I met him when he was an upperclassmen in one of the first upper div courses I took as a freshman. I got to know him in class, then realized we had a few mutual friends and started seeing him at parties. I didn’t actually begin dating him until last year, so I’d known him as a friend for a couple years before anything happened between us. That’s how I met my ex as well: knew her for a while before anything happened. I guess it’s difficult for me to picture meeting someone and then right away launching into a relationship. I seem to enter into a relationship with someone I already consider a friend (and maybe always had feelings for).
