My first love, my biggest lesson.

First of all, it's not an anime related post. So you guys can ignore it.
I made this post just to share my real life story with a few friends.

Let's begin 😶

Back when I was in class 10, new girl joined my coaching, tbh, she was kinda cute. At first, I just wanted to be friends with her. I never imagined that this friendship would turn into one-sided love.

I started going to coaching regularly just to see her and talk to her. Whenever she smiled and talked to me, even for a few moments, my whole day felt perfect.

I was scared to confess my feelings because I didn’t want to ruin our friendship. I just never wanted to see her hurt.
Then, when we entered class 11, we chose the same stream but went to different schools. Because of that, I completely stopped seeing her.

When we finally met again, I gathered all my courage and confessed my feelings — thinking that if she accepted, great, and if she rejected, at least I’d get rid of the burden in my heart.

To my surprise, she accepted. I still remember, I was so happy that I actually cried… 😶

But a few days later, my parents found out that I was in love with a girl. They were very strict and scolded me harshly. I can still remember the disappointment on their faces. The most painful part was realizing that they had lost their trust in me. For at least 2–3 months, they looked at me with suspicion — checking my phone when I wasn’t around, and so on. (To be honest, I deserved that.)

Even then, I was so crazy about her that I ignored everything...secretly meeting her, talking to her, while still trying to maintain my studies.

Then, after a year, she cheated on me 💔. She left me without giving any reason. Later, I found out from a friend that there was someone else in her life. That time, I was in class 12 and preparing for JEE. I went into depression for almost two months, cried every night, and my studies were badly affected.

It took me a long time to move on, but eventually, I did — I focused on my studies and managed to get into a good college.
This happened around three years ago, but the scar still remains in my heart. The girl for whom I went against my parents ended up leaving me. And I never had the courage to tell my parents everything — though I know, deep down, they must’ve understood.

What I regret the most is losing my self-respect in front of them by doing all this behind their backs. I felt deeply guilty for that. Sometimes I still think — I wish I had controlled myself, ignored her, and never fallen in love.


Now I’ve moved on. Life is good, and I’m genuinely enjoying it.

I’d like to give just one advice to my younger friends— never be as crazy as I was in love.