The internet really is a powerful thing. Everything is online now, even freaking dating! It is truly amazing; you can meet different people from all over on various social media sites. Scrolling through Instagram liking that hot guys picture, swiping left and right on Tindr hoping to find "Mr. Right", or even shooting your shot in someone's DMs on Twitter. I never thought I would meet the love of my life on a hand-held computer. I always pictured meeting you while I was out getting my venti peach green tea lemonade from Starbucks, or bumping into you by accident while rushing to get to my class and knocking both our belongings on the ground. Then I'd apologize a million times while both of us scrambled to pick our things up, and suddenly our hands touch by accident. Then we'd stare at each other for a moment before I cough awkwardly and stand up, while you laugh and smile at my awkwardness and eventually ask for my number. It's a little cliche, but that's how I always thought I would meet you. But that didn't happen with us now did it? No, we met on a dating site, messaging behind our iPhones making small talk for months until eventually, you asked me to be your girlfriend. I wouldn't change it for the world.

Let's be honest, when we started talking I thought you were just bored and needed a friend to talk to because let's face it, you're too good to be true. But you didn't care and so you asked me how I felt about long distant relationships. I told you that it would be hard, but as long as we kept communication and truly wanted to be with one another then it'd be fine. And that's where our roller coaster of a relationship started! I started to fall head over heels for you. We would play iMessage games at late hours or while we were in class and we would just have each other laughing about who was winning or losing. You were becoming my best friend. This all sounds so amazing and it's all good and dandy until I realize that you aren't here next to me. So I must confess, it's much harder than what I thought it would be.

It's not easy. I mean, some days I'm fine and I'll be out and about with my friends enjoying life. But then there are my bad days, when I can't get out of bed and sulk all day in my loneliness when you don't respond fast enough or you're just really busy. I ask myself sometimes, "Is it worth it? Why am I doing this? I could be with someone who is here nearby." But no, all I can think about is you and the day when we will finally meet. I feel like I'm dating my laptop or my phone sometimes– at least for right now. We fall asleep on each other and when I wake the first thing I see is a cute good morning text from you. Small little things like that keep me going, honestly.

But other than all the sucky stuff in a long distance relationship, there is one good thing I learned out of this experience so far; the fact that I fell for someone without even being in their presence but just with their personality. If that's not real love, then I don't know what is!