Jason and I met when I was in 7th grade and he was in 8th at our school's ASPIRE group. We stayed very close
that entire year and had crushes on each other even though we really didn't know it. We were both very shy with low self esteem
and therefore neither of us wanted to make a move and we were 12 & 13 years old anyways.
When Jason moved on to high school the next year, all of my friends (who had been guys) started acting like real
jerks, and therefore I lost all of my previous friends, or they moved away. When Jason and his brother Justin were gone especially,
I felt like the lonliest person in the world. Somehow or another I was able to say hi to Jason one day while I was searching
for him in the highschool, hoping I could speak with him again and also return a video game I had borrowed the previous year.
I felt really nervous, he really hadn't changed which made me happy, but I still really missed him and seeing him made me
a bit sadder inside seeing as I couldn't talk with him.
When I finally reached high school I was still friendless and a bit desperate for friends. I started going out
with my now ex, Jake around March of my Freshman year. Our relationship ended about 5 months after due to complications with
his personality. We stayed friends and started going out again in December of my Sophomore year. Big Mistake. That relationship
lasted about 4 months in a very bad breakup. In between those relationships I tried getting the attention of Jason since he
was friends with my ex at the time. My ex was very jealous and refused to give me any of Jason's contact information without
a reason and could see that I was trying to befriend him.
Eventually in the fall of 07, I asked Jason and a few of my friends to go to the movies to see the Nightmare
Before Christmas in 3-D. He accepted, and me and his friends had a blast (my friends ended up bailing at the last minute).
On October 31st of 2007, Jason and I went trick or treating together. I could definitly tell something was up,
but I tried to avoid whatever it was and have a good time trick or treating instead of worrying about it. That same night,
as we were walking back to my house, he stopped me and said "Alyson, I know we haven't seen each other in a long time, and
I know we're just starting to get to know each other again, but would you...would...would you go out with me?" I froze in
terror and in awe. I really hadn't imagined that was what he was so antsy about the whole night, and I hadn't put that much
thought into popping the question either. I just didn't want to get hurt like in my last relationship but I trusted him, for
we had known each other for many years and had, had a deep bond with one another. I accepted, and to this day (one week
before my 1 year anniversary) we are still in love, still together, and still Syria and Selzer <3
