When you have been through difficult relationships you really hesitate to believe that there really is a good guy out there, someone who treats you like the princess you are and does whatever it takes to make you smile. So when that guy comes into your life that genuinely makes you happy you immediately question everything from why he is texting you to if it is even worth it. You wonder if it is just going to end up like the others, or if maybe this time will be different. Well, I am a hard advocate for the idea that you will never know until you try. You could miss out on the one if you don't.

I have been through a couple tough relationships, so I understand the fear of not knowing the future. Life would be so much easier if we did, but what kind of ride would that be? I know I deserve someone who will treat me the way I deserve to be treated, someone who will equal my efforts in a relationship. I deserve someone who loves me just as much at three in the morning as he does at three in the afternoon. I deserve someone who will love me unconditionally and always support me.

I can now say that because I took that chance, that leap of faith, I am blessed enough to have found the someone I deserve. I am with someone who treats me with the utmost respect, gratitude and love. He has spent the last two years watching me be treated poorly, to turn around and patiently watch me learn to love myself and be happy with who I am. He has taken the time to figure out what makes me who I am: my fears and pet peeves, my past and my goals for the future, even my McDonald's order too. He understands what I am worth and goes above and beyond every day to remind me. He understands my best friends are my life line and without them I am lost, even more so he has become good friends with them as well. He appreciates my love for food and has never once judged me for being hungry twenty minutes after dinner. He never lets a day go by without telling me "Do you know how beautiful you are?" but it is more than that. It is the way he looks at me and makes me feel like I am the only girl in the world. It is the way he knows just how to make me smile and make my day better. It is the little things that make our relationship special, make it unique, make it us.

I was not sure when I would be able to say that I am genuinely happy with my life, with the people in it and the way it is going. But now, I can. I have the best friends I could ever ask for, a family that supports me and loves me unconditionally and now a boyfriend who does the same. So my advice to those of you hesitating, is take that leap. Push your comfort zone. Who knows, maybe you will find just what you are looking for.