Growing up in a broken home, I was worried that I would never find love, and if I did find it, I was unsure if I wanted it at all. I didn't know if there would ever be someone who would love all of my baggage, which there was a lot of, because I know that someone with so many burdens is hard to love since I watched so many people in my life struggle in relationships for that exact reason. To my surprise though, after many long and hard relationships, I found someone willing to love me despite the hardships I carried around. This is to him.

Thank you for being there.

You've stayed up so many nights calming me down and assuring me that everything was going to be okay. You've driven many miles to hold my hand through both the good times and the bad. Because of you, I know I will never have to face a problem alone.

Thank you for being patient with me.

I know loving someone who is broken as I am can be hard, but somehow you manage to every day. You were right by my side, helping me learn how to love in a healthy way. You never threatened to leave when I was struggling. Instead, you guided me and waited.

Thank you for making me feel like I wasn't broken.

I thought I was too messed up to be truly loved every day until I found you. You came into my life and showed me that not only am I capable of loving, but I'm capable of being loved the right way too. You didn't help me put together my broken pieces. Instead, you helped me create a better me who has turned her damage into something beautiful and positive.

Thank you for listening.

You let me talk about my feelings and share my life stories with no judgment. You let me vent and cry until I feel better because I think you know sometimes I need to do just that. My life is complicated and hard, but you are there to listen to all of it if I need you to.

Thank you for loving me.

This might be the most important of them all. No matter what is happening in our relationship or our lives, you still make our love a priority. Even in the hardest times, you have changed your perspective and adjusted to love me.

There is no amount of words that could fully express how grateful I am for you and all that you have done for me. Since meeting you, I have only become a better version of myself. I will spend the rest of our lives trying to amount to the amazing person you are and trying to give you back the love you have given me. Until then, though, I hope this letter shows that I am trying.