If someone told me at the beginning of high school that I'd fall in love for the first time, I wouldn't have believed them. I never imagined I'd find someone like you so young. You truly made my high school years unforgettable and for that I thank you.

Thank you for allowing me to feel something so strong towards you. Until you came along, I had only ever loved my family members and close friends. Even then the love we shared wasn't comparable to that of others. I have never experienced a love like that before and I'm so thankful that I got to share those feelings with you.

Thank you for showing me that good guys still exist. I was going through a rough patch the few years before we met and you came into my life at the absolute perfect time. When we met, I was beginning to lose hope that people like you were still around. You showed me that the guys girls usually dreamed of existed in real life.

Thank you for teaching me so many new things. I learned so much from you during the time we were together. I not only learned things about myself but also about what I deserve and should look for in relationships. You taught me that I can't always be selfish and that it's okay to not always be in complete control at times. You taught me that others see things in me that I don't and that I'm my own worst critic. I realize now that I'd gained so much knowledge from being with you.

Thank you for loving me at my worst. You were by my side as I learned how to love someone else while I was still learning how to love myself. You were there through it all no matter what. Every time I'd get mad or upset and take my anger out on you, you'd deal with it and tell me that's what you were there to do. I know I wasn't an easy person to deal with at times. I'd get grouchy when I was hungry and be sassy 99 percent of the time, but you put up with me and loved me anyway.

Thank you for making me look at the world in a different way. You asked me questions no one ever had and made me sit there and think of a response instead of pushing it aside. You made me dig deeper than I ever had before for answers, and because of that my thoughts are more articulated and thorough. Because of you I'm able to see the world in a whole new light, a world I never imagined.

Thank you for loving me unconditionally. Thank you for always being there for me, even to this day. Thank you for giving me days where I could just vent about everything and anything and you'd sit there and listen and only speak when you had advice to give. Thank you for all of the wonderful memories and for allowing me to be a big part of your life. Thank you for being one of the best people who I've ever let into my life and for still making me feel like one of the most important people in yours.

Lastly, thank you for teaching me I was worth being loved and capable of being in love. Thank you for showing me that I was able to have something so simple and pure in my life. Thank you for caring for me and thank you for making me laugh so hard I couldn't breathe. Thank you for making such an effort to understand every aspect of my very complex personality. Thank you for introducing me to so many new things, like music artists and television shows. Thank you for opening up to me and letting me in your life. Most importantly thank you for being you. You were truly the best friend I had ever had and I'll never forget you. I couldn't be happier or more appreciative to have a first love as great as you.

Love forever and always,

Me