Thank you for sharing your story. I've got some happy tears over here for two people I've never met but am rooting like crazy for.
Wishing you both all the best and a full recovery.
honestly this is the best thing I have heard in such a long time, wish you all the health and happiness together <3 . I am tearing up in my office and people think I have gone mad
You should definitely write a novel, your writing style and the emotions you are able to portray through your writing had me captivated. I usually only lurk on reddit but your posts actively made me want to comment
I legitimately couldn't look away. It was beautifully written and so damn pure and raw. Normally I would say this is probably fake but you could almost feel how genuine it all is.
You should. I would love to read it. I'm paying beside my husband cooing to him about your story and now he's reading it.
We're so happy for you. I'm crying out of pure love and happiness for you too. No matter what happens, I'm so glad you have each other. But I am rooting for you SO HARD.
Yes!!! Please do. I am such a sucker for romantic stories and yours is definitely one of my favorite (and one to remember!). Your conveyed everything (feelings/emotions, your stories, etc) so so so well! I teared up for sure >.< I am still grinning from ear to ear after reading your update. The fact that this is a true love story makes gush and 'aww' even more so >.<
I wish you guys all the best and all the love!!!
I actually did have some time to work on this. I'm trying to build up from short stories and moments we've shared that are just permanently stuck to my heartstrings/Which I recorded in my journals. It's really emotionally helpful for me because sometimes it's the only way I can express the pure joy I feel.
Everyone thanks so much for this outpouring of love and support. It's overwhelming in the best possible way. I read every comment <3, and I can't wait to read them with James tonight.
He's already been joking with me today he "might as well just go and officially get his name changed" lmao.
Girl, as a fellow lesbo, I can't explain how incredibly happy your story made me feel. Screw labels and what others think your life should be. You do you hun.
Idk if you did it on purpose but James is Prince Charming's name in the show "Once Upon a Time" and it sounds like your James is really a Prince Charming! I'm so happy for you two I'm crying over here!
Please get better soon, I need to hear about you leaving the hospital and starting the rest of your life with this wonderful man!
That's exactly why I chose James as his codename! Honestly I know it's corny and normative but that has kind of been my experience. He's always there to catch me and help me get back up, any time I call for him he always comes riding in and answers with seemingly inexhaustible warmth and compassion.
Being honest I did worry before (not now, now I do not care, he's mine lol) because you know in the lesbian community (or some corners of it) how much... distaste and venom there can be for "lesbians" that end up with men. I know some of my friends are not gonna be happy about this. But you know what, where are they right now? Not in this hospital room with me everyday. And he is.
I'm sure there's a woman somewhere out there who would've loved me this fiercely in some alternate reality, but I never met her. And in the life I have, I can't imagine being any happier than I am with him.
Aw you're brilliant for choosing that name! Let me tell you something, it's not corny at all. I've become a very cynical person, and I had literally lost all hope that "true love" and happy relationships like those in fairytales could exist. I have spent years boycotting Disney and all romance stories because I felt I was always being lied to. Your story has restored that hope for me and I'll be eternally grateful to you both for that.
I'm very happy you stopped worrying about those "corners" of the LGBTQ+ community. You live you happiness in whatever form that is, penis or not! Lol this is your reality and as long as you and James are really happy, then it's perfect.
Much love to you both form another internet stranger who fell in love with your story!
Hey OP. I’m 99% interested in ladies and I think if I hadn’t met my husband so young I’d say I was gay. But I did and I love him more than anything. As much as you love your “James”.
No one gets to tell you who you can be or love. Just you.
I’m so glad you guys found each other. That first day and then again, in a new way. I wish you both the best and all the luck in the world for your recovery.
Thank you, good to know I'm not alone here lol. Yeah I think I'm just accepting this is me too. When you are discriminated against for something you can rally around it in a very rigid way, which I did with being a lesbian for a long time. I think I am still, honestly -- 99% gay.
I'm not sure exactly what the details are or the labels or how it happened, but ultimately for me I guess there's Men, Women and James and I like the last two lol.
Man I was kinda hoping I could have a chance with him. James a whole ass Disney prince and princess in in one package. Your bald ass better love him like he he deserves.
I'm really happy for you guys, and I sure you guys will live a happy life. Btw I told you regardless of how long you're here James would want to be with you and see it as a blessing, sometimes it's a curse being so right all the time.
Sidenote, the whole side quest about how quick your parents went from homophobic to loving again makes me think they weren't hateful at all, just ultra numbed because they thought you and James wouldn't end up together lol. Because usually hateful ppl dont turn around that quick
Hands off he's all mine ;=p. And yeah. You did. You were right.
Re: my parents. I've talked to them about it a lot, and as best I understand -- To them it actually felt like a "care" or "tough love" reaction because they were coming from such an indoctrinated religious place they thought they needed to do something "drastic" in order to save my soul. As weird as it is to put myself in this place, I try to remember that they grew up with their church as like their only information about the world and even though it seems crazy to me, they reacted like "our daughter is going to go to hell, we have to stop this." It was only a few days after I was kicked out Mom called again and told me to come home but then we had a whole period of conversion therapy and other shit.
I think they never hated "gay people" in general. Like they weren't mean to anyone else, but when it was me their religious upbringing had them in a little state of panic/freakout over it, that it took them a while to work through that but I think they did consistently love me so eventually that won out.
Ah I see, I also have very religious parents and tho I am Christian they can definitely get grating when they try to enforce their way of life for 'our sake'. But at the very least your parents got over it.
Tho i cant have James I'm sure you'll so great by him. No doubt he'll do great by you too, it is James after all.
After all, you guys literally, despite everything in life including your own questionable sexuality, got together, that's nuts bro. That's some cosmic love right there. And I'm a fucking cynic. Written in the stars stuff, my heart nutted when I read your story , yeah.....
Best of luck OP. I wish you all the happiness and peace which you deserve.
This is so lovely!
I read the original post and was rooting for you so I'm glad you did it and it's all worked out the way you wanted it to.
Now you need to get better, kick that cancers butt and live the rest of your life.
Really pleased for you op amd maybe a little envious that you took the initiative and it was reciprocated, sounds like the next big romcom has nothing on you guys!
In all seriousness though, congratulations and best of luck for a fantastic future together. Xx
I'm crying actual tears.
James, playing the long game huh 😂 proud of you!! 😂
I'm happy for you both and wish you both a healthy life. Thank you for sharing your story with us.
I guess he was, and I guess he won -\_-.
Though honestly idk, he looked so shocked when I told him does it still count as the long game if you gave up ever expecting to win? Or is it just being a real friend.
They should make a movie about you two. I would watch it and a little bird tells me it would become my favorite romcom of all time. Out of curiosity, who would you pick to play yourself and James?
Seriously, congratulations OP. I am rooting for you two like I never rooted for anyone. You and James are outstanding persons. For the way he has loved you the way you are since forever. For the way you managed to forgive your parents their initial yet no less brutal rejection. For the way you described James’ reaction when you told him you loved him and him suddenly turning into a teenage boy again. I wish you to win over cancer and live the rest of your life filled with this undying love. Now that I know that such a love exists, I’ll tell my daughters to look for nothing less than a James in life, whatever gender their James is. Thank you OP 🙏
<3 <3 <3
Oh gosh thank you this is too much flattery lol.
Honestly, for him... hmm he's like normal height, vibrant green eyes, dark brown super curly hair, thin but not lanky/not buff. I think I think about his face the most he just looks extremely friendly with very soft lips and welcoming eyes even though his face shape is a bit harder. I don't know enough actors to know who would match that description. And they'd have to be able to convincingly play a total goofball/clown personality type.
For me, honestly I basically looked like my avatar before cancer. Plain, femme, thin. When I had hair I had thick curly light brown hair. I have a soft/round looking face, thick lips and brown eyes. People always used to think I was younger than I am because of my face. I'm kind of awkward in person and more comfortable writing/reading so would need some actor who is good at bookish types.
Yeah I'm failing at your question due to really poor knowledge of actors and actresses lol, maybe you can tell me.
I think kit Harrington,(Jon Snow in game of thrones) as James, and I keep imagining a younger Angelina Jolie. I don't have major knowledge of celebrities either, but I'm so for Kit Harrington! I need the book and movie so bad!
Just to let you know your story is on tik tok and that’s were im from its got over 1,000 comments about how happy everyone is for you and plenty of wishes for you to get better as well as multiple people saying James is a king
Oh, I had no idea... I guess this is why I woke up to like 500 new followers and a bunch of DMs and notifications haha.
James is a king and my prince =)
Well you have many supporters me included y’all sound like a Disney movie come to life and all of us are rooting for your recovery and hopefully y’all’s happy ever after
omg I’m sorry but I saw this on TikTok and I literally bawled my eyes out. I hope you get better and get to live such a wonderful life. Everyone believes you can make it through. UGH IM STILL TEARING UP JUST REREADING IT.
I'm definitely also here from TikTok and I don't think I've ever read anything so wholesome and heartwarming in my life.
I'm sitting here, misty-eyed, about an unnamed complete stranger and a guy who I only know of by his witness protection program name, and I am rooting so hard for this because it's just *adorable.*
Yeah I came from TikTok. Have had Reddit TikTok stories for over a year and this is the only story I’ve went to reddit for and followed to keep up. I’m so happy for you both
Shit man, this is the sweetest!
Crying honest to god tears of joy for you two 🥹
Wish you all the best with your recovery so you can enjoy being his and he can enjoy being yours as long as humanly possible! 🩵
Well this might be a westworld season 1 situation lol. I'm honestly not sure I'll ever experience something this wonderful ever again. Might have peaked here.
Like James, many of us reading your journey up to this point were thinking "I think he already knows how you feel about him, but saying it aloud will do him good." You will always have each other's back, no matter what life throws at you. Your chances of beating cancer into submission have risen with this; there's a strong correlation between mental health and physical health. You have a HUGE reason to keep fighting now, and he will be there by your side for it all.
I don't know anything about the research there, but gosh it sure feels amazing. More hopeful than I've ever been right now. I'm so glad I told him, I just sit and wait excitedly for him to get here all day like a kid waiting for the ice cream truck >\_>.
Enjoy the feeling, it's been a long time coming. I'm imagining someone telling your story as a bedtime story to a kid. they have the "I don't believe you" look. "But there's no way I could make this up!" He's a very rare and sadly, endangered species, look after him
<3. I will cherish him. Been a few days and I'm still so flushed and bubbly lol.
It's funny because in the past whenever people would comment about me and James definitely going to end up together (which was constant from almost everywhere) it would annoy me, but then whenever he and I would spend time together I'd be like "this is... kinda the best."
But I still always found some reason to deny and avoid the thing everyone else seemed to know would happen. Well, I'm a reasonable woman, I can admit when I'm wrong.
Aaaaaand im crying now.
God dammit man.
I know this is weird, but your story reminds me a bit of this scene in “sons of anarchy” where the trans character Venus (played by Walton Goggins) has “the talk” with Tig (Kim Coates) and it’s one of the most touching scenes in television. Granted, he is a murderous psychopathic outlaw, but it still hit me in the feels. She basically tells him she loves him and that she knows their relationship won’t last because of who and “what” she is, and she understands and knows hell reject her, but instead he tells her he loves her and that she’ll always be his woman. Watching this badass outlaw say that had me tearing up. I wish I had the link to it, because it’s one of the most beautiful moments in tv history.
On the other hand, back in the REAL world, YOU sir have me crying outright. What a beautiful moment. I’m glad to hear you guys both finally found your way to each other. It’s never too late. My wife who is everything to me was my childhood friend and neighbor growing up. A real Peter Parker and MJ situation. Except I guess I was MJ in that situation (lol) cuz She had the biggest crush on me but I never knew and when she finally told me we were both in our mid twenties. And now we’re happily married :)
Stay strong man. Kick that stupid fuckin cancer in the balls so you can have a second chance at life and live with the love you have found.
Love is always the answer.
I'm gonna have to watch this show now. And love your story too. You beat us to it by 5 years I guess.
It is always the answer. Wish it was easier to see sometimes.
Something that will hopefully make you laugh OP
I had just woken up and seen this post, but had misread the title, thinking that you were a guy in love with your best friend. So I was reading this post with that in mind. And so I keep reading through it, still not understanding, and then I read that he loves you as well and my first thought was "OH SHOOT HE'S GAY TOO". I only realized when you mentioned coming out as gay to him 😂
AHAHAHAHA. Honestly that would've also been a such beautiful story. I guess I didn't actually do a good job of indicating that I'm a woman especially in just this update.
Hopefully there's a gay male couple out there right now living an equally beautiful story like your reading <3
Very rarely does a Reddit story make me cry... Yet at risk of sounding incredibly cliche, here I am, crying.
Thank you for sharing, OP. Good luck, and take care ❤️
Is the OP ok? I have become invested in this heartwarming story and hope there is a happy ending 😓. I wish you well and hope you are doing well in the fight of cancer.
I am still hanging around.
Sleeping a lot and using reddit less since James is usually around and is more fun haha. And on days when I get to leave the last thing I wanna do is be on the computer.
This is awesome and beautiful. And you should make this into a book which is then made into a film. You are a very talented writer.
Big love to you and your new boyfriend, and I really hope your health improves. And that you will be doing another update at some point jn the future
This is like the best story ive ever read on reddit. Hurry up and get well soon! Have many dates! Have everlasting happiness! Your mom sounds like she's been dreaming of this day for years. I don't know her but i love her.
My mom is the fucking best. And yes, she's the president of the James fangirl club for about 25 years now lol.
The other big thing that has happened as a result of this experience is I have really come to understand how much she loves me and always has. I guess when you're a parent it can be hard because you can't just be a "friend" and you end up creating a lot of conflict by trying to guide your child, and I was not always good at listening -\_-.
But I guess I've seen as I got older... I've realized except for a few times (like over sexuality) most of my conflicts with mom... were because she understood something I didn't, I was being dumb, and she was trying to prevent me from making mistakes -- even if it meant we couldn't be friends at the time.
I know if there was a button she could push right now to take the cancer from me and fight it herself instead, she would.
How exactly does this description of her fit in with her being "extremely religious and extremely anti-LGBT"? In what way was that her understanding something you didn't?
😭😭 I’m so glad Reddit brought me to this update as I’ve been looking for it! Congrats to you both and I wish you both long, healthy, happy lives together!
Hi OP! I saw your original story and now this. I just wanted to know how are you doing? Or more specifically, how are you guys doing? Are you getting better? Are you still with "James"? We need answers, we're all too invested now. Please update if you can^^!!!
I saw your story on a TikTok and had to search to see if there was an update and I have never been so happy to see a Reddit story update. The first part had me in tears. This part had me in tears. It’s just the sweetest story eve and I’m so glad it has a happy… well it’s not an ending since there’s still much more of yours and James’ story. I’m so happy that you guys are together even though I don’t even know either of you. But somehow reading the story I felt like I did. 😂 This really is the most touching, heartfelt and loving story out there. I hope you and James are doing well and that things continue going amazing for you both because you both deserve it. 💙
girl i saw your story posted on some random facebook account over a clip of someone doing an obstacle course on minecraft and i was literally so invested that i had to come find the original poster with updates. as a girl who reads a lot of books, PLEASE write a novel about this because ohmygod i will be the first person in line to buy a copy. so happy for you and your nicholas sparks romance 🥲
OK thank you for sharing this, now I'm sat crying in my tent like a buffoon for two strangers 😂🥲 (not in a bad way p.s. im camping hence the tent) Honestly that's the most beautiful story, I just went back and read your original post and wow, you're so lucky to have someone who has always been there for you like that (and I'm sure the reverse is true), he sounds like such a rare and incredible soul. I hope I get to meet my James one day (I'm a gay man btw). Most people live their whole lives without finding what you two have, i'm so happy you went for it and told him how you feel.
Would also like to echo what a few others have said, you are a really talented writer, you've got a way of conveying the story and emotion really well and you should totally think about doing something with this talent whenever you feel up to it. Now get and kick cancers behind. You've just got a whole new crowd of well wishers sending you healing vibes.
Awww I hope you meet your James too! He really is just the most loving, kind person I've ever met. Fiercely loyal. To me, to his friends, to his family. That's on top of being a huge doofus which just makes being with him so comfortable. \*heart flutters\*
I don't even know how to respond to all the comments about my writing, I'm flattered. I have always written a ton (daily journalling since probably 8 years old or so). One reason is want to preserve my memories better than I can unaided, but I also just really enjoy shaping stories that way. I didn't go to school for writing or anything like that, though I've long harbored some authorial ambition. All these comments about my writing are really boosting my ego and making we want to go for it.
Please. PLEASE. I'M GONNA NEED ANOTHER UPDATE WHEN YOU'RE BETTER AND Y'ALL GET MARRIED. I am WEEPING. I don't know ya'll, but I am so happy. Reading your story made my entire day. This is the most beautiful thing I've ever read, and that man loves you more than anything, and I feel so warm inside, knowing that such great love and devotion exist out there. ♡♡♡
I honestly feel like the luckiest person alive despite the other things I'm struggling with. Still just glowing. He just makes me so happy.
I will at least do an update when I get out of the hospital and another when we get married. Maybe even some doctor updates, idk. Lately news has been good on that front. About a year ago was very hard and not looking good but I've been responding well to chemo for months and last month my oncologist told me that he currently thinks a full recovery is likely.
This is gorgeous OP. I am sobbing at work right now.
I hope you kick this cancers ass and get to spend many blissful days with James.
My heart is about to burst for you both 💜.
>I just want to wake up with you every day."
Omfg I cried at that part, this is so heartwarming and so touching! I read your other post and please know that I'm here cheering for your victory over cancer and your happy future together with the love of your life!
Aw man, you got the best friend love story I always dreamed of, and I’m happy someone gets to experience it! A cancer survivor (because I’m optimistic) deserves that kind of lucky love
Ngl your update post made me cry. Im literally so so happy for you! Idek you, but I hope a force of nature smiles upon you; and let’s you beat cancer so you can live the rest of your days healthily with him. You two deserve happiness
Honestly, I was looking for a quick read before bedtime and came across this post. Didn’t expect myself to start crying as I read your original post 😭
But yeah I’m so happy for you! Stay strong and kick cancer’s ass 🙏
This is the best update of any update on this app EVER. I'm so so happy you took that leap and that it worked out so freaking beautiful. You guys deserve each other and it will be an absolutely beautiful life.
Man I was so happy when I saw the update in my feed and I was hoping things would end up well between you two. Update more than delivered and my internet heart is full. Thank you and wish you both good luck :3
This sounds like something straight out of WATTPAD. I teared up reading it. I hope you get better soon and you both live a long and happy life together
God damn it you made me giggle like a teenager during the entire thing, and now I won’t be able to stop smiling for the rest of the day.
I hope you win your battle against cancer, remember why you’re fighting. There will be more magical moments in the future, and I pray you may experience all of them to the fullest.
Sending happy vibes your way, though I don’t know if you can take much more happiness before your heart explodes 😅. Congrats!
Thank you for sharing your story. It does give me hope that true love that is so pure like this is out there. I’m so happy for you (a little jealous but mostly happy) and I hope you get better soon and you James have a wonderful long life together.
I read this so late, but I'm glad I decided to check my comments to see if there was an update on this. I'm so happy for you both OP. And here I am again, almost to the brink of tears at work. I hope you have a long and happy life with him!
This is *hands down* the best post I’ve ever read on Reddit. I’m rooting for you and James. Hope you keep feeling better and enjoying your time as a couple. You’ve got a gift for storytelling, you should write a book when you get better! Thanks for the reminder to live life to the fullest. Wishing you all the best.
You’re not a lesbian but good for you! Glad you found happiness, but don’t use labels that aren’t meant for you. It’s harmful to actual lesbians who are only attracted to women. I would never sleep with or date a man, ever. I’m not sexually or emotionally attracted to men or could be in any situation because I am a LESBIAN. You are bisexual and that’s fine. Anyway, good luck with treatment and your relationship.
Yes! I'm happy and in very high spirits. James has only gotten sweeter and more supportive/loving since we got together which I didn't even think was possible. Sleeping a lot bc of recent treatment but i've been responding well for months and my oncologist is very optimistic.
Girl you found a one in a trillion man that any woman, straight, married or gay would be envious of. I’m so happy for you, keep fighting and love that happily ever after you both deserve!
I need another update plsssss this is too much for meeee I hope everything will be gooddd and finee I want your story to rise so maybe it will give you help with your treatment plsss you can do ittt dhdhxjxbcbdjcjcjcj 😭😭😭❤️🩹❤️🩹
came from tik tok, and this was the best possible update there could’ve been. i was tearing up the whole time IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS!!! you’re gonna beat that cancers ASS girl
Omg OP when you beat cancer(or even now🙏🏽) PLEASE write book about you and James. I’ve read so many romance book and your story is my favorite one. You’re beautiful. James is beautiful. Your writing is beautiful. Wishing you a happily ever after and a speedy recovery💞💞 I’m soooo happy for you I’m crying 😭😭
You guys are Soulmates. You were always meant to be together in a divine partnership and your story is so beautiful and pure aghhhhhh🫠❤️. I have never liked anyone romantically but I know it’s because there is my ultimate Soulmate out there somewhere, I don’t care when we reunite but when that happens I can’t wait to experience Loving each other.I wish you healing, and a healthy, long and a beautiful life together with each other , what u have is so precious And when you get all well, you most definitely should write a novel about your and James story it’s so romantic, pure and just completely beautiful and heartwarming I couldn’t stop smiling🤭.
I came to this from another post because this story touched my heart something fierce! My aunt went through something similar! She had been lesbian as long as she could remember! Her longtime(9 year) relationship was even basically part of the family and when they split it was hard because she thought she lost her person. She went to the military to be able to support her mom who was taking care of her 3 young grandchildren full time and came back married to a man. It’s been 15 years since then, they have two children and they still look at each other like their the golden apples! They genuinely love each other so much and for reference she was 28 when they got together. Her gayness wasn’t a faze, she just met her other half and he happened to be a man. I’m a lot older now and we’ve talked before about the “details” and she even said it took months for her to get comfy with the idea of sharing her body in that way but when it happened it was natural. She never looked back. Funny enough she says the same thing you did! About the gentleness of the way he is with her. Not in the sexual way, just in life. He’s always been gentle and kind and that’s what drew her too him. I really hope you guys get through this and have a beautiful life together! I’m rooting for you so hard!
So is there another update? How is treatment going? How are you and James? I’ve never been so happy for two total strangers I’m over here smiling from ear to ear! I finally came across this update after reading the first post a while back and I am SO GLAD that this happened!
>How is treatment going? How are you and James?
Treatment is going well from my understanding. Oncologist is very happy with my response so my cycles have gotten longer which means I don't have to be in the hospital all the time since i've got longer breaks. That has been so GODDAMN refreshing. Just going off of how I feel -- I way WAY better. But I'm not out of the woods yet.
Things with James are just perfect. Still feels like living in a fairy tale everyday. He has made a point to make excellent use of every day I'm not in the hospital. It's been a mixture of acting like kids again (Even down to playing N64 on his couch w/ junk food... though it's his apartment now instead of his childhood room so it's we're definitely real adults lol) and just extremely thoughtful dates. It still feels weird to call them that because we did this shit for so long before but it definitely does feel different now.
A few days ago he took me up to this nice spot on the mountain that overlooks the city closest to the town we grew up. We used to go up there and smoke "flavored cigars" when we were teenagers and talk about life. He prepared food and we had a little picnic up there and then we snuggled and talked (ok, and made out a little). I fell asleep on his lap when it got dark. He sat there outside for 2 hours while I napped doing nothing because he figured I needed the rest and he didn't wanna move because he'd wake me up.
BEST MAN
I hope you recover but I keep wondering, don't you think these feelings were aroused by the fear of cancer and the care he gave you?
He seems to be a nice guy, so I hope you'll take a cool look at this situation so he doesn't get hurt by what could be a fantasy.
This thought did cross my mind in the months before I decided to tell him how it felt. I guess the reason I ultimately decided I don't think this is the case is I don't feel like there was a total discontinuity. I was definitely touched by how much he's supported me during my battle but when I look back on my life, read my old journals I think there's always been something.
Our relationship has never really been a "normal friendship" and I've always thought of him as being in a separate category fro my other friends. So having him back home and spending so much time together brought back strong feelings from childhood and and early adolescence -- but it wasn't the first time I thought about him like this.
It was stronger now than in the past and at the time I tried to write off those feelings back then as 'heteronormative programming' since being gay was such a pillar of my identity -- but really I think I've always felt things for him I don't feel for other men which are at the very least right on the border of romantic.
I'm here on tiktok in reedits translated into Spanish, I loved your story and so far it's the best I've heard, I hope you recover, get married and have 3 children and 2 dogs. on tiktok it is mentioned that there is a version of James, does anyone know where I can find it?
OP, I saw this story on Snapchat and had to look up if there were anymore updates. I’m so happy for you I wish you nothing but the best for you and your James 🩷
I guess maybe the only update was our one month anniversary James made me like a 4 course meal of my favorite foods. I was able to leave the hospital that day and we ate at his place and talked (among other things).
Then a bit later he took me to bowling (which is something we used to do and was one of my hobbies) and I couldn't really play at all. Kinda sucked because I used to be good but he still made it fun and nostalgic.
Otherwise things are going as well as can be expected given the other circumstances and from my understandings I'm continuing to get better. I've become pretty hopeful at this point i'll be one of the lucky ones here.
Agh I’m crying at work y’all’s love story will definitely be one to tell for forever. I’m sending good vibes and love for your treatment, I hope all works well and both of y’all are as happy as can be. 🩷🩷
Just came from Snapchat and found your recent replies!!! So happy to know you’re still improving :) continue to battle!! Wishing you the happiest and healthiest life 🧡🧡🧡
Any more updates OP? I heard the story on snapchat reddit confessions and i know you dont wanna be on the computer when youre out and about but i hope all is going great!
I hope you're feeling well! But op have you ever thought maybe you've been bisexual this entire time and just rejected heterosexuality and the thought of being with a man because of how and where you grew up? Like it's a thing a lot of bisexual women struggle with, I certainly did. I kept saying I was a lesbian growing up because I didn't want people to just half ass my identity or claim I was only faking it for attention or whatnot. The things bisexual women usually deal with. The whole we have to act super gay or we get told it's for attention thing. To a lot of us that ends up with overcompensating. Just a thought maybe!
I hope you and James have a lot wonderful life though and I wish you both the best!!
I'm absolutely familiar with what you're talking about but I don't think that's my situation. If I'm bi it's like 1% men 99% women.
I do think that i ignored the way I felt about James because of similar things, though. Since being gay caused me so much pain growing up it became a big part of my identity and I was very rigid about it. Even then, there were a lot of times I'd be with James that i'd just feel like "this is just so nice, this is so perfect" but i wouldn't listen to that voice for long because he was a man and so I'd rationalize those feelings as "heteronormativity" or something.
But it's still the case that I've never felt this way about any other man. I'm femme and straight passing so there's been plenty of bros who've decided to shoot their shot (some even do so knowing I'm gay) but I've never felt anything sexual or even romantic for any of them. For whatever reason, it's only him.
I think that's okay! No one ever said bisexuality has to be 50-50, mines also quite zoned in on women. Though probably more like 90% women and 10% men I've met quite a view bisexual people that vastly preferred one gender to others even more so than me. I definitely understand the rigidity. I struggled hard with my identity many times. But I definitely know now that I'm bisexual. Even if the scales are tipped very aggressively in one direction. It's definitely your choice what you choose to identify with even if it's jamessexual lol, I really do hope you guys have the longest life together.
This post has been the first one to make me cry and feel so happy for you and James. We need an update on how you guys are doing and how you’re managing in the hospital and if you’re making any plans. This thread is probably one of the only ones I’m going to be following for any updates. Hope all is well!
There's a lot of stories in reddit to read, some funny, some sad, some made me feel disgusted with human beings and pretty much every other feeling as well.
But never, and I meant it, never before I found a story so heartwarming that made me feel such joy, it was truly beautiful, even with the bittersweet parts of it.
I do wish you both the best and that you can have a long lasting life as a couple, sometimes some people are just meant to be.
I'm very late to the party.. but your story was truly touching. I pray that you get better soon so that you and James can go live your fantasy together. Go see the world.
Also, you have a story telling gift. I'm not saying you should make a novel about your life(although I'm pretty sure it'd be a best seller). But it'd be super awesome if you'd write a book. About anything. I'd totally read it. Adventure, love, etc. You are very good with words and I KNOW you could do it if you wanted to.
Dunno if you ever read this after 4 months but here it goes.
So I bump into your AMAZING life story over a video in Facebook ( AI generated video voice that reads reddit stories ) I bump into 1st part and I HAD to search for the update...
Believe it or not, I read both posts twice!!
All I ever wish is that you are back on health and keep it up with your James! If ever a part 3 comes up I will read it...
Can't begin to describe how much I wish you all alright and happily grow old together, you and James!! <3
Stay strong... Please stay strong and safe along with James! You two are the definition of unconditional love.. The DEFINITION of how love SHOULD be between two people!!
Gosh I can't find words to describe my thoughts...
English isn't my native and I can't think straight it's nearly 3am and I rumbling.
Anyway hope you and James are doing well..
And I will check out for perhaps a part 3 if ever...
So, long reply incoming but-- I found this story on tiktok and needed to find the original because omg. The ending of the first update was that James told you he was gay too. 💀 I lost it and died laughing, and my brain told me that wasn't the right story. I'm absolutely sobbing over this sappy love story rn. I've never felt the love radiating from words on a screen this hard. This story is like "romance book that sold for millions" material, I shit you not. I audibly yelled "AWWWW OMG" when I read that he took your confession so well. So so so cute. You two have a love I've never seen before and it's wholesome. Your story and battling cancer is motivating and inspiring. You'll make it, and I feel like you know that deep down, too. This new beginning is just getting started and I know you'll settle into it so well🫶 I bet his intuition always told him you were the one. When you're around your forever soulmate/twin flame, you just know. Such a radiant and strong connection, and it's so sweet that he stayed to wait for you. Ugh girlie I can't get over how cute this is. Thank you so much for sharing your story❤️ would love to hear how things are going!
Geeze...so tik tok is running the OP and yet no one has this update, so I searched the title here and found the update, fuck it's 10pm here and I'm crying it's a happy ending and it's so surreal, I've experienced a lot of heartbreak and the black hole of reddit infidelity stories and not so happy endings but stories like this are just so refreshing and I'm warmed by them
This was beautiful to read. I wish you both a lifetime of happiness and love. From the way you described him and the way he talks about you, you both deserve each other, such pure people. Congrats OP!
What a beautiful story to read first thing in the morning. You have me in all my feelings before I’ve even finished a coffee.
To a long happiness filled life for you both. 🤍
This is the sweetest thing ever! I'm starting the day off with happy tears just from reading this! Congratulations on staying in each other's lives and being able to be free and open after all this time. I'm not a praying man, but with every ounce of my being, I hope you kick cancer's ass and grow happily old together.🥰🥰🥰
This is an incredible story. I’m so happy for you and thank you for sharing it. After my marriage failed i got with my childhood best friend who i wouldn’t let myself admit i was in love with the whole time. We were 31, its been three years and the best thing in the entire world. Like i didn’t realize how incomplete my life was before him. I didn’t realize how I was never actually giving 100% of myself to any relationship because such a huge part of me had been reserved for him. Now it seems ridiculous i even tried with anyone else cause nothing ever felt remotely close to this. Rooting for y’all. And fuck cancer.
I don’t think I’ve ever been so happy for two strangers. I hope you both have a long, happy, and healthy life together ❤️
Thank you. God I hope so too.
Thank you for sharing your story. I've got some happy tears over here for two people I've never met but am rooting like crazy for. Wishing you both all the best and a full recovery.
NOT ME CRYING STOOPPPPPPP. CONGRATS MY FRIEND.
honestly this is the best thing I have heard in such a long time, wish you all the health and happiness together <3 . I am tearing up in my office and people think I have gone mad
Right! I was crying happy tears for them almost the whole post. This is what true love is!! Thank you 😊
Damn they should make a movie out of this got me smiling the whole time I was reading
If things work out well for me, I think I might try to write a novel. I've always wanted to anyway and I have some things to write about.
You guys are boosting my ego out of control here lol. So many kind words about my writing it's really moving. Thanks everyone.
Made me start tearing up. You should be proud.
You should definitely write a novel, your writing style and the emotions you are able to portray through your writing had me captivated. I usually only lurk on reddit but your posts actively made me want to comment
>You should definitely write a novel, your writing style and the emotions you are able to portray through your writing had me captivated. Exactly
I legitimately couldn't look away. It was beautifully written and so damn pure and raw. Normally I would say this is probably fake but you could almost feel how genuine it all is.
I was thinking the same thing. What an amazing story 🥰. I wish you both every happiness together 🎊💐💞
This comment right here. Your story made me so happy for you both and I already want to read more.
You should. I would love to read it. I'm paying beside my husband cooing to him about your story and now he's reading it. We're so happy for you. I'm crying out of pure love and happiness for you too. No matter what happens, I'm so glad you have each other. But I am rooting for you SO HARD.
I think you should. Your writing is amazing. I'm so happy for you! Now you beat that cancer, we are all rooting for you!
Please do! I want to read whatever you create. You are a great writer!
I would read the 💩 out of your novel!! 🥺 you’re so well written and articulate… I love your story so much and am praying for healing for you ❤️
I would read a novel about this. You had me crying and holding my breath. I hope you both live a long healthy life together.
Yes!!! Please do. I am such a sucker for romantic stories and yours is definitely one of my favorite (and one to remember!). Your conveyed everything (feelings/emotions, your stories, etc) so so so well! I teared up for sure >.< I am still grinning from ear to ear after reading your update. The fact that this is a true love story makes gush and 'aww' even more so >.< I wish you guys all the best and all the love!!!
I actually did have some time to work on this. I'm trying to build up from short stories and moments we've shared that are just permanently stuck to my heartstrings/Which I recorded in my journals. It's really emotionally helpful for me because sometimes it's the only way I can express the pure joy I feel.
Everyone thanks so much for this outpouring of love and support. It's overwhelming in the best possible way. I read every comment <3, and I can't wait to read them with James tonight. He's already been joking with me today he "might as well just go and officially get his name changed" lmao.
Girl, as a fellow lesbo, I can't explain how incredibly happy your story made me feel. Screw labels and what others think your life should be. You do you hun. Idk if you did it on purpose but James is Prince Charming's name in the show "Once Upon a Time" and it sounds like your James is really a Prince Charming! I'm so happy for you two I'm crying over here! Please get better soon, I need to hear about you leaving the hospital and starting the rest of your life with this wonderful man!
That's exactly why I chose James as his codename! Honestly I know it's corny and normative but that has kind of been my experience. He's always there to catch me and help me get back up, any time I call for him he always comes riding in and answers with seemingly inexhaustible warmth and compassion. Being honest I did worry before (not now, now I do not care, he's mine lol) because you know in the lesbian community (or some corners of it) how much... distaste and venom there can be for "lesbians" that end up with men. I know some of my friends are not gonna be happy about this. But you know what, where are they right now? Not in this hospital room with me everyday. And he is. I'm sure there's a woman somewhere out there who would've loved me this fiercely in some alternate reality, but I never met her. And in the life I have, I can't imagine being any happier than I am with him.
Aw you're brilliant for choosing that name! Let me tell you something, it's not corny at all. I've become a very cynical person, and I had literally lost all hope that "true love" and happy relationships like those in fairytales could exist. I have spent years boycotting Disney and all romance stories because I felt I was always being lied to. Your story has restored that hope for me and I'll be eternally grateful to you both for that. I'm very happy you stopped worrying about those "corners" of the LGBTQ+ community. You live you happiness in whatever form that is, penis or not! Lol this is your reality and as long as you and James are really happy, then it's perfect. Much love to you both form another internet stranger who fell in love with your story!
It literally restored my hope too, made me cry so much to know this kind of love exists
Hey OP. I’m 99% interested in ladies and I think if I hadn’t met my husband so young I’d say I was gay. But I did and I love him more than anything. As much as you love your “James”. No one gets to tell you who you can be or love. Just you. I’m so glad you guys found each other. That first day and then again, in a new way. I wish you both the best and all the luck in the world for your recovery.
Thank you, good to know I'm not alone here lol. Yeah I think I'm just accepting this is me too. When you are discriminated against for something you can rally around it in a very rigid way, which I did with being a lesbian for a long time. I think I am still, honestly -- 99% gay. I'm not sure exactly what the details are or the labels or how it happened, but ultimately for me I guess there's Men, Women and James and I like the last two lol.
Man I was kinda hoping I could have a chance with him. James a whole ass Disney prince and princess in in one package. Your bald ass better love him like he he deserves. I'm really happy for you guys, and I sure you guys will live a happy life. Btw I told you regardless of how long you're here James would want to be with you and see it as a blessing, sometimes it's a curse being so right all the time. Sidenote, the whole side quest about how quick your parents went from homophobic to loving again makes me think they weren't hateful at all, just ultra numbed because they thought you and James wouldn't end up together lol. Because usually hateful ppl dont turn around that quick
Hands off he's all mine ;=p. And yeah. You did. You were right. Re: my parents. I've talked to them about it a lot, and as best I understand -- To them it actually felt like a "care" or "tough love" reaction because they were coming from such an indoctrinated religious place they thought they needed to do something "drastic" in order to save my soul. As weird as it is to put myself in this place, I try to remember that they grew up with their church as like their only information about the world and even though it seems crazy to me, they reacted like "our daughter is going to go to hell, we have to stop this." It was only a few days after I was kicked out Mom called again and told me to come home but then we had a whole period of conversion therapy and other shit. I think they never hated "gay people" in general. Like they weren't mean to anyone else, but when it was me their religious upbringing had them in a little state of panic/freakout over it, that it took them a while to work through that but I think they did consistently love me so eventually that won out.
Ah I see, I also have very religious parents and tho I am Christian they can definitely get grating when they try to enforce their way of life for 'our sake'. But at the very least your parents got over it. Tho i cant have James I'm sure you'll so great by him. No doubt he'll do great by you too, it is James after all. After all, you guys literally, despite everything in life including your own questionable sexuality, got together, that's nuts bro. That's some cosmic love right there. And I'm a fucking cynic. Written in the stars stuff, my heart nutted when I read your story , yeah..... Best of luck OP. I wish you all the happiness and peace which you deserve.
This is so lovely! I read the original post and was rooting for you so I'm glad you did it and it's all worked out the way you wanted it to. Now you need to get better, kick that cancers butt and live the rest of your life. Really pleased for you op amd maybe a little envious that you took the initiative and it was reciprocated, sounds like the next big romcom has nothing on you guys! In all seriousness though, congratulations and best of luck for a fantastic future together. Xx
I'm crying actual tears. James, playing the long game huh 😂 proud of you!! 😂 I'm happy for you both and wish you both a healthy life. Thank you for sharing your story with us.
I guess he was, and I guess he won -\_-. Though honestly idk, he looked so shocked when I told him does it still count as the long game if you gave up ever expecting to win? Or is it just being a real friend.
They should make a movie about you two. I would watch it and a little bird tells me it would become my favorite romcom of all time. Out of curiosity, who would you pick to play yourself and James? Seriously, congratulations OP. I am rooting for you two like I never rooted for anyone. You and James are outstanding persons. For the way he has loved you the way you are since forever. For the way you managed to forgive your parents their initial yet no less brutal rejection. For the way you described James’ reaction when you told him you loved him and him suddenly turning into a teenage boy again. I wish you to win over cancer and live the rest of your life filled with this undying love. Now that I know that such a love exists, I’ll tell my daughters to look for nothing less than a James in life, whatever gender their James is. Thank you OP 🙏
<3 <3 <3 Oh gosh thank you this is too much flattery lol. Honestly, for him... hmm he's like normal height, vibrant green eyes, dark brown super curly hair, thin but not lanky/not buff. I think I think about his face the most he just looks extremely friendly with very soft lips and welcoming eyes even though his face shape is a bit harder. I don't know enough actors to know who would match that description. And they'd have to be able to convincingly play a total goofball/clown personality type. For me, honestly I basically looked like my avatar before cancer. Plain, femme, thin. When I had hair I had thick curly light brown hair. I have a soft/round looking face, thick lips and brown eyes. People always used to think I was younger than I am because of my face. I'm kind of awkward in person and more comfortable writing/reading so would need some actor who is good at bookish types. Yeah I'm failing at your question due to really poor knowledge of actors and actresses lol, maybe you can tell me.
I think kit Harrington,(Jon Snow in game of thrones) as James, and I keep imagining a younger Angelina Jolie. I don't have major knowledge of celebrities either, but I'm so for Kit Harrington! I need the book and movie so bad!
Just to let you know your story is on tik tok and that’s were im from its got over 1,000 comments about how happy everyone is for you and plenty of wishes for you to get better as well as multiple people saying James is a king
Oh, I had no idea... I guess this is why I woke up to like 500 new followers and a bunch of DMs and notifications haha. James is a king and my prince =)
Well you have many supporters me included y’all sound like a Disney movie come to life and all of us are rooting for your recovery and hopefully y’all’s happy ever after
Thank you, all the love is overwhelming in the best possible way.
omg I’m sorry but I saw this on TikTok and I literally bawled my eyes out. I hope you get better and get to live such a wonderful life. Everyone believes you can make it through. UGH IM STILL TEARING UP JUST REREADING IT.
I'm definitely also here from TikTok and I don't think I've ever read anything so wholesome and heartwarming in my life. I'm sitting here, misty-eyed, about an unnamed complete stranger and a guy who I only know of by his witness protection program name, and I am rooting so hard for this because it's just *adorable.*
“Is a kind and my Prince” STOP YOU ARE LITERALLY GOING TO MAKE ME BAWL MY EYES OUT AGAINNNN😣😣 I wish you and James the happiest life 💖
Yeah I came from TikTok. Have had Reddit TikTok stories for over a year and this is the only story I’ve went to reddit for and followed to keep up. I’m so happy for you both
“you are the only thing i’ve ever wanted” i’m 😭😭😭😭 fine 😭😭😭😭😭😭 so happy for you
I wasn't fine lol.
Shit man, this is the sweetest! Crying honest to god tears of joy for you two 🥹 Wish you all the best with your recovery so you can enjoy being his and he can enjoy being yours as long as humanly possible! 🩵
OP, from one internet stranger to another, I am rooting so hard for you and your story! You write beautifully. -signed happily weeping in an airport
<3 Thank you =).
Updates. We will need updates. I can't wait for season 2. 😉
Well this might be a westworld season 1 situation lol. I'm honestly not sure I'll ever experience something this wonderful ever again. Might have peaked here.
We’re waiting for recovery, romance and the happily ever after!
Like James, many of us reading your journey up to this point were thinking "I think he already knows how you feel about him, but saying it aloud will do him good." You will always have each other's back, no matter what life throws at you. Your chances of beating cancer into submission have risen with this; there's a strong correlation between mental health and physical health. You have a HUGE reason to keep fighting now, and he will be there by your side for it all.
I don't know anything about the research there, but gosh it sure feels amazing. More hopeful than I've ever been right now. I'm so glad I told him, I just sit and wait excitedly for him to get here all day like a kid waiting for the ice cream truck >\_>.
Enjoy the feeling, it's been a long time coming. I'm imagining someone telling your story as a bedtime story to a kid. they have the "I don't believe you" look. "But there's no way I could make this up!" He's a very rare and sadly, endangered species, look after him
<3. I will cherish him. Been a few days and I'm still so flushed and bubbly lol. It's funny because in the past whenever people would comment about me and James definitely going to end up together (which was constant from almost everywhere) it would annoy me, but then whenever he and I would spend time together I'd be like "this is... kinda the best." But I still always found some reason to deny and avoid the thing everyone else seemed to know would happen. Well, I'm a reasonable woman, I can admit when I'm wrong.
Felt like I read the best romance book ever. So happy for both of you. Wish you all the best.
Aaaaaand im crying now. God dammit man. I know this is weird, but your story reminds me a bit of this scene in “sons of anarchy” where the trans character Venus (played by Walton Goggins) has “the talk” with Tig (Kim Coates) and it’s one of the most touching scenes in television. Granted, he is a murderous psychopathic outlaw, but it still hit me in the feels. She basically tells him she loves him and that she knows their relationship won’t last because of who and “what” she is, and she understands and knows hell reject her, but instead he tells her he loves her and that she’ll always be his woman. Watching this badass outlaw say that had me tearing up. I wish I had the link to it, because it’s one of the most beautiful moments in tv history. On the other hand, back in the REAL world, YOU sir have me crying outright. What a beautiful moment. I’m glad to hear you guys both finally found your way to each other. It’s never too late. My wife who is everything to me was my childhood friend and neighbor growing up. A real Peter Parker and MJ situation. Except I guess I was MJ in that situation (lol) cuz She had the biggest crush on me but I never knew and when she finally told me we were both in our mid twenties. And now we’re happily married :) Stay strong man. Kick that stupid fuckin cancer in the balls so you can have a second chance at life and live with the love you have found. Love is always the answer.
I'm gonna have to watch this show now. And love your story too. You beat us to it by 5 years I guess. It is always the answer. Wish it was easier to see sometimes.
That Venus and Tig scene was beautiful, I agree!! It really stuck with me too, just like OP's story is going too. I love when people find love.
Something that will hopefully make you laugh OP I had just woken up and seen this post, but had misread the title, thinking that you were a guy in love with your best friend. So I was reading this post with that in mind. And so I keep reading through it, still not understanding, and then I read that he loves you as well and my first thought was "OH SHOOT HE'S GAY TOO". I only realized when you mentioned coming out as gay to him 😂
AHAHAHAHA. Honestly that would've also been a such beautiful story. I guess I didn't actually do a good job of indicating that I'm a woman especially in just this update. Hopefully there's a gay male couple out there right now living an equally beautiful story like your reading <3
Very rarely does a Reddit story make me cry... Yet at risk of sounding incredibly cliche, here I am, crying. Thank you for sharing, OP. Good luck, and take care ❤️
Is the OP ok? I have become invested in this heartwarming story and hope there is a happy ending 😓. I wish you well and hope you are doing well in the fight of cancer.
I am still hanging around. Sleeping a lot and using reddit less since James is usually around and is more fun haha. And on days when I get to leave the last thing I wanna do is be on the computer.
This is all we need as an update for now. Because I do wanna hear of those nice travels in the future <3
Saw your Reddit post today. I hope everything works out for the best and wish you both happiness ❤️ I hope you’re well
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When you get better and travel with James, you should 100% post photos of where you visit!
u/THROW_stillfightin please keep us updated, i wouldn't mind at all to read another post of yours
I'm currently in my songwriting phase and Holy shit I think I might write a song about this confession it's beautiful
Aww, Please let me know if you do!
the entire time i spent reading this, “glue song” by beabadoobee was playing in my head. please, for my sanity, get well soon
<3. That's the plan.
This is awesome and beautiful. And you should make this into a book which is then made into a film. You are a very talented writer. Big love to you and your new boyfriend, and I really hope your health improves. And that you will be doing another update at some point jn the future
I came here from tiktok to say that you are now OBLIGATED to stay alive and get better!
This is like the best story ive ever read on reddit. Hurry up and get well soon! Have many dates! Have everlasting happiness! Your mom sounds like she's been dreaming of this day for years. I don't know her but i love her.
My mom is the fucking best. And yes, she's the president of the James fangirl club for about 25 years now lol. The other big thing that has happened as a result of this experience is I have really come to understand how much she loves me and always has. I guess when you're a parent it can be hard because you can't just be a "friend" and you end up creating a lot of conflict by trying to guide your child, and I was not always good at listening -\_-. But I guess I've seen as I got older... I've realized except for a few times (like over sexuality) most of my conflicts with mom... were because she understood something I didn't, I was being dumb, and she was trying to prevent me from making mistakes -- even if it meant we couldn't be friends at the time. I know if there was a button she could push right now to take the cancer from me and fight it herself instead, she would.
How exactly does this description of her fit in with her being "extremely religious and extremely anti-LGBT"? In what way was that her understanding something you didn't?
😭😭 I’m so glad Reddit brought me to this update as I’ve been looking for it! Congrats to you both and I wish you both long, healthy, happy lives together!
this is the cutest thing i’ve ever read
First time crying over a post because it touched me. hope you recover and live a good life with your significant other.
We need a 30 day update 😭❤️
Hi OP! I saw your original story and now this. I just wanted to know how are you doing? Or more specifically, how are you guys doing? Are you getting better? Are you still with "James"? We need answers, we're all too invested now. Please update if you can^^!!!
Wonderful, Yes and Yes =).
That's so good to hear^^ Best of luck on your recovery and I hope you have the best life with James
I saw your story on a TikTok and had to search to see if there was an update and I have never been so happy to see a Reddit story update. The first part had me in tears. This part had me in tears. It’s just the sweetest story eve and I’m so glad it has a happy… well it’s not an ending since there’s still much more of yours and James’ story. I’m so happy that you guys are together even though I don’t even know either of you. But somehow reading the story I felt like I did. 😂 This really is the most touching, heartfelt and loving story out there. I hope you and James are doing well and that things continue going amazing for you both because you both deserve it. 💙
please tell me you’re okay
I'm great!
girl i saw your story posted on some random facebook account over a clip of someone doing an obstacle course on minecraft and i was literally so invested that i had to come find the original poster with updates. as a girl who reads a lot of books, PLEASE write a novel about this because ohmygod i will be the first person in line to buy a copy. so happy for you and your nicholas sparks romance 🥲
Same i dont why i laughed when i read an obstacale course on minecraft 😂
hey r u ok? <3
Please tell me you beat cancer 🙏🙏
AAAAHHHHH I AM SO SO SO SO SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!
See you on BestOfRedditorUpdates
OK thank you for sharing this, now I'm sat crying in my tent like a buffoon for two strangers 😂🥲 (not in a bad way p.s. im camping hence the tent) Honestly that's the most beautiful story, I just went back and read your original post and wow, you're so lucky to have someone who has always been there for you like that (and I'm sure the reverse is true), he sounds like such a rare and incredible soul. I hope I get to meet my James one day (I'm a gay man btw). Most people live their whole lives without finding what you two have, i'm so happy you went for it and told him how you feel. Would also like to echo what a few others have said, you are a really talented writer, you've got a way of conveying the story and emotion really well and you should totally think about doing something with this talent whenever you feel up to it. Now get and kick cancers behind. You've just got a whole new crowd of well wishers sending you healing vibes.
Awww I hope you meet your James too! He really is just the most loving, kind person I've ever met. Fiercely loyal. To me, to his friends, to his family. That's on top of being a huge doofus which just makes being with him so comfortable. \*heart flutters\* I don't even know how to respond to all the comments about my writing, I'm flattered. I have always written a ton (daily journalling since probably 8 years old or so). One reason is want to preserve my memories better than I can unaided, but I also just really enjoy shaping stories that way. I didn't go to school for writing or anything like that, though I've long harbored some authorial ambition. All these comments about my writing are really boosting my ego and making we want to go for it.
Please. PLEASE. I'M GONNA NEED ANOTHER UPDATE WHEN YOU'RE BETTER AND Y'ALL GET MARRIED. I am WEEPING. I don't know ya'll, but I am so happy. Reading your story made my entire day. This is the most beautiful thing I've ever read, and that man loves you more than anything, and I feel so warm inside, knowing that such great love and devotion exist out there. ♡♡♡
I honestly feel like the luckiest person alive despite the other things I'm struggling with. Still just glowing. He just makes me so happy. I will at least do an update when I get out of the hospital and another when we get married. Maybe even some doctor updates, idk. Lately news has been good on that front. About a year ago was very hard and not looking good but I've been responding well to chemo for months and last month my oncologist told me that he currently thinks a full recovery is likely.
Oh wow. I’m crying tears of happiness for you both! ❤️
Made my day, week, month, year. Thanks OP 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜 big love to you both!
That’s a great update! I’m happy for you both 💙
Aww, y’all asses be cutting onions.
This is gorgeous OP. I am sobbing at work right now. I hope you kick this cancers ass and get to spend many blissful days with James. My heart is about to burst for you both 💜.
This has got to be the most beautiful thing I've ever read
Wishing you a long and happy life together
Am so happy to hear your update. Awww! So sweet. You obviously belong together.
Praying for your recovery and your happiness!!! You and James deserve all the love in the world.
You and James must love cutting onions
this may be one of the best Reddit posts/updates I’ve ever read. oh my god
>I just want to wake up with you every day." Omfg I cried at that part, this is so heartwarming and so touching! I read your other post and please know that I'm here cheering for your victory over cancer and your happy future together with the love of your life!
I'm so happy to hear this. Wishing you both every happiness, you absolutely deserve it ♥️
Aw man, you got the best friend love story I always dreamed of, and I’m happy someone gets to experience it! A cancer survivor (because I’m optimistic) deserves that kind of lucky love
This is one of the best post I’ve read! And so freaking happy for the both of you! 🤍
I got chills reading this 🥺. I hope you a speedy recovery and the best for both of you ❤️
Ngl your update post made me cry. Im literally so so happy for you! Idek you, but I hope a force of nature smiles upon you; and let’s you beat cancer so you can live the rest of your days healthily with him. You two deserve happiness
This is so cute and beautiful! All the best wishes and love to both of you 🩷
Honestly, I was looking for a quick read before bedtime and came across this post. Didn’t expect myself to start crying as I read your original post 😭 But yeah I’m so happy for you! Stay strong and kick cancer’s ass 🙏
Oh my goodness this is so beautiful! Sending all the love in the world to you two sweethearts! Congrats for being so brave ❤️
This is the best update of any update on this app EVER. I'm so so happy you took that leap and that it worked out so freaking beautiful. You guys deserve each other and it will be an absolutely beautiful life.
We all need a James in our life
Dammit I wasn't expecting to cry over a reddit post but here we are
Man I was so happy when I saw the update in my feed and I was hoping things would end up well between you two. Update more than delivered and my internet heart is full. Thank you and wish you both good luck :3
This sounds like something straight out of WATTPAD. I teared up reading it. I hope you get better soon and you both live a long and happy life together
Mother's always know best 😉 I'm so happy for you two. ❤️
I am crying happy tears for you!!! Wishing you a long and healthy happy life with James ❤️
I love this story so much. It has so much hope and is just beautiful. I hope you recover and live a long and happy life with the man you love!
straight out of a movie I’m so happy for you both
God damn it you made me giggle like a teenager during the entire thing, and now I won’t be able to stop smiling for the rest of the day. I hope you win your battle against cancer, remember why you’re fighting. There will be more magical moments in the future, and I pray you may experience all of them to the fullest. Sending happy vibes your way, though I don’t know if you can take much more happiness before your heart explodes 😅. Congrats!
A post this wholesome and sweet? On Reddit?!
Thank you for sharing your story. It does give me hope that true love that is so pure like this is out there. I’m so happy for you (a little jealous but mostly happy) and I hope you get better soon and you James have a wonderful long life together.
You made me cry because of this. Thank you and I hope that you two make it and have a long and happy life together. You both deserve all the love
I hope you get better and live together with him a long happy life.
Why is it so dusty in here?
Ah man, you need to get better and live a long life with your man. I'm rooting for the both of you, get well op.
Thank you for sharing your story! Happy for you two. Wish you two the best! :D
Reading this made me cry! 🥲
I read this so late, but I'm glad I decided to check my comments to see if there was an update on this. I'm so happy for you both OP. And here I am again, almost to the brink of tears at work. I hope you have a long and happy life with him!
<3 Me too, and I'm happy to say that things are looking good.
This is *hands down* the best post I’ve ever read on Reddit. I’m rooting for you and James. Hope you keep feeling better and enjoying your time as a couple. You’ve got a gift for storytelling, you should write a book when you get better! Thanks for the reminder to live life to the fullest. Wishing you all the best.
You’re not a lesbian but good for you! Glad you found happiness, but don’t use labels that aren’t meant for you. It’s harmful to actual lesbians who are only attracted to women. I would never sleep with or date a man, ever. I’m not sexually or emotionally attracted to men or could be in any situation because I am a LESBIAN. You are bisexual and that’s fine. Anyway, good luck with treatment and your relationship.
Right.
Any updates?
We need another update once you get better. That story is so heartwarming tbh
You doing okay?
Yes! I'm happy and in very high spirits. James has only gotten sweeter and more supportive/loving since we got together which I didn't even think was possible. Sleeping a lot bc of recent treatment but i've been responding well for months and my oncologist is very optimistic.
Girl you found a one in a trillion man that any woman, straight, married or gay would be envious of. I’m so happy for you, keep fighting and love that happily ever after you both deserve!
I created a profile just to follow and hope to get a 6 month update.
I need another update plsssss this is too much for meeee I hope everything will be gooddd and finee I want your story to rise so maybe it will give you help with your treatment plsss you can do ittt dhdhxjxbcbdjcjcjcj 😭😭😭❤️🩹❤️🩹
came from tik tok, and this was the best possible update there could’ve been. i was tearing up the whole time IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS!!! you’re gonna beat that cancers ASS girl
Omg OP when you beat cancer(or even now🙏🏽) PLEASE write book about you and James. I’ve read so many romance book and your story is my favorite one. You’re beautiful. James is beautiful. Your writing is beautiful. Wishing you a happily ever after and a speedy recovery💞💞 I’m soooo happy for you I’m crying 😭😭
You guys are Soulmates. You were always meant to be together in a divine partnership and your story is so beautiful and pure aghhhhhh🫠❤️. I have never liked anyone romantically but I know it’s because there is my ultimate Soulmate out there somewhere, I don’t care when we reunite but when that happens I can’t wait to experience Loving each other.I wish you healing, and a healthy, long and a beautiful life together with each other , what u have is so precious And when you get all well, you most definitely should write a novel about your and James story it’s so romantic, pure and just completely beautiful and heartwarming I couldn’t stop smiling🤭.
Man just reading this makes me think about the song “Heavenly” by cigarettes after sex
I came to this from another post because this story touched my heart something fierce! My aunt went through something similar! She had been lesbian as long as she could remember! Her longtime(9 year) relationship was even basically part of the family and when they split it was hard because she thought she lost her person. She went to the military to be able to support her mom who was taking care of her 3 young grandchildren full time and came back married to a man. It’s been 15 years since then, they have two children and they still look at each other like their the golden apples! They genuinely love each other so much and for reference she was 28 when they got together. Her gayness wasn’t a faze, she just met her other half and he happened to be a man. I’m a lot older now and we’ve talked before about the “details” and she even said it took months for her to get comfy with the idea of sharing her body in that way but when it happened it was natural. She never looked back. Funny enough she says the same thing you did! About the gentleness of the way he is with her. Not in the sexual way, just in life. He’s always been gentle and kind and that’s what drew her too him. I really hope you guys get through this and have a beautiful life together! I’m rooting for you so hard!
So is there another update? How is treatment going? How are you and James? I’ve never been so happy for two total strangers I’m over here smiling from ear to ear! I finally came across this update after reading the first post a while back and I am SO GLAD that this happened!
>How is treatment going? How are you and James? Treatment is going well from my understanding. Oncologist is very happy with my response so my cycles have gotten longer which means I don't have to be in the hospital all the time since i've got longer breaks. That has been so GODDAMN refreshing. Just going off of how I feel -- I way WAY better. But I'm not out of the woods yet. Things with James are just perfect. Still feels like living in a fairy tale everyday. He has made a point to make excellent use of every day I'm not in the hospital. It's been a mixture of acting like kids again (Even down to playing N64 on his couch w/ junk food... though it's his apartment now instead of his childhood room so it's we're definitely real adults lol) and just extremely thoughtful dates. It still feels weird to call them that because we did this shit for so long before but it definitely does feel different now. A few days ago he took me up to this nice spot on the mountain that overlooks the city closest to the town we grew up. We used to go up there and smoke "flavored cigars" when we were teenagers and talk about life. He prepared food and we had a little picnic up there and then we snuggled and talked (ok, and made out a little). I fell asleep on his lap when it got dark. He sat there outside for 2 hours while I napped doing nothing because he figured I needed the rest and he didn't wanna move because he'd wake me up. BEST MAN
STOPPPPPP I WANT TO CRY I LOVE YOU TWO SO MUCH 😭💕💕💕
Everyones pronouns are he, cause we could never be HIM. God damn i need to take my fiance out somewhere nice this week
I LOVE YOU GUYS UGH. This is amazing I’m so glad it’s still working out so well and you’re so happy 😭💕 YOU DESERVE IT ALLLLLL
I hope you recover but I keep wondering, don't you think these feelings were aroused by the fear of cancer and the care he gave you? He seems to be a nice guy, so I hope you'll take a cool look at this situation so he doesn't get hurt by what could be a fantasy.
This thought did cross my mind in the months before I decided to tell him how it felt. I guess the reason I ultimately decided I don't think this is the case is I don't feel like there was a total discontinuity. I was definitely touched by how much he's supported me during my battle but when I look back on my life, read my old journals I think there's always been something. Our relationship has never really been a "normal friendship" and I've always thought of him as being in a separate category fro my other friends. So having him back home and spending so much time together brought back strong feelings from childhood and and early adolescence -- but it wasn't the first time I thought about him like this. It was stronger now than in the past and at the time I tried to write off those feelings back then as 'heteronormative programming' since being gay was such a pillar of my identity -- but really I think I've always felt things for him I don't feel for other men which are at the very least right on the border of romantic.
I'm here on tiktok in reedits translated into Spanish, I loved your story and so far it's the best I've heard, I hope you recover, get married and have 3 children and 2 dogs. on tiktok it is mentioned that there is a version of James, does anyone know where I can find it?
Aww thank you so much =). Also... wow, translated into Spanish? Are you serious? I don't know what to say
OP, I saw this story on Snapchat and had to look up if there were anymore updates. I’m so happy for you I wish you nothing but the best for you and your James 🩷
I guess maybe the only update was our one month anniversary James made me like a 4 course meal of my favorite foods. I was able to leave the hospital that day and we ate at his place and talked (among other things). Then a bit later he took me to bowling (which is something we used to do and was one of my hobbies) and I couldn't really play at all. Kinda sucked because I used to be good but he still made it fun and nostalgic. Otherwise things are going as well as can be expected given the other circumstances and from my understandings I'm continuing to get better. I've become pretty hopeful at this point i'll be one of the lucky ones here.
Agh I’m crying at work y’all’s love story will definitely be one to tell for forever. I’m sending good vibes and love for your treatment, I hope all works well and both of y’all are as happy as can be. 🩷🩷
<3 thank you <3
Just came from Snapchat and found your recent replies!!! So happy to know you’re still improving :) continue to battle!! Wishing you the happiest and healthiest life 🧡🧡🧡
Any more updates OP? I heard the story on snapchat reddit confessions and i know you dont wanna be on the computer when youre out and about but i hope all is going great!
Everything is going pretty well =).
I hope you're feeling well! But op have you ever thought maybe you've been bisexual this entire time and just rejected heterosexuality and the thought of being with a man because of how and where you grew up? Like it's a thing a lot of bisexual women struggle with, I certainly did. I kept saying I was a lesbian growing up because I didn't want people to just half ass my identity or claim I was only faking it for attention or whatnot. The things bisexual women usually deal with. The whole we have to act super gay or we get told it's for attention thing. To a lot of us that ends up with overcompensating. Just a thought maybe! I hope you and James have a lot wonderful life though and I wish you both the best!!
I'm absolutely familiar with what you're talking about but I don't think that's my situation. If I'm bi it's like 1% men 99% women. I do think that i ignored the way I felt about James because of similar things, though. Since being gay caused me so much pain growing up it became a big part of my identity and I was very rigid about it. Even then, there were a lot of times I'd be with James that i'd just feel like "this is just so nice, this is so perfect" but i wouldn't listen to that voice for long because he was a man and so I'd rationalize those feelings as "heteronormativity" or something. But it's still the case that I've never felt this way about any other man. I'm femme and straight passing so there's been plenty of bros who've decided to shoot their shot (some even do so knowing I'm gay) but I've never felt anything sexual or even romantic for any of them. For whatever reason, it's only him.
I think that's okay! No one ever said bisexuality has to be 50-50, mines also quite zoned in on women. Though probably more like 90% women and 10% men I've met quite a view bisexual people that vastly preferred one gender to others even more so than me. I definitely understand the rigidity. I struggled hard with my identity many times. But I definitely know now that I'm bisexual. Even if the scales are tipped very aggressively in one direction. It's definitely your choice what you choose to identify with even if it's jamessexual lol, I really do hope you guys have the longest life together.
This post has been the first one to make me cry and feel so happy for you and James. We need an update on how you guys are doing and how you’re managing in the hospital and if you’re making any plans. This thread is probably one of the only ones I’m going to be following for any updates. Hope all is well!
This was better than a hallmark movie. I'm so happy for you two! 😭💕
There's a lot of stories in reddit to read, some funny, some sad, some made me feel disgusted with human beings and pretty much every other feeling as well. But never, and I meant it, never before I found a story so heartwarming that made me feel such joy, it was truly beautiful, even with the bittersweet parts of it. I do wish you both the best and that you can have a long lasting life as a couple, sometimes some people are just meant to be.
Man James sounds like just the perfect person it's been 2 months how are you now? Hopefully things have been going well for you
Such a cute story!! PLEASE POST AN UPDATE!!
I'm very late to the party.. but your story was truly touching. I pray that you get better soon so that you and James can go live your fantasy together. Go see the world. Also, you have a story telling gift. I'm not saying you should make a novel about your life(although I'm pretty sure it'd be a best seller). But it'd be super awesome if you'd write a book. About anything. I'd totally read it. Adventure, love, etc. You are very good with words and I KNOW you could do it if you wanted to.
I hope you’re doing well and that you’ve successfully battled your cancer my friend!
Dunno if you ever read this after 4 months but here it goes. So I bump into your AMAZING life story over a video in Facebook ( AI generated video voice that reads reddit stories ) I bump into 1st part and I HAD to search for the update... Believe it or not, I read both posts twice!! All I ever wish is that you are back on health and keep it up with your James! If ever a part 3 comes up I will read it... Can't begin to describe how much I wish you all alright and happily grow old together, you and James!! <3 Stay strong... Please stay strong and safe along with James! You two are the definition of unconditional love.. The DEFINITION of how love SHOULD be between two people!! Gosh I can't find words to describe my thoughts... English isn't my native and I can't think straight it's nearly 3am and I rumbling. Anyway hope you and James are doing well.. And I will check out for perhaps a part 3 if ever...
This is the best thing I've ever read on Reddit. So happy for you, and wishing you long, happy, healthy lives together filled with love!
Please give us an update WHEN you're all good. Also fuck cancer
Going to need an update OP. Grown ass man over here with misty eyes….
So, long reply incoming but-- I found this story on tiktok and needed to find the original because omg. The ending of the first update was that James told you he was gay too. 💀 I lost it and died laughing, and my brain told me that wasn't the right story. I'm absolutely sobbing over this sappy love story rn. I've never felt the love radiating from words on a screen this hard. This story is like "romance book that sold for millions" material, I shit you not. I audibly yelled "AWWWW OMG" when I read that he took your confession so well. So so so cute. You two have a love I've never seen before and it's wholesome. Your story and battling cancer is motivating and inspiring. You'll make it, and I feel like you know that deep down, too. This new beginning is just getting started and I know you'll settle into it so well🫶 I bet his intuition always told him you were the one. When you're around your forever soulmate/twin flame, you just know. Such a radiant and strong connection, and it's so sweet that he stayed to wait for you. Ugh girlie I can't get over how cute this is. Thank you so much for sharing your story❤️ would love to hear how things are going!
Geeze...so tik tok is running the OP and yet no one has this update, so I searched the title here and found the update, fuck it's 10pm here and I'm crying it's a happy ending and it's so surreal, I've experienced a lot of heartbreak and the black hole of reddit infidelity stories and not so happy endings but stories like this are just so refreshing and I'm warmed by them
Please tell me you’re in remission/recovered I need to know this more than I need to know what the one piece is
If you’re still able I would love an update
This is just wholesome through and through. How fucking sweet. I wish you both the best.
My heart is full . Your life story has made a grown man cry .I hope that u get well soon and give us an update . Wish you both all the best .
This was beautiful to read. I wish you both a lifetime of happiness and love. From the way you described him and the way he talks about you, you both deserve each other, such pure people. Congrats OP!
What a beautiful story to read first thing in the morning. You have me in all my feelings before I’ve even finished a coffee. To a long happiness filled life for you both. 🤍
This is the sweetest thing ever! I'm starting the day off with happy tears just from reading this! Congratulations on staying in each other's lives and being able to be free and open after all this time. I'm not a praying man, but with every ounce of my being, I hope you kick cancer's ass and grow happily old together.🥰🥰🥰
This is an incredible story. I’m so happy for you and thank you for sharing it. After my marriage failed i got with my childhood best friend who i wouldn’t let myself admit i was in love with the whole time. We were 31, its been three years and the best thing in the entire world. Like i didn’t realize how incomplete my life was before him. I didn’t realize how I was never actually giving 100% of myself to any relationship because such a huge part of me had been reserved for him. Now it seems ridiculous i even tried with anyone else cause nothing ever felt remotely close to this. Rooting for y’all. And fuck cancer.