When i was in 8th Grade, i brought a really cute girl who i had met at summer camp to the school dance.  All the guys were completely smittin with her and i felt so proud that she was there with me.  It made me feel cooler in front of everyone that i was friends with a girl like that outside of school.  We had a great time and for several weeks before and after the dance she and i would talk on the phone every night.  That made me feel so "grown up" and cool that i was finally talking to girls on the phone at night.  Even though i would never know what to say and always stumble around dorkilly in the conversation.  i remember one time she not so subtly suggested i come up with a list of topics before she called me, by telling me an ex of hers used to do the same.  

It wasn't much later, i was at a sleep over with a number of the guys from my class.  i had no clue what was up, but a couple of the guys kept giving me weird looks and knowing smiles.  Apparently there was some big secret that i wasn't in on.  One of my friends, (the black guy and best athelete in the grade), eventually late in the night confronted me in front of everyone.  With a sort of sheepish apologetic look he straight up told me "you know i am going out with her, have been since after the dance".  i didn't know what to say, a part of me was just very dissapointed.  i didn't want to seem uncool, and some of the guys there were giving me these strange looks.  i think they all felt i might freak out.  i didn't, i just shrugged it off and said it was cool and that i didn't mind at all.  i was accepting of it and immediatly submitted.  i was disappointed but barely surprised because it seemed so inevitable and obvious.  i was dorky in school.  This cute girl met me outside school and didn't realize it yet.  It was only natural that she gravitated towards the alpha male in class as soon as she came and saw my role in it.  

i didn't know it then, but that was probably my first steps into turning into a closet Cuckboy.  

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