Nine days. That's how long it took to make my relationship official. It wasn't a long process at all because I had to make a choice. Did I want to live in the moment, or did I want to overthink and possibly miss out on something great?
To make my decision simpler, I asked my best fHe made the decision before we met and I had my own plan, so I really was not concerned. Before he left, we spent all our free time together and if we weren't together, we were constantly texting each friend what she thought, and she said, "Nicole, do not think. Live in the moment." I did exactly what she said and I do not regret it for one second.
I usually do not rush decisions, but my boyfriend Zach was leaving for the Marines in December. Of course, I had a lot of people saying, "Why are you getting involved with someone who is leaving." At the time, I did not want to hear all the negative things people were saying because I was falling fast and hard.
December came and it was time to say, "See you later." It was hard. I went from talking to him every day to only writing letters. I honestly had no idea what I got myself into. It was all worth it though when I flew to South Carolina to surprise him at his boot camp graduation.
We have been dating for 14 months now and I could not be any prouder of him. The distance is hard, but loving him is easy. The little things matter most; the texts, the Snapchats, the FaceTime calls, they all matter.
I was not looking for a relationship. It just happened and I could not be any happier. Stop looking and just live in the moment because you never know what could happened.