Fight for me. Let me know you care. Don't keep me guessing on how you feel about me. Don't keep me up at night confused over you and your mixed signals.

I understand it's not cool to show your emotions and such, but for my sake, let your guard down around me. Show me who you are and how you feel. Help me connect with you beyond the surface. Help me become closer to you so we can figure out how we work and if we will work. I'm really not asking much.

But something I will ask is for you to fight for me. When things get hard, don't run away. When conflict arises, don't shut down. When fights, tears, and emotions come into play, don't tuck your tail and run. In a fight or flight situation, stand your ground, and fight for me. Please.

I know how now in our society’s relationships it’s normal to just give up at the first bump in the road.

How most people assume that a relationship should come easy and there should be no complications. I think the opposite. I know there will be complications, but it is how you handle those obstacles and overcome them that determine your strength as a couple, that prove your devotion to each other and your willingness to make things work. I know there will be misunderstandings and fights, but it’s how you work through them, together, that show your compatibility as a couple. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

Don’t get me wrong, when there’s an obstacle every day and every night and neither party is ever happy, then you might need to back up and ask if you’re really right for each other, but if you throw your hands in the air after the first fight, can you really say you gave it your best shot?