Sometimes you meet a person, and automatically click. I'm not necessarily talking about boyfriends, but more so, best friends. I truly believe that your soulmate does not have to be of the opposite gender, but someone who understands you with just a look or a facial expression, someone who loves you when you aren't so lovable. Sometimes you meet your person when you are least expecting it. For me, my person was someone I had met as a freshman in college. I was going through a rough patch and seeing a therapist. I went to talk to a mutual friend of ours about an unusually rough day that I was having. She had overheard our conversation and interjected that she had been in a similar situation. Since then, we have been best friends.
When my depression was at an all time high, I felt that I had absolutely no one. That everyone else had turned their back on me. I considered transferring schools, I sent in my transcript and was accepted to a college a town away from my home. I felt that a new start somewhere else would be beneficial for me. When I told her this, she was visibly upset. She begged me to stay, telling me that she would help me in anyway she could. I was astonished. I had never felt like I was cared about. To this day I have no reservations about not transferring. I knew I would never have another friend like her. This was only the beginning.
My person is someone who has always gone out on a limb for me and has shown me what unconditional love is like. My person is selfless, she has a big heart, she has never once spited me. She has always been my number one supporter. She urges me to be realistic whenever I have my head in the clouds. I have only known her a short amount of time, but I feel like she has been my best friend forever. My person is someone who I feel understands the very depths of my soul because hers are made out of the same thing. We get each others moods, where we just sit in comfortable silence watching a crappy show I made her watch with me on Netflix. The silence isn't unbearable, but rather comforting because neither one of us feels the urge to fill it with mindless chatter, we're just happy to suffer through it together.
Sometimes my person understands that I need silence because I am a pent up ball of emotions, willing to burst at the smallest discrepancy. Sometimes my person understands that I will not always be the lovable, hilarious, charismatic friend you once knew, but sometimes cold. Not by choice, you are still my person. Sometimes your person will understand that you need them as much as they need you, and your friendship never feels one sided, but rather the perfect balance of yin and yang.
People around you will not always understand that your person is your number one. I remember last semester I was hysterically crying for no reason and my boyfriend at the time was trying to comfort me. I begged him to find my best friend so that she could comfort me. Your person is someone you take comfort in because they will never judge you for your random bouts of crying, but rather, hold your hand and wait for the feelings to pass. You will face many problems, but never alone, because you will always have your person right by your side.
To my person, and you know who you are. Thank you for being you. There is no one else like you.
