I am not looking for you to be my everything, to save me or change my life. I am not looking for you to sweep me off my feet right away, to answer my every beck and call and drop everything on a dime to be there if I call.

You see all these things would mean you would be perfect and that I am a little damaged and we already know there is not anything perfect and I would not want you to be that way. Perfect exists in fairy tales and Hollywood romances and if that's all you are looking for it will set you up for failure.

I do not want you to be my everything. I just want you to be there for me.

I want you to be the guy that I feel most comfortable around, that I do not have to put up any walls against and can be myself without worrying if I am being judged. I want you to be the guy who reminds me of how beautiful I am even when I feel like a train wreck.

I need you always to be willing to listen when things are bothering me, to hold me close when I am feeling sad and to kiss away any tears that come my way. I need you to embrace my flaws and keep my secrets like they were your own and I need you to trust that I will do the same with yours.

Life can be a difficult road when you travel it alone, so I need you to be my copilot through it all.

I want you to cuddle up with me, struggle through the movies that you did not want to see but I begged you to watch anyways, go to the events that are not exactly your cup of tea and provide me with endless kisses.

I need you to know that I will do anything in my power to always remind you how important you are to me, to see that I will never take you for granted. I need you not to worry so much if I am judging your boyfriend skills because there is no such thing as perfect and the man you are is perfect to me.

I do not need you to be anyone other than yourself because I fell for the man that you are. Do not stress the small things, like thinking you are not doing this dating thing right, or that you are not like some of the other guys out there because I do not want you to compare yourself to them.

I already feel like a winner because I have you.

I need someone who is going to tell me to stop being stubborn, someone who is going, to be honest with me even when I do not want to hear it and someone who is going to support me in all the decisions I make about life. I need someone who is going to let me tell them when they are being a brat, someone to take my opinions seriously but also keep me grounded and remind me how to smile in life.

I do not need rescuing. I am not lost, so you do not need a compass and a map. I want to know that your hand will always be in reach when I am lonely, that you will always be a phone call away and that I can always count on you when I need you the most.

I just want you to stand beside me and enjoy this beautiful journey together.

I want it to be real, and I want all of that with you