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r/amitheasshole • Posted by u/prongymcprongface 12 hours ago

UPDATE: AITA for being “obsessed” with my childhood nemesis years after we left school?

i’m not the OP of the original but i’m hoping the mods will allow this post anyway

i commented on the original to share my experiences of having a childhood nemesis. some of the commenters on the original post guessed it, but it turns out that OP actually was my nemesis (and yes, before anyone asks, i was his, definitely, it was NOT unrequited or a nemesis triangle).

we starting talking after that post, and bonded a lot. turns out we have a lot in common that you all do not get haha. anyway one thing led to another and we arranged to meet up in person without realising who we were, and the minute he saw me, he scarpered and hasn’t returned my messages since.

the thing is, though, i really want to be part of his life, and not just as a nemesis.

i don’t know how else to contact him so even though you folks do not understand our very cool dynamic AT ALL i was hoping you might have some ideas about how to find him or get him to answer

🗨 3.4K Comments ⚑ Report 78% Upvoted

VpnEnthusiast12 hours ago
So you’re the one who put a tracker on him?

prongymcprongface 🎤11 hours ago
oh no that would be super weird. it was a generic system that would track everyone at the school. that’s why i can’t use it to find him as we are no longer at school. hope that helps :)

MissHoneyIsTheGOAT11 hours ago
I'd like to be happy for you, but the original post discussed involvement with criminal activity. Are you sure you're aware of what you're getting into?

prongymcprongface 🎤11 hours ago
??? this was covered in the OP, i resolved the crime situation, not sure why it is relevant here??

pm_me_excel_formulae11 hours ago
What about his extracurricular project?

prongymcprongface 🎤11 hours ago
yeah ok we probably will talk about that one at some point. but i think we'll be ok

TheStraightsAreFineThanksForAsking11 hours ago
Love that OP is taking the initiative to get her man!

merriam_webster_fan11 hours ago
OP and his “nemesis” are both men.

OurGoodShadows10 hours ago
You’re both ridiculous but fuck it, I’m invested. If we all tag the first OP he might get a flood of notifications and be curious enough to open the app? Paging u/Alrakis

hereforthevibes10 hours ago
Calling u/Alrakis

haveifinished10 hours ago
radioing u/Alrakis...

merriam_webster_fan10 hours ago
Carrier pigeoning u/Alrakis

fuck_terfs10 hours ago
Semaphoring u/Alrakis

BlibberingHumdinger10 hours ago
Owling u/Alrakis

haveifinished10 hours ago
that doesn't make any sense...

HarpyChaser10 hours ago
yes it does shut up

BlibberingHumdinger10 hours ago
You’re on your honeymoon, get off the internet!

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BloodAndBonesPodcast11 hours ago
I'm very interested to know that you were the person referred to in the original. I'm currently working on an episode based on the crimes described there, but I've been struggling to find evidence of the serial killer that u/Alrakis was referring to. Do you have any links you can send me? And could you elaborate on your parents’ involvement with the crime ring? Thank you in advance!

BlibberingHumdinger10 hours ago
This is quite inconsiderate.

HarpyChaser10 hours ago
so rude. I will track you down and give you something to podcast about

DefinitelySoughtPower [MOD]12 hours ago
You're not the OP, and this should go under r/relationships as it’s no longer a moral quandary, but we’re making an exception in this case because we’re bored and have popcorn.

Alrakis3 hours ago
Of course he got you to make an exception for him. This sort of flashy public display is entirely on brand for him and you are pathetic for falling for his woe-is-me puppy-dog-eyes act.

ttp3943 hours ago
DUDE ANSWER HIM

fuck_terfs3 hours ago
hoping so hard that you also fall for his woe-is-me puppy-dog-eyes act

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prongymcprongface 🎤2 hours ago
HE MESSAGED!!!! finally. thank you everyone. we have agreed to meet up tonight. ahhhhhhhh i haven’t spoken to him properly since school i’m so nervous

edit: my post got way more upvotes than his, i wonder if he will agree to count them as house points

edit: pls stop correcting my spelling, if any of you knew me irl you would agree i have earned the right to spell however i want. as my nemesis he is the only person i will allow to correct my grammar

edit: omg i can see him, he’s here, HE’S HERE, he hasn’t seen me yet. fuck he’s so pretty

edit: he says i only got the upvotes because of his original post so he should get the credit for them and that this reminds him of several key events in our past

edit: we are all good, i’m logging off now to do cool nemesis stuff, thank you all

ttp394 2 hours ago
We did it, internet!

SweetSummerChild 5 minutes ago
wtf is cool nemesis stuff?

Notes:

For beta_vulgaris, who prompted this and deserves all the credit for the premise: "Draco has an argument with someone over whether it is cool and normal to have a childhood nemesis. Having recently discovered the internet, he posts an AITAH on reddit about it and gets into fights in the comments. ONE GUY in the replies insistently agrees that it is totally cool and normal to have a childhood nemesis. They bond over this and become internet friends. They actually have a lot in common. They become... internet lovers? They meet up in real life. They are Drarry."

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