During my short 20 years, I have always been a very independent person. Whether it is friendships, relationships, or just running errands, being on my own has always just been the simpler way of life for me. It’s not that I didn’t have friends or couldn’t make them; I just liked to be on my own most days. It made me be able to think for myself.

Although, I loved to do things on my own, it took one person to take that away from me and to push me out of my comfort zone. He showed me that it is okay to rely on someone for things every once in awhile. He showed me that having someone by your side isn’t such a bad thing.

It took awhile to get used to having somebody pushing you to get used to them always being around. I went through weeks of not really wanting to tell him what I felt because I could handle it on my own, and then through weeks of learning to pull my weight in our relationship which was one task in our relationship that was hard for me because it meant depending on someone for things I felt like I could handle on my own.

Now, I couldn’t imagine not having him in my life, I’ve never met someone who knows me more than I know myself. And I have never had someone stick by me through more than he ever needed to.

Although it was really hard for me to open up in the beginning, now I don’t think I could have gotten through many of life’s punches without him by my side. And I’m so glad that I now have someone like him to keep me pushing myself out of my comfort zones no matter what they may be.