I've been debating on whether or not I should write this for a while- but I left a lot of my friends here without any explanation. So here goes my best try, and it really is dramatic as hell, but entirely true- so im sorry in advance but i dont want any more secrets:
I joined tengaged when I was 13 years old. I've always suffered from physical health issues and grew up with two alcoholic parents who physically/verbally abused me in part because I was gay. Maybe that made me more vulnerable so its worth mentioning idk. I met someone here who was past the legal drinking age & much older than me at the time (i was still in middle school). We dated for 5 years under my entire family's noses, made up our own texting language, and they gave me over $10,000 in gifts: i wore new outfits every day, had every gaming console, computers, phones, etc., so i somehow believed that was love.
They also promised to take me away from everything and come "save me" once I turned 18. I abandoned all of my real life friends and devoted all of my time to them- sometimes talking on skype and falling asleep together for 24 hours. I guess it did keep me away from drugs, drinking, and other things people my age were doing at the time. But when I turned 18 they never came. It was excuse after excuse. I found out more lies. I gave up all of my friends and family. Eventually the money wasn't worth it anymore and I wanted a physical relationship.
Successful online relationships rarely work especially if you come into it lying. I was openly gay, everyone believed they were straight in real life. I wanted a physical relationship, they only wanted it online. They even lied to me about things throughout our entire relationship, like their last name. I felt emotionally stunted and incapable of knowing what a normal relationship was like afterwards- because i never had one. I began only dating men for money and closeted sugar daddies afterward- engaging in risky behavior, because it was basically what I did for 5 years.
There's definitely something wrong with a much older person only being capable of getting with a much younger, minor person. Every kid wants to believe they are mature, different than the others, and special. Thats how they made me feel. I also never felt I could confide in anyone here, or reach out for help/advice- because people constantly want to sensationalize other people's stories for a top blog.
I will not be naming any names or confirming anything else. The person is no longer here. I wasn't even sure I wanted to post this. But I missed a lot of you and hope the people who are still here are in good spaces now. I'm sorry if i acted weird or left without warning <3
This is an important story to share. I'm so sorry you went through this but you sound like a smart guy that has the potential to do a lot of great things. We will never know why things happen like this, but it makes us so much more stronger and resilient as we get older!