1. I made out with two sisters at the age of six. One of them was my age and the other was nine. Needless to say the nine year old ended up with kids a few years later (no they weren’t mine). - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

2. My parents divorced when I was 4 or 5 and I can still kinda remember the last fight that they had before it happened. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

3. I lost my virginity when I was 14 and was known as a man whore in high school. But, since my freshman year of high school I’ve only had sex with two girls, my ex and my current girlfriend. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

4. Speaking of my current girlfriend we have been together for over three years. And although things are pretty tough (with the distance and all) I love her more then anything and can’t see myself with anyone but her no matter how much I think about others. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

5. I was heavily into drugs from the 8th grade to my sophomore year of high school. But, I decided to stop after my sophomore year when I realized just where I heading in my life. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

6. High school was a tale of two different halves for me. The first two years I screwed around all the time and didn’t care about anything. After those first two years I had a 1.8 GPA. Then my last two years I changed my life and ended up with a 3.8 GPA those last two years and brought my GPA up to 2.8 for all of high school. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

7. Growing up my bio mother was abusive to me both physically and mentally. And is really the reason why I resorted to drugs those few years. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

8. After my junior I finally got fed up with her 100% and moved out of her house and moved in with my father. That was the smartest decision I ever made in my life. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

9. I was engaged to my ex for 8 months. One of the worst choices I ever made. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

10. I have an Associates Degree in Graphic Design but haven’t been able to do much with it since I graduated. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

11. I’ve been drinking for most of my life. My first drink was taken when I was two when I sipped out of people’s beers. But, I don’t drink as much as I used to and I wouldn’t consider myself an alcoholic. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

12. I’ve considered myself a loner most of my life and have only, within the past few years, begun to socialize at a somewhat normal level, both online and in real life. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

13. I’ve had several disorders through my life: anger issues, depression, anxiety, bi-polar, addiction, ADD, eating disorder. Some I have full control over now, others I only have partial control. But, I’m much better then I used to be. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

14. I consider my step-mother to be my real mother. And I haven’t talked to my bio mother since 2004. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

15. In my senior year of high school I won several awards for graphic design in the Technology Student Association. Including a 2nd and 3rd place in two categories in the state competition. I had a chance to go to Nationals that summer, but I turned it down. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

16. I really like modeling. And I watch shows like America’s Next Top Model more then almost any other straight guy does. I became interested when I really started getting into photography and I began watching these shows from a photographer’s point of view. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

17. In my freshman year of high school I sold gum to make money. $1.00 per stick most of the year until I dropped prices a bit later on. Yeah, I made a lot of money doing that. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

18. My first videogame console was a Super Nintendo. Since then I’ve owned a N64, Wii, PSX (PSone), PS2, Xbox 360, Gameboy Pocket, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance, DS, DSlite, PSP, PSPslim. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

19. I can change the way I act to fit the people I’m around. No matter if I know them or not. It has come in handy many times in my life when I’ve been around people who aren’t my friends. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

20. I used to be a huge trading card player. I invested a lot of time and money into Yu-Gi-Oh and then Magic the Gathering. But, I had to stop playing when I stopped having time to go to tournaments. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

21. I love old TV shows: I Love Lucy is my top favorite followed by the likes of, Bewitched, The Munsters, the Adams Family, Leave it to Beaver, The Brady Bunch, Cheers, etc. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

22. Even though I love my girlfriend I still like to flirt with other girls just to see if they are interested in me. It makes me feel better about myself knowing that I could be wanted by more then one person. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

23. Reading and music have been a HUGE part of my life and have helped get through so many rough periods. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

24. I am a very emotional guy. Sometimes too emotional, and I’m not afraid to admit that I’ve cried A LOT in my life. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

25. I have a borderline unhealthy addiction to the internets. Oh wait, I was supposed to say something that you didn’t already know. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

I am young, I'm 21...although I do look younger. My ass is probably going to be carded until I'm 40 at least. I think be emotional has helped me understand women better, but at the same time I think it can also be a bit annoying for woman. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

Mathew :) - Mona Nomura

Mathew, I was still a little heated from an earlier thread this morning, but have realized that patience and understanding is something that *I* need to work on. With that, I appreciate your candor about your life and hope the best for you. - Derrick

I apologize Derrick for not thinking (one of many times in my life) before I wrote. I should have taken better care of thinking about what I was trying to say. - Mathew™ aka Youngblood

These lists are amazing...but I especially like the exchange between you and Derrick in the end. :) - Lainie

It happens to best of us, Mathew. Consider it all squashed. - Derrick

honest sharing..I respect that - bcultral

I can so relate to #14 (http://bit.ly/7cXf); powerful things you have shared...props to turning it around. - JA Castillo