Teen Trauma  I started seeing a girl I met at the homecoming
dance, and for the first several months, we were very happy. Two
months in, I told her I loved her. Much to my surprise, she
reciprocated. I'm not the most attractive guy in the world—not
even close. I'm overweight, have a baby face, and a very
misunderstood sense of humor. Did I mention I have low self-
esteem? On her birthday, she caught me at an awkward moment and
the first thing that came to mind popped out of my mouth. I
popped the question! It was a total accident! I was half asleep
because we enjoyed sleeping together, though we never got to the
point of actual sex (it was close a few times). She said yes. I
was stunned. Her Christmas present to me was a promise to eat
two meals a day. Before that it was either one or none. (She was
anorexic.) Even though she was skinny, she was very beautiful,
and to this day I wonder what the hell she's doing with a schlub
like me. She only weighed 94 pounds, but thought she was fat.
This made me feel terrib