Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 20:45:24 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mighty Alweg <mightyalweg@rocketmail.com>
Subject: Erase Me - Chapter 1

After reading Nifty for the past few years, I decided it?s time for my
contribution.  This is based on a real relationship I?ve just gotten out of
-- and would like to rekindle.  I?m keeping this story as close to the
facts as possible, but am changing names and places to protect anonymity.

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Hi, my name is Nels.  For starters, I?m 24 years old, 6?1?, have a lean
swimmers build, with brown hair and hazel eyes.  Girls and guys have always
considered me to be ?cute? and I have done modeling and promotional work.
I graduated from college last year ago, and currently work as an analyst,
though this job isn?t where my heart lies.

I have been blessed to grow up in a nice suburb north of Chicago.  While I
moved away for University, I moved back when I found a job located in the
same area I grew up in. I have one of the best friends anyone could have ?
Evan.  Evan and I are extremely close, though he?s straight.  We?d take
bullets for each other, but this story isn?t about him.  He does play a
role later on, though.

My story starts one day in June.  Despite my looks and having been told by
many that I?m ?quite a catch? I?ve stayed away from most relationships,
preferring not to date or have a lot of sex until I know and am comfortable
with the person.  I?ve had a couple girlfriends in the past, and with the
exception of one, my heart simply wasn?t in it and I considered them to be
mostly ?play dates?.

I was always attracted to guys too, but I simply don?t like most gay guys.
I don?t go to the gay bars which seemed more like a meat market filled with
shallow folks wearing Abercrombie shirts for self-validation.  Nearly
everyone I know is straight, so that left me with the world of online
dating.  Slim pickings no matter where you look.

One day last June, I was using Grindr on my phone.  I normally don?t talk
with many people, but I got an IM from a guy named Bjorn.  He also had a
Norwegian name ?  wow!

          Bjorn: Hey dude, what?s up?  Your pic is super cute!
          Me: Thanks!  Not much, just chillin with my buddy.  You?re cute too!

We got to talking and hit it off.  We exchanged a few pictures, though
nothing dirty.  I was intrigued ? he seemed exactly my type.  He was 5
years younger than me, had the skater look I liked and dressed in as well,
had shaggy hair, about 5?8?, and shared similar interests as me.  He was in
college, about to enter his sophomore year.  Just my type!  Despite having
graduated, I still missed college immensely.

A few days later we ended up exchanging phone numbers and decided to meet
up to watch a movie together.

I got to the movie theater on time and wound up waiting.  The film was
going to begin soon and I began to wonder if I had been stood up ? no show
of Bjorn yet.  Minutes passed? and I got a frantic phone call.  ?Hey you!
I?m stuck in the middle of construction traffic.?

?It?s all good dude.  How soon til you think you?re here??

?15 minutes.  I?m so fucking pissed off right now, I hate traffic!  I can?t
drive fast or anything right now, and I?m stuck behind an ugly ass Toyota
Corolla?

?Chill out dude? it?s okay.  Let me know when you?re here?

The kid had me intrigued.  He seemed somewhat high-strung in this
conversation.  Normally I am a fairly laid-back person.  I attribute this
to my love of Mary Jane?

A few minutes later I got a call.  ?Hey, I?m here.  Standing next to the
posters, I have a backwards cap on?

I spotted him and approached him.  I gave him a handshake, exchanged
greetings, then we went to get tickets, and off to the theater.  On the way
he commented on my clothes, as I was wearing a bright blue Burton shirt
with cool design, backwards Nordica cap, jeans, and Osiris shoes.

?You look like a druggy!  But I like it.? He said.

?Thanks dude.  I like your look too.?  He was wearing a black cap turned
backwards, black and white checkered shirt, and shorts.  Far less color
than me ? and super cute.

Throughout the movie he kept bouncing his leg.  He seemed high strung.
Bounce bounce bounce bounce throughout the movie.

Not a lot happened through the movie, but as we were leaving and exchanged
goodbyes, we decided to hang out again

?I had fun.  Let?s do this again soon? he said. I looked him in the eyes,
and could tell there was intrigue with him as well.  He seemed to really
like me, and I was intrigued by his funny personality, cute look, and
jumpiness.

He hopped into his silver Acura Integra ? with black leather interior.  I
was even more intrigued ? I drove a silver BMW 3 series ? with black
leather interior!

Little did I know that this would be the beginning of a great friendship?
and many months on down the road, a relationship.  A relationship which
split month ago, and I would love nothing more to rekindle.

In the next chapter: another movie, the texting back-and-forth increases, and a
random road-trip, including hookup!

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Hey guys: thanks for reading.  I?m sorry this first part wasn?t very
interesting, but it gets much better, as our friendship becomes more
intense, and eventually turns into a relationship.  For those who are
wondering, we broke up a month ago.  This is my first true gay
relationship, and for some reason I doubt that I?ll ever find someone who
is so closely aligned to me, and who I want back.  It?s difficult to find
someone I truly like, and it takes a long time for me to warm up to a
relationship.  (I hope I didn?t just give away the ending!)

I look forward to hearing your feedback!