There will be people in your life who disappoint and hurt you time and time again, but you'll find ways to forgive them. You'll move past the pain because you know that your life just wouldn't be as full without them. You know that you're stupid for holding onto that person. In fact, people have told you that you're stupid for doing so. They've watched you get hurt for so long that it doesn't make sense to them why you'd continue to be so naive.

To all of those people in my life, and the one who I can't let go, this is why I'm still hanging on--and why I fought for you every single time.

It's not always easy to come across someone who immediately understands you. Honestly, I never thought that you'd be one of those people. We clicked from the beginning, and I'm so glad that we did. In less than one year, you've learned about me what some of my friends of several years still have yet to learn.

You embrace the fact that I only act my age for about three hours out of each day, but that's mainly because your mentality is the same. You accept my argument that Baby Goldfish crackers are the superior Goldfish crackers because they're, "baby-er and cuter [to eat]." You find humor in the fact that I cling to you like a koala as you walk around the room.

When it's raining, you point out puddles for me to jump in to appease my inner 4-year-old. You've learned to accept the fact that I'm not an athlete and, therefore, will not run after anything. That's your job. You barely flinch anymore when I insult you, and you're not afraid to dish it back. You know when something's bothering me before I even have time to bring it up. Similarly, you know when to shut up and let me process my thoughts before we have a very rare serious discussion.

It's for all of these reasons and so many more that I can't seem to let you go. You're a rare find. They say we don't always get what we want, but sometimes we get lucky and we do. I got you, didn't I?