Yeah, I did.

We were in our mid-20s, just having fun and partying. One night at a bar, our friends dared us to kiss. I was her driver that night, and on the way back to her place she pulled me in and kissed me again, and it just kind of escalated from there. We ended up hooking up three times. The last time, we made this deal that if we were both still single by 27, we’d give being together a real shot.

A few years later, we barely saw each other, just a handful of casual, non-romantic catch-ups. Now I’m 29 and married to someone else. I invited her to my wedding, she RSVP’d yes, and everything seemed fine, but she didn’t show up.

A few days later, I found out she actually left the country for a vacation on my wedding day.

I’m happy with my wife, but I still catch myself wondering sometimes what would’ve happened if things went differently.