I know full well that there’s no way 143 Bae and I will ever date in this life or even the next. We lead two very different lives - it would take some serious voodoo to make dating her a possibility. 

And yet, I do believe in second chances with her. 

There was a time 10 years ago when I was pretty sure I didn’t like 143 Bae’s personality or her celebrity persona. And yet here I am, not only liking her and admiring her from afar, but actually rethinking my previous dislike of her. 

I think I judged her too harshly before. 

143 Bae may be a celebrity, but she’s also a person with real feelings. 

She has real hopes and dreams and real fears, just like me. 

She’s living her life the best way she can and trying to make sense of it all, just like me. 

I’m glad that I found 143 Bae again after all these years and realised that there’s so much I genuinely like about her. She’s beautiful, hilarious, cute, insightful, self-deprecating and open-minded, especially about the LGBT community. 

143 Bae has taught me that second chances do exist. Just maybe not the ones you’re always thinking of or even wanting. 

Sometimes, things or people get thrown into your path at the right moment. 

And sometimes, they make you realise that you need to take a look at the same situation and reassess what you thought you knew.