To my current boyfriend,
Understanding self-worth is a concept most girls in college don’t truly understand. They’ll have a scumbag frat boy lean in at a party and whisper the cliché pickup line, "You’re not like other girls," and automatically believe they have a chance at love. This common occurrence not only tricks girls into being used at the frat boy’s convenience, but their idea of self-worth is tampered with. Most girls think this behavior is considered normal since they don’t know any other way of being treated by college guys. I was once one of those girls -- until I found you. But this letter to you isn’t about how all guys are scumbags; it’s a simple thank you for being the absolute best.
Starting off as the couple getting together the summer before venturing out to college, we didn’t have much faith from anyone. I chose to go to school here at Drexel, right outside our hometown, and you chose to go to college five hours away. To be honest, I didn’t think this would work. I expected to get my heart broken, and move on to find an engineer who would somehow deal with my sass.
You go to West Virginia University, a school that has students hobbling half tanked along the streets on a Sunday morning, dodging different items being thrown out windows (need I mention, these items are most likely on fire). Some call it fun; I believe it's just pure chaos. You have the opportunity to go and bang all the girls you want, and become the scummiest of all scum, but you don’t. You are surrounded by boys who don’t know what love is and, frankly, don’t want to know. Somehow, you overlook the stigma and choose to be faithful to me.
Boyfriend, you could have taken the easy way out by breaking it off with me just hours before you left for college back in August, but you didn’t. You asked me to be your girlfriend, which was never expected since you were going so far away. I was hesitant but slowly started to believe you actually liked me. Ever since that day, you’ve made me the happiest girl in the world.
I’m not going to lie; we had it a little rough when we both first got to college. But after seeing you on Thanksgiving break, I knew I found my person. The evolution of our relationship has taught me how to love and how beautiful falling in love can be. From hanging up on you after phone calls, to you being too nervous to tell me you loved me, we have grown into being the couple that is talked about as, “They are still together?”
Not only am I happy, I’ve realized how much my self-worth has improved. You treat me like a princess, reminding me every day how proud you are and how much you love me. I’ve never had someone be so passionate and selfless, even though you are five hours away. This is something every girl deserves to have, and I wish more girls would realize that the boys they choose to fall for aren’t doing their jobs as boyfriends.
Boyfriend, you never fail to keep a smile on my face. With every new day I find a new reason to love you. It amazes me how strong we are as individuals because of this relationship, and how our connection just keeps getting stronger with time. I received verification of this when we were recently talking about how perfect it would be if you went to Temple. As we were discussing you said, “I never expected to fall in love.” That’s when my heart sunk into my stomach, and I realized how real this love is.
After years of wanting love, it has come to me in its purest form, and it's all mine, forever. Thank you, boyfriend, for all that you are because you make me the person I've always wanted to be -- also, for deciding to become an Owl next year.
Love always,
Happiest girl in the world.
