The Life and Loves of John Keeton

Alexander: My First Love

Alex is without question the person I fell hardest for. He was like a parasite that wormed into my brain and was just there. The night we met, we went to a movie with our mutual friend Lucy. After the movie I suggested we go get coffee at Starbuck's. We started a conversation that was just.....organic. I felt I had known him forever, and I was in love with Alex a few hours later. We were inseparable for quite a while after. We went through a lot together, and he is still the first person I want to call most when something great, or horrible, happens. I don't regret a second of my time with Alex, and I never will.
Our Song: "Collide" by Howie Day

Glen: The One That Got Away
I met Glen shortly before I met Alex, and it was entirely physical . But over the ensuing weeks, months, and years, I grew to deeply deeply love him. Glen became my best friend for a time, and the person I went to for advice. He gets me on a level that no one else does, and is probably the single sexiest guy I've ever known. The timing with Glen never worked. He wasn't single when I was, and vice versa. He is tall, handsome, and has the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. For years, when I've looked into Glen's eyes, they make me want to hold him, and never let go. He was the first guy who ever sang to me, and I'll never forget it. Often, at night when I'm in bed thinking, it is about Glen, and I wonder what could have been. I'll always be in love with Glen.
The Song I Associate With Glen: "Please Forgive Me" by David Gray

Matthew: The Teacher
Matt was the first man I ever lived with. We had a lot of fun together. He is a chef, and as such, appreciates good food. Right after he moved to Utah, we celebrated his 21st birthday. I took him to dinner at the best Italian restaurant in Salt Lake City, where there were 2 dozen roses and a bottle of Moet & Chandon White Star champagne waiting for him at the table. Matt appreciated the finer things in life, which I also love, and we could always have an incredibly intelligent conversation. Matt was also the first man who I introduced to my family, and they fell in love with him. Matt taught me about selflessness, and what it means to purely love another person. When his time in Utah was up, he returned to New York to finish school, and I was destroyed. I have never taken a break up as hard in my life.
Our Song: "No One" by Alicia Keys

Shawn: The Dreamer
I first saw Shawn walking at a retreat center in the Utah desert. I was wearing a large pair of Chanel sunglasses, and at first sight I lifted them up to see clearer this beautiful, tattooed, muscular, blue eyed man with a smile that could melt butter. Shawn appealed to both my intellectual and emotional sides. From our conversations, I could tell that this man just wanted someone to love him with everything they had, so I tried to. He taught me about life, not as it is, but as it could be. He shared with me wisdom and knowledge about the universe that I had never considered before. We opened up every aspect of our lives to each other, and no one knows me better than him. He took me in to be a part of his family, and I fell in love with his children, too. We had a very tumultuous relationship, and in the end, it was better that we not live together. But we remain friends, and he is one of the people I'd actually give my life for.
Our Song: "Run" by Collective Soul

The Minor "relationships":

Kevin
Meeting Kevin was like being hit by a lightning bolt. Never before, or since, have I ever been so physically attracted to someone. He has the looks and body of a Greek god, and these stunning blue-grey eyes that I cannot not look at. He is brilliant, caring, he just "gets it," about life. Our first date was on Christmas night at his house, during a blizzard. We went out a few more times, but in the end it was better for us to be very very good friends.

Curt
Curt is one of the only people who would give you the shirt off of his back if you needed it. He has a big heart, and a big booming radio voice to match. Curt and I dated off and on for months, and we remain very good friends. I know when there is no one else to count on, Curt will be there and willing to help.