So who would you f@ck if you weren't ordinarily attracted to that type?

[tabbycat31]

10. I was with someone who was not my type

We started out as friends and I was not initially attracted to him. About the only thing we had in common was politics, but I still went out with him for a few months until he really hurt me (he left me stranded as I moved halfway across the country for a job assignment).

When I first realized he wanted to be more than my friend, it took me some time to process it. I went out with him that night and it was his usual night out, but I didn't enjoy it like he did (I'm not exactly a person who stays at the bars until closing time). On subsequent 'dates' (if you could call them that), I'd sit there bored on his couch while he watched football.

In retrospect I realize he was all wrong for me, but I really fell for him. I don't know if I necessarily loved him, but I really liked him. There were several red flags about him that I failed to see, or even defended because of my feelings for him. I'm replaying over and over all the mistakes I made with him (he said it was his fault, but nobody is perfect) because I'm sort of seeing someone else (who is exactly my type, but lives 6 hours away from me).