My Failed Relationship

          Everyday examples are pretty easy to come by. I hear them all the time but non-disclosure is for the best. So I will reflect on one of my own personal experiences. It won’t have the same impact as others, but what can you do. So I met this girl Lauren in high school. She was tall, blond, sporty, and smart. We started going to the school dances together and before we knew it, we were kind of known as an item. But, it was a bit of a loose relationship. She was a bit cold and distant. I really couldn’t peg her for anything. Any time I tried to start a conversation with her, she either said she was busy, which was understandable due to 3 sports and being an A student, or she said a small drop phrase and ended the conversation before it started. After graduation, there was the typical year book signing. Since it’s the last for high school, we decide to have a bit of fun. So we each pass around our year books and gave each other a 10 minute constraint. So all of ours got filled to the brim with giant paragraphs reflecting on our 4 years together. There was no way any of us could read all of them within the next 2 hours before the buses left. So after we said our goodbyes, I tried to catch up with Lauren. She was already on her way out. I caught up with her and asked if she had any plans for the summer. She said yes and left. I was a bit dumbstruck but nothing I haven’t handled before. On the bus ride home, I found her section in the year book. In a nutshell, it said “These past few years were boring. We never really did anything together. So I’m breaking up with you.” Honestly, it didn’t hurt.

          In school, we were labeled as being in a relationship. It was strange not to either be in one or looking for one. So, we went with the flow expecting something to come out of it. Even if there was a chance we didn’t create any emotional attachment with each other. Despite any attempt I made, I couldn’t connect with her because I didn’t know how I should proceed. I kept testing the waters for any kind of response and got nothing substantial in return. She felt disappointed because the “relationship” didn’t live up to her expectations. Our relationship was gilded in happiness, but neither of us got anything out of it.