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An Open Letter To My Brother's Girlfriend

He's the most impactful man in my life, and maybe in yours.

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An Open Letter To My Brother's Girlfriend
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To Her:

You're the her that got him. You are the one he chose over all the other girls. You're the her he takes on dates and shows off. You're the her that he may love.

However, you don't realize how much work I put in him to treat you right. A brother has three things that make him the man he is: his father, his mother and his sister.

His father shows him how to be a good handy man, how to dress and how to work hard for what he wants. A mother shows him how to love and respect. A sister does a whole world's more though.

As his sister, I picked on him when we were younger. I got on his every last nerve. I pushed all of his buttons until he didn't even claim me as his sister. He picked on me and got in trouble for it. I taught him how to share his toys and how to share his food. When I was younger, I taught him how to forgive and forget because he was stuck with me no matter what.

In our teen years. I taught him how to date and how to dress appropriately. I taught him how to talk to a girl and not look like a complete fool. I taught him how he didn't have to lie to get a girl. I taught him how to just be himself. Without me, he wouldn't have gotten his date a corsage, or know how to match his outfit with hers. I'm the one that taught him to clean up the bathroom after he shaved so I didn't have to look at that. I taught him how to clean up his room. I taught him how to let me win sometimes because I'm not as strong sometimes. I taught him that his friends should get along with his family and not disrespect him.

Now that we are older, I have taught him even more. I taught him how important it was to study hard during his education years. I taught him how to be happy and content with where he is at in his life. I taught him how to open up to someone. I taught him how to stay driven in life and dream big. I taught him how to take care of someone when they are sick and what the best home remedies are. I taught him the difference between a good and bad friend and what kind of people he wants in his life. But most importantly, I taught him what a good woman is.

A good woman will care for him like I did. A good woman will always push him to be his best. A good woman will get on his very last nerve. A good woman will be a type of person he wants in his life. A good woman will teach him to cook and challenge him daily. A good woman will never leave him wondering if he is loved and taken care of. A good woman will get along with his family. A good woman will make his life easier not harder. A good woman is someone he can confide in. A good woman will respect him and his mom and his dad, but most importantly me. As a good woman, you should be one of my best friends. Let's face it, he grew up with me as one of the closest women in his life. He isn't going to settle for anyone I don't like.

Ultimately, you need to impress him, but your final goal is to get my approval. My parents don't get to know you on the level I will. I took all this time building this man so that he can treat one lucky lady right.

If it's you, prove it to me, then you're set with the best built man the world could offer.

Sincerely,

The sister who built your man.

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