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How I Met My Boyfriend

So now, there's this other guy.

I've never thought of him as boyfriend material, really. At least, not for me. I just thought that we can be friends. Since I like going out with boys more than girls, I thought, hey, here's a buddy I can tag along with.

I'm an occasional drinker. It's just not my fault that almost every week there's an occasion. And where there's an occasion, there would be videoke. I'm all for that. And this guy, he apparently sings really well. There had been quite a number of occasions that I'd go to and I'd look for him but he won't be there. I just really wanted to hear him sing and hear for myself if he's as good as they say he is.

So, one time, there's a party I attended with booze and videoke and stuff. And voila, he is there! When he sang, I was able to confirm that what they told me was true. He does sing very well. So I sat beside him, chatted him up and we were slowly being friends. He's such a nice guy.

We were workmates, this guy and I. Although from different departments, we work in the same place. I remembered that I texted him that time that I was sick and I had to go home. Somehow, we ended up texting each other frequently.

Now this happened in the middle of the turmoil of my soul mate. My attention was slowly shifting from my soul mate to this other guy. He was giving me all the attention I thought I deserved. He was taking time to walk me home from work, almost everyday. Sometimes, we'd have meals together with common friends. And we have frequent text sessions. It was so confusing and I had to ask him, "Are you serious about this? What is all this? Does it mean anything to you?"

To which he said, "Well, if you're serious, then I'm serious too."

And that's that, I guess. I now have a serious boyfriend. So what do I do with my soul mate?

I texted him with: Let's end this thing between us because nothing good will ever come out of it.

Was I really that evil? Maybe. I mean, hello. We've been together for years and all I had given him was a bad break-up text. Sheesh.

But for the first time, I had felt peace. I felt relieved. Like everything was washed away. I had finally let go of my soul mate.

And then, another problem crossed my mind. Here's another guy. What made me so sure that he'll treat me better? Well, I thought to myself, at least this guy is new. If he'd ever treat me badly, he won't have made that much of a mark yet since this is a whole new relationship.

So, okay, let's do this thing and hope for the best.

Of course, I did not come without any reservations. I came with hang-ups from the previous relationship. I entered the relationship feeling that this will also end up in the dirt.

Boy, had he shown me what's what. And that will be another chapter altogether.