I Tried Online Dating
I just remembered something and I'm actually realizing how risky/dangerous it was.
Soooo when I was 14 I got a BlackBerry and well I didn't really have friends I could hang out with IRL so I spent most of my free time listening to music and watching music videos/teaching myself to sing etc.
Then one day I got the bright idea of searching for bbm pins of people my age on the internet lol and surprisingly I found lots of sites. A lot of people I connected with were bots but I luckily found someone my age (of slightly older/younger. I can't really remember). Her name was Iqra lol and we talked about lots and lots of stuff. I remember I was 14 because I remember us laughing about December 21, 2012 which was supposed to be the end of the world lol. I think I really "loved" her. I honestly really enjoyed talking to her and wanted to meet her so bad. We sent pictures of ourselves to each other (of course, everything was PG, I was still fairly innocent) and I remember she had so many differently colored hijabs and cultural/Islamic clothes. She lived in the UK, I remember that too. I really liked her and couldn't believe she liked me so much too.
I wanted so badly to meet her in real life lol. I was convinced back then that I'd become famous for something and then get to finally be with her😂😂
Then the next year I got bundled off to boarding school and I didn't get to use my phone for a long time. When I got back home she wasn't there anymore, or something, I can't really rmemeber but I know I never got to talk to her again after that. It was pretty sad lol.
I'm just laying down listening to music right now and realizing how extremely RISKY that was. Lol I could've been targeted by creepy old men/women online or something. But somehow I got lucky and met a nice girl my age😅😅
I've also 'dated' someone online fairly recently, late 2016- early 2017 and it was also a great experience. I was convinced it was my first😅 and I can't believe I forgot about Iqra.
I've never dated anyone in real life because I honestly really find it hard to meet anyone I really share enough in common with. Especially considering the fact that I live in Nigeria but I spent my early years in the United States. I just don't relate to a lot of stuff people like here even though I'm fully Nigerian. I also think even if I still lived in the US I'd be kind of 'weird' my music taste for example. I love stuff from the 60s - early 90s. And early a few modern artists like Bruno Mars, early Justin Bieber (reminds me of Tevin Campbell/MJ. Arguable but that's me), etc.
I just hope eventually I meet someone I can love lol. Throughout my life I've been so focused on building myself and I think I have a considerably 'impressive' CV of achievements but my social skills have suffered as a result. I wonder what my first real life relationship would be like.
P.S I turn 20 in 3 weeks😅😅
Soooo when I was 14 I got a BlackBerry and well I didn't really have friends I could hang out with IRL so I spent most of my free time listening to music and watching music videos/teaching myself to sing etc.
Then one day I got the bright idea of searching for bbm pins of people my age on the internet lol and surprisingly I found lots of sites. A lot of people I connected with were bots but I luckily found someone my age (of slightly older/younger. I can't really remember). Her name was Iqra lol and we talked about lots and lots of stuff. I remember I was 14 because I remember us laughing about December 21, 2012 which was supposed to be the end of the world lol. I think I really "loved" her. I honestly really enjoyed talking to her and wanted to meet her so bad. We sent pictures of ourselves to each other (of course, everything was PG, I was still fairly innocent) and I remember she had so many differently colored hijabs and cultural/Islamic clothes. She lived in the UK, I remember that too. I really liked her and couldn't believe she liked me so much too.
I wanted so badly to meet her in real life lol. I was convinced back then that I'd become famous for something and then get to finally be with her😂😂
Then the next year I got bundled off to boarding school and I didn't get to use my phone for a long time. When I got back home she wasn't there anymore, or something, I can't really rmemeber but I know I never got to talk to her again after that. It was pretty sad lol.
I'm just laying down listening to music right now and realizing how extremely RISKY that was. Lol I could've been targeted by creepy old men/women online or something. But somehow I got lucky and met a nice girl my age😅😅
I've also 'dated' someone online fairly recently, late 2016- early 2017 and it was also a great experience. I was convinced it was my first😅 and I can't believe I forgot about Iqra.
I've never dated anyone in real life because I honestly really find it hard to meet anyone I really share enough in common with. Especially considering the fact that I live in Nigeria but I spent my early years in the United States. I just don't relate to a lot of stuff people like here even though I'm fully Nigerian. I also think even if I still lived in the US I'd be kind of 'weird' my music taste for example. I love stuff from the 60s - early 90s. And early a few modern artists like Bruno Mars, early Justin Bieber (reminds me of Tevin Campbell/MJ. Arguable but that's me), etc.
I just hope eventually I meet someone I can love lol. Throughout my life I've been so focused on building myself and I think I have a considerably 'impressive' CV of achievements but my social skills have suffered as a result. I wonder what my first real life relationship would be like.
P.S I turn 20 in 3 weeks😅😅
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