Stumbling upon an ex’s online presence always turns into trying to decide whether you’re their one that got away or they’re yours.
— Tyler Oakley (@tyleroakley) September 25, 2013
I think I’ve come to the conclusion that unless I’m currently dating you, I’m definitely your one that got away.
— Tyler Oakley (@tyleroakley) September 25, 2013
Do I have a one that got away? Hmm…
For a while it was Luke. I think Luke was my hardest break-up, even though I was the one instigating the whole thing. Luke was just so good, and I didn’t have a great reason for not wanting to be with such a good guy. So, yeah, I had regrets, and I thought, maybe, just maybe, he was the one who got away.
But then he ended up with someone who’s way better for him than I ever would have been, and she is happy, and I would have been miserable, and that’s the honest truth.
Shane’s the other one, but I’m not sure how much of that is based on reality and how much of that is based on the fact that we saw each other in person for a total of maybe 48 hours ever. It’s the Titanic romance. It’s pretty easy to have a perfect romance when it spans the course of days. I mean, we were long-distance daters for longer than two days, but does that really count? I don’t know. Maybe not.
So Shane’s the one that got away– or maybe just the fantasy that got away.
Oh, and I’m pretty sure I’m the one that got away for all the exes. Yep. Pretty sure. (Humble too.)