a lost cause it's all I'll ever be. TM

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