Hello.

I'm going to be straight from the start. I'm first going to ask that you take the time out of your day to read this, just five minutes. Then after that I'm going to please ask you to do one of two things for me - drop me an email and offer me whatever advice you can (foregoingonespride@gmail.com) even if it's a spelling correction or a couple of lines chastising me for begging online because that's what I'm going to do, beg. I'm guessing you've caught on to the second thing I'm going to ask for - a donation/loan. Before your cursor's move towards the little X I plead with you please please at least read this, it's the only option I have left, my final attempt to save myself and my partner - he's in trouble with a loan shark, we owe just over two thousand pounds.. which isn't a lot in the grand scheme of things but as most of you will know in day to day life it's near impossible to get hold of. I'll go into more detail later but first I'm going to tell you our story (don't worry I'll keep it brief.. ish).

He and I are 21 and 22, we're both students, with part time jobs but as with most students we have little disposable income. We met on the internet, Habbo Hotel, I don't know if you've heard of it. I was fourteen at the time and an easy victim for bullies with braces and excessive amounts of fringe and chin (I've grown into my face now and am slightly easier on the eyes). In short I was miserable, he changed that, he literally turned my life upside down. He was a superstar, one of the popular kids and even in that pixelated world we inhabited for a short while every eye was on him - witty, intelligent, gentle. He was perfect. And we clicked, we were soon firm friends, talking late into the night (turning off my monitor and sitting as rigid as a statue every time one of my parents ventured to the bathroom), we couldn't get enough of one another. It took us six years to become a couple, even though that entire time we both knew we were meant for one another - I was scared and suspicious.. I didn't think someone like him could love someone like me, I've never been so wrong or naive.

Cut to present day, we've been together for 19 months now - ninteen blissful months. And we plan to spend our lives together - people often tell me that I can't know that at such a young age or ask how I can tie myself to one man so early on in life - to me it's simple, I know we're young and I know I never planned my life in this way but something wonderful has come along, I've met the person whom I know is the one, my soulmate and that's something a lot of people don't experience. I can either be ungrateful and dismiss this because of my young age, tell myself it's the wrong time or I can embrace it, love and be loved.

Though our time together has made me the happiest I've ever been we've also been through our fairshare of trials. Late last year I was the victim of a drug facilitated secual assault, during/after the attack (I don't remember any of it) I was badly beaten and two of my teeth were broken. I fell into depression, which I'm still struggling with and I can say right now without a doubt that if it wasn't for his support I'd be dead. He paid for my dental work which cost almost a grand and ended up having to quit his job so he could be near me because my depression left me unable to do anything for myself for weeks on end. He saved me and in doing so he got himself into this awful debt - he borrowed money off a person he wrongly assumed to be a friend and now despite meeting most payments we're being hounded for it, threatened with violence, followed in the street and we know if we don't pay it'll escalate. I can't let him get hurt, it's my turn to save him.

I've tried taking out loans but no one will accept me due to a default on my credit report from Orange -long distance relationships and a penchant to fall asleep together on the phone = huge phone bills, however the account was in dispute at the time of the default as I'd already paid, albeit four months late, so I'm looking to get it removed. My current job barely pays me enough to live on - I work from home due to my depression and social phobias. As we speak most of what I own is on sale on ebay. I've begged friends for money, family. I've tried everything I can think of, we both have. But last night as I lay in bed I realised that £2500 can be broken down in to a £1 by 2500 people (look how smart my degree is making me!) and this idea sprung forth, I'm hoping and I'm hoping the medium for our inception can also save us.

So basically that's it, I'm asking you please to donate/loan anything you can by clicking the paypal donate button; if you email me (foregoingmypride@gmail.com) with the amount you've given I promise to get it back to you within six months (much sooner most likely) along with a Thank you card/other small token of my gratitude and I know in this day and age a promise means very little especially off a complete stranger, which saddens me but I beseech you to put your trust in me. Perhaps in doing this we can contribute to a world were people do have more faith in one another.

I know that this seems crass and cheeky, I never in a million years thought I'd be doing anything like this but when someone you love is in danger you'll do anything to help them.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, you've no idea how much I appreciate that, regardless of whether you go any further or not.