When you are young and in love, you constantly hear a lot of criticism form those “wise old people” in your life. You are told you have your whole life ahead of you, so why settle down now? You are not old enough to know what you want. You hardly know your self, how can you know someone else so well? You do not know what love is. Let's take a moment here, and let me explain why you are wrong.
Yes I am young, that you are right about. However, at 18, when I found the person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with, settling down was not even a thought, at least not in the way you're thinking. We did not want to run off in that first moment, get married and start a family. What we wanted was to no longer date anyone else. We knew that the “dating years” were over; we knew we were going to spend that rest of our lives together. We just knew. We are not settling down, we are still growing. Instead of figuring all this out on our own, we are doing it together.
I may not know everything about myself just yet. I do not know if my favorite color will always be pink. I’m not sure if I’m always going to love the major I picked in college. Maybe one day, I will no longer laugh at SpongeBob, probably not, but it's possible. I cannot tell the job I will have in a few years, or even where I will be living. I can tell you though, that where ever I end up, and whatever I decide to do with my life, I imagine him right next to me. As of right now, that is the only thing that I’m sure of.
I do know what love is, and I know what being in love feels like. At least I know what my definition of loves is, and how we show each other love. We understand that love means, you have to be there for each other. Be supportive to one another, and show compassion. Accept the other person for who they are, including all of their flaws. Look for the humor in the things that find funny, and see the terror in the things they are afraid of. You do not always have to agree, but you do need to understand. If there is a problem, fix it right away, and never go to bed angry. Most importantly always, always put forth an effort so your relationship can grow.
Before you tell us how we should or should not handle our relationship, understand that we know more than you think. We do not always know what we are doing but we do know that we want to figure it out together. Us falling in love at a young age, only means we get an early start on OUR FOREVER.
This one is for us baby. I love you, forever and always!
