"The one that got away"

[Thyunda]

The one that got away...well, you know when you catch a fish? And it's in the net, and when you move it to the bucket, it slips away and somebody else catches it?


Well, that's pretty much what happened to me.
She disappeared during the transfer from net to bucket.

 

[Agent Larkin]

i have heard it before though, and it wasnt 19th century, TO GOOGLE

Just so you know im talking about characters set in the 19th century. Some are probably not written then.

I still googled it, was he a hunter?

Yes and if you have seen "The league of extraordinary Gentlemen" you would know he can't die as long as he is in Africa. Hence the post.

 

[DigitalSushi]

The one that got away...well, you know when you catch a fish? And it's in the net, and when you move it to the bucket, it slips away and somebody else catches it?


Well, that's pretty much what happened to me.
She disappeared during the transfer from net to bucket.

I just laughed out loud, thats an awesome analogy especially when you try to reference whats the net and whats the bucket in the metaphorical story.

It could be a number of things!.

 

[Hippobatman]

Yes, as a matter of fact I have.

So, there was me and this girl and we were getting along really nicely. This occured just before christmas so we were both busy with family stuff and the like. I asked her if she wanted to "hang out" after the holidays, to which she replied, "why yes, maybe we should" with a huge, inviting smile. "Super", I thought while walking away.

Now for the twist, surprise, surprise; it involves alcohol:

At a christmas party I got a bit too drunk and made out with an ex-girlfriend (who was dating someone else (now a good friend of mine, seriously)), right smack in front of her.
I remembered nothing the following day, and understood nothing when she said that "We could never be". I was devastated, and after two or three days of depression and angry/aggressive music I was back on my feet, determined to set things straight again, without her.

However, my newfound pride got a small sting when she a couple of days later got together with a friend of mine. I managed to keep my cool, and to my own amusement I realized that I was better off without her, as she was yelling at her boyfriend when he was showering up/changing after gym class. "I'll be out in 5 minutes, darling", he said. "I'm only giving you 3", was her reply, totally serious. It was almost as me and the other guys in the wardrobe could hear the whip through the phone. That was the moment I got my closure.

Now I have a great girlfriend, and I'm super, thanks for asking

 

[Fingerprint]

Yeah there was one, we went out for about 6 months and then it sorta faded out and there's not much hope of re-kindling that one now (which is a real shame) as in about a month I'm going travelling.

 

[Yuzzi]

I was too confused and drunk to communicate when a chick who was something like 5 years older than me wanted to get to know me better in one way or another. But well, it's not a once-in-a-lifetime chance. All I have to do is step outside and... Well, that's probably the hardest part.

 

[sallene]

Love is a biochemical response no different than taking the right kinds of drugs.


That and it makes you weak.


And taints your mad kung-fu skills.

 

[the_unseen]

Nope. Never had a girl. I do have someone though that won't love me no matter how hard I try... <color=white>Maxi

Nope. Never had a boy. I do have someone though that loves me no matter often I tell him to give it up...

lol you're both perfect for each other! although if that means a relationship or a deathmatch I'm not sure yet.

 

[[Gavo]]

I've yet to get one, yet alone to have one "that got away".

 

[Thyunda]

The one that got away...well, you know when you catch a fish? And it's in the net, and when you move it to the bucket, it slips away and somebody else catches it?


Well, that's pretty much what happened to me.
She disappeared during the transfer from net to bucket.

I just laughed out loud, thats an awesome analogy especially when you try to reference whats the net and whats the bucket in the metaphorical story.

It could be a number of things!.

Well, maybe you could see it as going from friendship to a full fledged relationship.
Or from my van to my basement.

Depends on your taste.

 

[DigitalSushi]

The one that got away...well, you know when you catch a fish? And it's in the net, and when you move it to the bucket, it slips away and somebody else catches it?


Well, that's pretty much what happened to me.
She disappeared during the transfer from net to bucket.

I just laughed out loud, thats an awesome analogy especially when you try to reference whats the net and whats the bucket in the metaphorical story.

It could be a number of things!.

Well, maybe you could see it as going from friendship to a full fledged relationship.
Or from my van to my basement.

Depends on your taste.

I was going for the latter!

 

[Queen Michael]

This is my story:

I have no friends. No friends at all, whether you count work friends, friends from school, Internet friends, friends from no-where in particular... None at all. Up until recently I've been fine with that, since the things I like to do (reading classic novels and epics, and comic books of all kinds) don't require friends and anyway I'm kind of antisocial. But lately, I've wished there was someone I could talk to and be with, so I've decided to get a friend. The problem is that unless I go to school (it's summer vacation) or have a job (I quit my job due to the incredibly bad pay and the terrible way they treated their immigrant workers) or have other friends to introduce me to someone (I have none, remember?), getting friends is tricky. It's not like some stranger with good taste in books, comics and movies is just going to sit down next to me on the bus and start talking.

Except that's exactly what happened. Go figure.

Unfortunately, that was before I decided to get a friend, so I politely declined the girl's offer of meeting again. (And here's me thinking no girl would ever beg me for my phone number.)

But half a year later, we met again on the train station. We were going the same way, so we talked for an hour. Again she asked for my phone muber or e-mail or something, again I declined to give it to her.

The third time we met was four days later at the Gothenburg book fair. The same scenario happened, and this time I seriously considered starting a friendship, but decided not to. Her parting words were "Maybe I'll see you at the next book fair."

So it's about three months to the next book fair, and until then I can't contact her. I have no details about where she lives, but I wait patiently for the book fair, where I'll meet her again. She was at one of the booths, helping her brother who's an editor.

Of course, I could try to contact her. She only told me her first name, which is a common word, like the English name Promise, but thanks to clever deductions I managed to figure out her name and even find her Facebook page. I can't contact her through facebook, though, because I'm determined to stay away from things like that. Still, I could contact her by writing her brother at the publisher he's an editor at, but I'm not too sure how that'd work.

So here I am, not sure what to do.

 

[ad5x5]

I've had the one that got away.
You can only ever have one (by definition) and I kick myself for letting her slip away from me.

I wish her happiness and health in whatever she does. I loved her with all my heart and she will forever have a place there.

True love, where the other loves you as much as you love them, is a time to cherish and savour. It was the best time of my life, I shall be exceedingly lucky if I ever know times like that again.

Now, to the pub, where I can drown my sorrows at losing this beautiful flower who loved me while I loved her.


(To the OP:
Thanks for bringing back these memories - now I'm really depressed)

-A

 

[[Cold-Shoulder]]

never had one hope I never will. :|

Yes, I have had one get away. Now back to work on my time machine to remedy the matter.

God speed

 

[Not Carl]

Yeah, me and like everyone else.

She was this quiet girl at my school, and I (stupidly) thought I could do better. I talked to her a lot though, and found out she was really cool and we got along. But she was like a 6 and I was busy chasing 8s and 9s.

I felt like I was leading her on so I broke it off before it turned into anything so I could concentrate on better looking girls. That failed and now I'm alone and she won't even talk to me, and I miss her company.

But hey, live and learn, get over it, etc.

This is my story:

I have no friends.

I will be your friend!