Hi there, I did my love story as a TEDx talk… I thought you would enjoy it. 🙂 toni

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zBiDaSuIRw

(Screen) Name: tonip

Hey frnds i'm divya..:) story begins frm my 1st day in d scul when i took admission in stndrd 11th.. I reached,,ws my 1st day an i ws damn nervous.. Bt i saw my frnd sakshi thre..! The bell rang n d time was whn the school used to get over, Thn me n my frnd bahar aaye near cycle stand,, thn jst turning bck i saw a boy.., use dkhte hi 1st time mjhe bilkul alag feel hua it was jst tht mene use notice kia.. Thn sakshi nd our classmate jo ki sakshi ka frnd tha shreyas hm sath ghr jane lage.. sakshi nd shreyas bar bar ek hi name le rhe the shubh bhai tb mene unki baato par zyada dhyan nai dia.. ek din mene sakshi se pucha tht wo ladka kaun h to usne mjhe bataya tht wo cls 12th k shubh singh h shreyas k bhai.. Also tht wo humari ek frnd diksha ko like krte h… Mene suna i ws shocked tht wo diksha ko like kse kr skte h,, phr socha may be jst frgt.. Phr i ws bsy studyng.. Thn i got to knw all tht abt shubh ws a rumour bt i d' nt care.. Phr i ws busy wd frnds.. session ka end aa gya tha hmare annual fnctions hne wale the.. It ws a rainy day mai school prctice k lie gai thi mai 1st floor pe sakshi, shreyas etc k sath thi.. i went out of the cls n jst infront stairs se koi ekdm jaldi me aa rha tha aas pas koi nai tha,, i saw the prsn nd he ws shubh i ws like oh my god aur phr is dar se he'll thnk as i'm staring him i went.. Jst as i entered i heard a voice "aur bhabhi jee" i ws shocked!! wo shreyas tha.. He said shubh bhai ko dkhkar bhag k aai na mene bahut bar bola nai – 2 bt he ws nt believing.. He kept on calling me bhabhi jee..!! Uske upar gussa show kr rhi thi bt inside i used to feel so sweet n spcl…! Thn it ws d final day "Annual function" I reached the venue nd shreyas aaya screaming itna late kyu hua?? I said shreyas ur brother and he ran as wo bahut darta tha apne bhai se.. Shubh mre samne tha n i ws amazed… ohhho!! he's the only 1 perfect on the whole planet… The day was passing nd shreyas kept on teasing me tb humara ek frnd faizal tha jsne mjhe kaha tht divya kya tm sach me shubh bhai ko like krti ho jhut mat bolna.. Tb maine bola YES…. He said ok mai baat krta hu aur wo seedhe shubh k pas gya kch bola phr mjhe bulaya mai gai… Faizal- bolo divya!! Mee- wht as i ws damn nervous… Shubh chala gaya..! function over ho gya aur mai kch keh nai payi.. and winter vacations ho gae.. One day we had a get tgthr shreyas ws thre nd usne mazak-2 me mre cel se shubh ko miss call kr dia.. Thn shubh ka call aya i recieved we had a casual talk..i told my name nd usne turant pehchan lia.. I thght oh he knws me.. Aftr tht faizal ka roz msg aata tha tht divya aj apni feelings zarur bata dna.. Mne ekdm drte hue call kia and badluck cel switch off tha.. I sended a msg..! aftr some time he called, he ws knwng wht i wntd to say but mre muh se sunna chahta tha.. I said all abt my feelings tht i really like uuh.. He ws nt sayn anythg mai puch rhi thi say whts ur answr nd he replied "agr mjhe tmse baat nai krni hoti to mera cel switch off hi rhta" i ws on the top of the world thn usne bola tht dkho tm zyada ladko se frndshp mat rkhna bcz mjhe pasand nai h etc.. Nd ye bhi kaha tht kal mai out of station ja rha hu so we c'nt talk till 1 week.. I said its all r8.. We said bye gud 9t to each other.. Aftr tht mai itni khush thi jse mjhe pata nai kya mil gya ho wo pura week mra isi intezar me beet rha tha tht kb wo aa jae aur mai usse baat karu.. I ws damn happy..! The week passed nd thn humari baat hui he ws so sweet.. bahar se jtna hi tough dkhta tha andar se utna hi cute tha.. Uske bare me sochte -2 mene use apne dream boy se compare krna shuru kr dia…! And thn i found tht he has all qualities jo mjhe apne dream boy me chahie thi smart, hndsome, pwerful nd d mst imp ki wo 1 women man ho..! Thn i noticed tht starting me din me ek bar hi sahi bt wo mjhse baat to krta tha bt suddenly 2 ya 3 dino tk uska cel swtch off rhne laga mene pucha why?? he said Exams hai n i'm under pressure.. Mene socha its ok exms k baad sb thk ho jaega…! 1 day he called me n he shared all his past wd me aur ye "bola tht jo pyr krta h wo barbaad ho jata h.. Mai to alag caste me shadi nai kr skta etc.. I was sad..:( he kept on avoiding me phr mene use ek din pucha tht i luv uh do u luv me?? Usne jo bola i ws hurt he said ki mai insb me nai padna chahta we wre frns.. I said bye frevr.. I thght i'l nt call him roti rahi roz ye sochti thi ki kya karu tht wo meri lyf me aa jae.. Uske purane msgs padhti thi aur khush ho jati thi.. Day passd uske exms over ho gae n i thght i'l expln him mai uske bina nai reh skti i told nd he asked tm mjhse kya umeed rkhna chahti ho i said ap mri kon si umeed puri kr skte ho he said 'sab umeede' i ws hppy he's bck bt no phr bhi wo baat nai krta h, kehta h i ws busy.. Mjhe iska koi solution nai mil rha, mai uske bina reh bhi nai pa rhi koshish ki.. Wht shud i do i luv uh shubh pls undrstd tht hw lucky uh r to hv sm1 who luvs u.. Pls Come.! Mri jsi ladki nai milegi tmhe.. Pls pray frnds tht wo samjh pae mjhe.. Babyee..:)

(Screen) Name: divya

I post my love story on a blog that I run. I would be happy if you check it out, leave a comment, give your opinion, tell me what was right, what I did wrong, give me advice. The story is actually still running in my life, it hasn’t ended yet and that’s why your help is welcome. Thank you.
theloveilive.blogspot . com

(Screen) Name: Anon Ymous

I knew I should be nervous about talking to people online, but in fact I wasn’t. What could go wrong? If i didn’t want to talk to someone, i could just block them or ignore them. I had an open mind and was excited to meet people. Lots of boys sent me texts when I first posted my screen name, but they never really interested me. It was just a bunch of awkward texts with strangers i couldn’t really connect with. But then I met him. When i first saw his picture, I thought he was the cutest guy i’ve seen so far. He had a nice, friendly smile. He didn’t look like a pervert, or a crazy confident player. But his up right posture and his hand subtly grazing the counter indicated he didn’t have insecurities either. And that was just my first impression. Immediately i was like smiling. He first sent me a text that was huuge. It had an introduction, and that showed me he actually cared about having a conversation with me, instead of just asking for pictures, like all the others! I immediately connected with him, because I wanted someone like that. A real conversation. He said he was 22, and that was another plus. But i didn’t respond to him that night, because i was tired of dealing with all the drama of guys asking for pics. the next morning, he texted me again and asked if he was too old. I felt sorry for him and decided to give him a chance. After that, we just started talking. He asked me how i was and told him how i got accepted into my dream university that day so i was really happy. Then he started asking questions about pervy stuff… sigh, guys. Then he asked for my number, and i gave it to him. He called me right away. We ended up talking for 3 hours. Days passed and we would skype on the weekend and text everyday. on valentines day he said he wished i could be his valentine. i asked if he would give me anything and he said yes i would bring you flowers and chocolate and a teddy bear. I really did have feelings for him. But i’m not sure if it can last since we live 6 hours away, and I’m going to college in the fall. he treated me like i was his girlfriend. His birthday past and now he’s 23. I’m 17 still, but turning 18 in 2 months. I first was baffled by our age difference. But then i realize it doesn’t matter unless you keep your mind closed. my friends keep telling me to stop talking to him, but i can’t and I know they would never understand me. THat’s why i want to talk about it all here because all my school friends will judge me. Thank you so much

(Screen) Name: waterberry

When I started high school there was a second year boy in my registration class. (I am female, just to clarify). I becamecloser to him, as a friend, until I realised I liked him. One Friday in the library, at the end of lunch time, I worked up the courage to ask him out. Unfortunately, he said no. I was,of course, upset and I felt really rejected. He didn’t talk to me much after that.
At the time there was a third year girl I was friends with at the time. She was openly gay and had a girlfriend.
The week after being rejected by the boy I liked, I felt less sad. I was getting over it.
On my Ask account, I got an anonymous message. Here’s my conversation with the anon.
anon: you’re really pretty.
me: aww thank you! Who is this?
anon: I can’t tell you. I just wanted to make you smile. You have a nice smile.
me: thank you!!!! Promise me you’ll tell me who you are?
anon: I promise.
me:pinkie swear?
The anonymous person didn’t answer.
But later I was talking to the girl (Her name is Erin) and she came out with “pinkie swear”.
She later told me that she’d ask me out if I wasn’t straight. But I told her that if she wanted to, she could.
So she asked me out after her exams..
Guess what I said?

(Screen) Name: Lolo Ruii Torres

So my love story begins when I was no older than about 4 or 5 years old, my mum told me we had guests coming over and I waited for my doorbell to ring that whole day. Soon, the doorbell rang (I must of waited for at least 8 hours for it to ring) and I hesitated. I saw my girlfriends dad walk through my door, I greeted him, and in came my girlfriend Hiba who at the time was a complete stranger to me. This was more than 12 years ago so the fact I remember some of this shows how much it means to me. I cant remember seeing her mum nor her sister. So, I introduced my self to her, I was speechless at this point though, she was beautiful. She said ‘Mum and dad, can I sleep with nabil tonight?’ we were only babies dont forget so dont get any ideas. It was time to sleep and Hiba slept with me, we talked about being scared of things and she said ‘you better not have cockroaches, im scared of them’ and i told her we didnt. Thats all i remember of that day. Soon she left, I was not happy. Our families didnt talk for about 10 years. In this time, she moved countries and grew obviously lol. She forgot me, but i never forgot about her. So it came to her cousins engagement, and I always call this fate because if it wasnt for the engagement we would never of met. So the engagement went by, we talked to each other and soon as we left again, we had msn and facebook to contact. So i messaged her and we got in contact we told eachother how much we liked eachother soon. As far as I can remember, I found out that after that convo she got a boyfriend who she had never seen before. I had never been so upset in my life I didnt talk to her for ages. Soon, I realized all i wanted was for her to be happy. So i helped her with the problems she was having. Soon, her parents found out and she left him and ran back to me. I opened my arms out for her for a reason im not of yet but i dont regret it at all. We are now 17,I love her so much.its been about 6 years now since we fell in love. I will purpose to her next year. I send her messages every now and then telling her how much i love her and its not a short text either. I traveled half way across the country and back in one day just to see her without my parents knowing. Nooone else would do this for the girl he loves.

(Screen) Name: nabilmughal

Hello everyone! My love story is kinda weird because I don't really have fallen in love with him but he is truly in love with me. It all started when we were born. I was born in November 1993 and he was born in January 1993. I (Isabelle) was in Turkey and he (Zack) was in UK. But we were related as my uncle got married with his aunt. Almost every year his family will visit us in Turkey. Once when we were three years old Zacj protested not to return back to UK because he doesn't want to leave me. He was crying so badly and my uncle asked him (as a joke) to bring me together to UK. But Zack said something that shocked everyone. He said "No! I won't bring her now to UK. After we have grown up I'll marry her and bring her to UK with me". But nobody took that seriously and everyone started to tease him since. After that we've seen almost every year till we were ten and later we didn't see each other for two years. Next we met when we were thirteen and I was shocked that he never forgotten even a single thing of me. He even correctly guessed that I've reached puberty (hahaha). Things go on till we were fifteen where Zack told me that it's our destiny to be together. Truthfully saying, the word 'destiny' will always give me goosebumps. I am always scared of destiny. That is the main reason for me not to fall in love with anyone as I can't promise them that I'll be with them forever. Even after Zack confessed to me I didn't say that I love him or not. I just said that I will marry you if it is our destiny so let's wait for it! He, totally respect my opinion on destiny, is waiting for the destiny until now. After his last visit when we were fifteen, I've never seen him and miss him a lot. We have each other contact details but we have never contacted. Later I got the news that he has became a singer in UK and he got a girlfriend. But I have never felt jealous because I believe in destiny. Last year where we were nineteen, he sent me a surprise birthday present all the way from UK to the country where I am now. I was so shocked that he still remembers me! Now that we are twenty, I received an e-mail from him last month. He confessed his love again and said that even though he is having a girlfriend, I will be the love of his life. And that he is still waiting for destiny. He doesn't force me to say YES to him but he joins me and wait for the destiny! Again I am saying, I love him as a person. I have never fallen for anyone romantically. But if it is our destiny to be together, I would be glad to marry him as we share the same habits, behaviours, interests, and so on. Wish us all the best! 😀

(Screen) Name: Isabelle

I met Eric when I was a teenager. He was seventeen and I was fifteen. There was an indescribable connection from the instant our eyes met. My best friend Rachel was dating his best friend Jamie and she introduced him and I. Ever since the day we met the four of us were inseparable,we hung out everyday we talked about everything, a lot of talking.. We’d always hang out at Jamie’s house because his parents were never home, Jamie was the life of the party literally! Eric was super shy. So one day we were over Jamie’s he somehow managed to get Eric to sing along with him and they sang to Rachel and I – You lost that loving feeling.. From the movie Top Gun.. It was the cutest sweetest thing ever, in my eyes.. Not long after that day we found out Eric’s mom and stepfather made the decision to move to Arizona.. We were all sad but he had to go, so the day came for us to see him off at the airport everyone said their goodbyes I was last I gave him a tight hug and said be safe I will miss you as it was his first time flying. I watched him board the plane and I ran into the bathroom and bursted out in tears!! I was crying uncontrollably and I didn’t know why I couldn’t stop.. I left the airport with Rachel & Jamie and we stopped at a local restaurant for some breakfast on our way home. As I was sitting at the table nothing felt right it was just the three of us and Eric was heavy on my mind.. All of a sudden You lost that loving feeling started playing in the restaurant. My heart melted.. It ached so bad for him, that’s when I realized I loved him. I was head over heels in love with Eric and I was going to do everything in my power to bring him home. Later on that night I called his father who lives here in town and asked if he can please have Eric call me.. I was always shy just like him but I needed to say how I feel, I couldn’t lose him. He called, I immediately said I miss you like crazy and I think I’m in love with you! You have to come home! He shyly giggled and said really? I said yes!! He said ok.. Two days later I received a phone call from him around midnight he said he was back home here in NY and was staying with his dad! Words can’t express the excitement I felt inside, then he shyly asked me to be his girl. I will never forget that hot August night of 1993… As time went by Eric wasn’t obeying his fathers rules and getting into Trouble and his father was threatening to send him back to Arizona with his mom, of course he didn’t listen we were teenagers so here we go again, Eric had to leave.. This time Eric was sobbing like a baby holding on to me so tight he didn’t want to leave me, I tried to be strong and said everything will be ok, we will be together no matter what.. We talked on the phone long distance every night for hours and hours for about a month until I saved up enough money for a train ticket to go see him! My parents were totally against the idea of their now 16 year old daughter traveling all alone on a train for almost three days and 3,000 miles away but I didn’t care. I was going and nothing was stopping me!! It was my first time traveling anywhere, I went through many obstacles to get to him.. My train hit a mail truck, derailed, had a four hour lay over in a strange city, all alone, I didn’t have a cell at that time.. I finally arrived in Arizona hours and hours late and I was so scared when I was all alone in the terminal not a person in sight considering it was like 2am. I just dropped my suitcase on the ground and sat on it and cried.. I looked up and he was standing about 12 feet from me smiling, I jumped up and just ran into his arms and cried.. I felt like I was in a romantic movie for a minute..Arizona was so beautiful actually breath taking I liked it so much I didn’t want to leave. Instead of staying for a week like I was suppose to I stayed a month with my parents angry and calling everyday to get home… It was time for me to leave and Eric didn’t want to let me go again, so he decided to quit his job and come home with me! We arrived back in Ny so in love and happy but just teens with no care in the world.. Eric needed a job so my father took him in an employed him at our restaurant we owned. He made pizza’s and I worked there too making subs. We were the cutest couple ever, I liked to think.. We had silly names for each other he didn’t like mayonnaise or tomatoes or onions on his ham subs, so he was my No mayonnaise, No tomato, No onion! I made friends with a local disc jockey on a radio station from always calling in and requesting songs that when he was mad at me I’d have the DJ say this is going out to Eric you’re her No mayonnaise,No tomato,No onion. Then one cold November night my life changed.. I was having horrible pains in my stomach and Eric rushed me to the ER.. The doctor couldn’t find anything wrong with me he ran a lot of blood tests and said we needed to wait an hour for the blood to come back.. We patiently waited.. He came into the room and said congratulations you’re going to be a father to Eric. What?!! I think both of our faces turned pale white, I don’t know who was going to faint first. All I kept thinking was oh my god my father is going to be devastated being the old school Sicilian that he is. I was terrified, Eric was surprisingly happy.. I was to scared to tell my parents. So I made Eric go to my father and tell him.. It went something like this- I got your daughter pregnant, but I love her and want to be with her and will take care of her for the rest of my life. My dad was like ok. Even though he was upset and didn’t like that his 16 year old was pregnant he excepted it and respected Eric. My mom was pissed didn’t like the idea at all… I was torn. Scared.. Ashamed.. All the above.. My mom was pressuring me to get rid of the baby.. I didn’t know what to do. Eric was scared I think, but was happy he was going to be a dad. Then that day came… The day that will haunt me for the rest of my life. My mother made an appointment to terminate the pregnancy and because I was only 16 I really didn’t have a choice at that time.. I’ll never forget the look on Eric’s face when he came to my door the day I had to tell him I wasn’t keeping our baby.. He looked me in the face and started crying and just ran out the door.. He jumped on a plane the next day and never said goodbye, never let me explain… Nothing.. He went back to Arizona and his mom changed their phone number. I finally got ahold of him and cried and begged him to forgive me, his mother called me a murderer it was just very devastating.. Months and months went by and I was dying inside I loved Eric more then anything in this world and did everything in my power to bring him back to me.. Almost a year went by and I wasn’t myself.. Wasn’t eating, sleeping, socializing with friends, I had really long hair, I cut it all off up to my neck like bob style.. I was in such a deep depression. I remember calling him one night and him telling me he was going to go out on a date with a girl from his moms work. That was like a knife in my heart.. So one day my friends were like enough is enough and got me out of the house and took me to a party where I met JR. He was nice. But I wasn’t interested.. There was only one man for me.. Eric.. Well JR. Kept on & on pursuing me to the point where I just said fine! And gave in. We started dating it took me a while and when I finally accepted Eric not coming back I pursued my relationship with JR. I got pregnant right away. I was about three months pregnant and it was another hot August day when I got a knock at the door! Guess who? It was Eric & Jamie & Rachel! Eric came home to visit and wanted to see me.. So I went with them to the county fair. Eric & I sat in the car and talked and he basically came back for me!! I had to look him in the eyes and tell him I was pregnant with another mans baby.. He looked crushed. I also lied right to his face and told him I didn’t love him anymore… I thought it was the right thing to do. Even though I loved him and longed for him with everything inside me I had to think about the life I had growing inside me. Eric & I talked on the phone a lot during my entire pregnancy.. We always kept in touch. It was April 1995 my beautiful daughter was born.. About two weeks after I got another knock at the door.. Guess who? It was Eric. He flew home. He asked if he can come in and see the baby.. He asked to hold her. He smiled and held her in his arms. It was a very short visit. Before he left he asked for a picture of my daughter & I. That was the last time I ever seen Eric….. We kept in touch here & there until about 2000. Then his phone calls stopped. I got word that he was getting married to an older woman about seven years older then I. I lost it. I went crazy, I tried everything in my power to reach him. I tried to stop the wedding. But he wouldn’t talk to me. All I know is he has a son and he is married. But I’ve never stop thinking about him or loving him still to this day.. I constantly pray to god that I will see his face or talk to him once again.. My life has never been the same since him.. I’ve never been able to feel or love any other man. I live with constant anxiety everyday of my life. I am not the same. And probably never will be. I’m not complete or whole. Eric holds the key to my heart, and I don’t understand why I can’t let go after all of this time. I talk about him all the time to my daughter who is now seventeen..she knows all about the greatest love of my life, and wishes someday to meet this Eric I speak so much about. It’s so weird that when I look into her eyes I see him at times…how is that even remotely possible?.. My heart will always long and ache for him until the day we meet again….My Soulmate..

(Screen) Name: NikkiXoxo

What can a person do when they see their best friend get hurt? I found out the hard way. She was not the type to fall in love, but there she was totally out of control. To her he was all she could ever ask for, for him it was just sex. I heard of him before. To me he was just another one of those, you know the fuck and chuck type. He’d look you deep in the eyes and smile like a little boy, and you was all his. Well, that’s what it was like until he met me.

When he got tired of my friend, he decided it was my turn. He start playing his little games hoping he would get something out of it. The thing he didn’t know though, was that you can’t play a game on a person who is already a player. Yeh, that’s what I was. I knew how to wrap a guy round my finger. I always used to get what I want. Bless him, he had no clue what was coming to him. I could no longer watch my friend get hurt, so I decided to give him a taste of his own game.

The plan was to make him fall in love with me and for me to break his heart, just like he broke my friends. Of course she was a part of it too. I was playing hard to get, and he was getting more and more turned on. We met almost every day, and night after night I was getting to know him more and more. One night were went for a walk, he turned around, stoped me and said that he could make me fall in love with him, but he doesn’t want to hurt me. I don’t know what happened but I put my arm around his shoulders, looked him in the eyes and before the words of what I was going to say came out, he kissed me.

We spent the whole night talking. Talking about life, about our plans and dreams, about us. For a bit I forgot all about the game. We watched the sun rise, than he walked me home and kissed me again. I was the first ever girl who he open up to. He was mine, all I had to do now was break his heart. That’s when I realized I couldn’t do so.

The more I got to know him the less I understood,but at the same time with all my heart. He was a mystery, so fascinating. So imperfect, but so beautiful. Before I realized I belonged to him. I kept lieing to my self, pretending I hated him. My pride was saying I had to win. My heart was asking me be with him. I was playing indifferent, crying inside.

The worst thing was, either way I was loosing. By loosing the game I could have him just for a minute, a minute when he could be all mine! before she would get me back. By winning I would loose him. I understood I was only fooling my self. I decided to tell my friend about everything. She loved him first, and she was my best friend. I knew he could never be mine. I couldn’t lie anymore.

He found out a few weeks after. I decided to tell him my self. That’s how I lost him. I know he hates me now. I don’t blame him. I guess, we cant plan everything in life. It’s full of surprises. You never know what life had planed for you.

Nights like this make me feel like nothing has changed.I still don’t want to take my make up off or get changed. Deep inside I hope I will get a text at 2am asking me to go meet him, and I would spend the whole night cuddling up to him in the back sit of his car. I can still feel my heart beating faster when he used to look at me. And although he never said it, I know he felt the same way. I miss that feeling, I miss everything about him. His voice, his eyes, the way he shivered when I scratched his back down his spine. The sound he would make when I would bite his lip. The warmth I felt when he was near.

I miss him so much. But a game can’t be played by two players, that way nobody wins, you both get hurt. I guess he will never know how I felt… how much I want to be in his arms one more time. I can only blame my self. He was not mine to love.

(Screen) Name: Player

we met late 2010, but some of my other friends had already none him for a couple years. I would’ve been 12, Him, 17. we lost touch for awhile when he got kicked out of his house…. but we started talking again about six months ago. we’ve always connected easily… and the weird thing is I’ve even had dreams about events in his life that he hadn’t told me about until I had described the dreams… But anyway, He’s my Best Friend. He always looks after me, and he’s the only person I feel Completly safe with. I turn 15 next month, he turns 20 in 6 months. I know it’s illegal… but he’s just… everything to me. and I know he loves me back. I can feel it. we promised eachother to wait until we’re older, so that people won’t try to tear us apart, but we still love eachother, and he’s still my everything. I wish people would understand that age doesn’t matter if you’re really in love. it would be a lot easier…

(Screen) Name: LetsNotAskWhyItsNotRight