I’ve been in a handful of relationships, and at the time, I thought some of them might be “the one”. There was always that question of, “What if there’s someone better out there?” Maybe that should have been my first red flag when I began thinking that, but it wasn’t.

Something would always happen along the way, and then they would be gone, along with the memories and the possibilities we talked about. Of course, I was sad at the time being because I didn’t know someone else was out there. But, I know those relationships ending all happened for a reason. I didn’t know the reasoning, of course, back then, but I do now.

All the heartbreak, disappointment, lies, and so forth are what taught me what I wanted and needed in a man to have a healthy and successful relationship. It helped me create a sense of my “deal breakers” for when it came time for me to begin seriously dating again.

When I met you, though, I didn’t know that this is what it would end up becoming. I kept in mind my “deal breakers,” and you definitely had them playing in your favor.

I didn’t know what to expect with you, but I wanted to go into whatever it was with an open-mind. You seemed different from any other guys I had been with before, and I wanted to make sure I gave you a fair shot.

I’m so glad I did.

It hasn’t been very long (even though time isn’t necessarily what you should measure a relationship by) and I already know I definitelymade the right choice.

You are beyond different from the rest.

You have so many qualities about you that I admire, and I won’t bore everyone with my list, but trust me, I can’t think of a negative thing about you (if that tells you anything).

You are everything I would want in a man and future spouse. I’m nervous that saying that is a bit too much in the beginning, but I can’t help that I think long term.

There are small things I used to always automatically think of when it came to thinking someone was “the one" that I thought were important. I always knew the specific ring I would want, the places I would want to live, the type of wedding I would want to have. (I mean, that’s what Pinterest is for, right?)

With you, it is so different… I don’t care about the ring, the wedding colors and theme or the place we live because I just want to experience it all with you. I would wear a rubber band on my ring finger if it meant you were the one who gave it to me. And that to me says more than I even knew I needed it to.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I want to do all the corny stuff with you when it comes to these huge milestones in life, but I just feel like it’ll happen naturally with us because we both want it, not just because one of us is persistent about it.

There’s no questioning of, “What if there’s someone better out there?” anymore. There are no red flags. If anything, there are tons of green flags urging me to go on.

This is my thank you to whomever was the person behind us finding each other. God, fate, coincidence, luck. Who knows and who cares, but thank you.

Seriously. I don’t know what I did to deserve someone like him, but I will try every day to prove you made the right choice bringing him into my life. I will continue to spend every day showing him just how amazing and unique he truly is because he deserves that and so much more.