Donna
If we trace back our whirlwind romance with Eric, it all starts at one crucial point in our life—the night of the Todd Rundgren concert. You'd already been having those feelings for Eric, your best friend and next-door neighbor, for a while and it was on that night when you both realized that the other had feelings as well. So you took your chance—the only one you thought you would have—and kissed Eric on the hood of the Vista Cruiser before you headed home. It was the perfect to decision to make at the perfect time, in the perfect place, for the perfect reason, and with the perfect person.
It's not until about nine months later that you go on your first date with Eric on Valentine's Day. Your night is nearly ruined when you order a Long Island Iced Tea, thinking it's just regular iced tea. You keep downing another one after another until you become so drunk, Eric has to hold back your hair when you puke. Moral of the date: order water just to be safe, who knows if the Diet Coke is actually a drink….
On Junior Prom night, you and Eric both have big plans. Just don't let them ruin your night and don't go to a hotel room. You don't want to be interrupted by people shouting, "Hey, it's Forman and Donna and they're gonna do it!" Do you?
Soon it's going to feel like all Eric wants and all your friends want you to do is to have sex. Don't let them get into your head anymore than they already have—it'll happen on your own time in a spur of a moment decision.
Now it's time to let Eric into our brain and into all of your crazy thoughts. You need to tell him what you thought of your first time instead of having him find out through Kelso who found out through Jackie. And tell him about your home life, with your parents and all, instead of confiding in Hyde. Eric will understand once you tell him, you just have to let him in.
It'll start to s em that everything Eric does will anger and annoy you and vise versa. You just have to be the strong woman that you are and stand your ground—remember, no man is going to dictate your life for you. It's a lesson you'll learn hard when Eric presents you with a promise ring.
Should I even tell you that story? Well, you might as well know. Eric's going to give you a promise ring. You'll take it, but you're going to put it on a chain around your neck and not on your finger where it belongs. And why do you do that? You're afraid of commitment and being tied down to Point Place for the rest of your life. But if you love Eric, which you do, put the ring on your finger and be proud to show it to the world.
That's not how things work out, however. You end up breaking up except Eric's the one that takes it worse. Stay strong because it will get better.
Lots of changes will be in for you over the next few months. The first: your parents get divorced and your mom runs off to California (you'll do the same in a few months). The next: you start dating Casey Kelso. Who ever thought that someone related to Kelso could be so… different. Here's my first piece of advice I have for you in that relationship: don't go to a hotel room with him. Nothing will end up happening while you're there, but it's still hard for me to believe that you'd be willing to give yourself to someone other than Eric. The second: always remember, even outside of this relationship, that anyone can say 'I love you', but it doesn't mean they mean it.
You'll breakup with Casey and then get back together with Eric. I don't really have many regrets, so I can't tell you how to react or what to do. You'll just have to take life in stride and be the person who you are, who you've always been.
There is one, however, that will save you more pain than you can ever imagine: go with Eric when he leaves for Africa. If you follow him than you'll be together like you should be and you won't go out with someone else or witness the downfalls of having highly-emotionalized best friends. Weren't you the one who always said you didn't want to be stuck in your dinky little town? Now you have an opportunity and you need to take it.