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I'm Not Just Dating Some Guy, I'm Dating My Best Friend

The one person who means so much to me.

Sarah Kahl
Apr 18, 2016
Milwaukee School of Engineering
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I'm Not Just Dating Some Guy, I'm Dating My Best Friend
Sarah Kahl

Best friends have been compared to four-leaf clovers, they're hard to find but lucky to have. I'm happy to say that I've found my rare four-leaf clover and feel lucky everyday that my boyfriend is my best friend.

I was always the girl that didn’t need a guy in her life to be happy. I was content with who I was and where I was going in life. I followed my own path and did everything on my own. I’m happy to say that I’m still that same girl even with a boyfriend now. I still don’t need a guy to be happy. Instead, I want him in my life because I see how much happier I feel when I talk to or am with him. I’m still content with who I am and where I’m going in life, but now I have someone who is happy to see me achieve and inspires me to do better so I can succeed even more. I still follow my own path and do my own thing, I just have an extra support system and the encouragement to continue to do those activities because he knows how happy they make me. I’m not just dating some guy, I’m dating my best friend.

I was never really a sappy love story girl. I would roll my eyes at all the romance in movies and laugh at the poetic, passionate songs on the radio written about the person the singer loves. I made fun of cheesy Hallmark sayings and said I was never getting married. Well, I’ve noticed that I’m no longer that person. I watch the romance in the movies and see myself in that moment with him and automatically think of him when a love song comes on the radio. The Hallmark sayings aren’t so cheesy when there’s a cute handwritten note from him underneath it, and the future seems bright with him by my side. I went from being a cynical romantic to a hopeless romantic; all because I’m not just dating some guy, I’m dating my best friend.

I’m dating the guy who I can talk to about anything, understands and cares for me, and goes out of his way to make me happy. I’m dating the guy who I love going on adventures with, staying home and watching a movie with, or hanging out with each other’s families. I’m dating the guy who brings out my biggest smile, hardest laugh, and best self. I’m not just dating some guy, I’m dating my best friend. I love you, Matt!

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