First of all, thank you. Thank you for not finding me too annoying even when I'm being the biggest pain in the butt, thank you for supporting me when I have the craziest ideas, thank you for reminding me that I'm beautiful even when I complain that I'm nothing special, and most of all, thank you for loving me through all the bad moments and good moments. You are the person I have waited for my entire life. At least one of my parents would sit next to me or be on the other line on the phone after getting my heart broken for the hundredth time, telling me, "Just be patient. The one is out there, looking, waiting, and praying for you. He may be wasting his time on other girls at the moment, but he'll find you."

And they were right. You found me. Of course, you found me at my worst moment, but even though I was at my worst, you thought I was special. You encouraged me to be my best, became my best friend, and you were there for me when some of my so-called friends, weren't.

At first, when I was doubtful of what we were or what we would ever be, I kept myself at a short distance. Slowly but surely, you pushed through my barriers and I realized I was falling in love with you.

Here we are, over a year of knowing each other and almost a year of dating, that you have been my rock, my best-best friend, my biggest supporter, and my soulmate. Whether I'm super stressed about money, school, work, or drama, you are there to help as best as you can. You remind me I can do anything, that I'm smarter than I think, and that I'm way too hard on myself. You never fail to make me smile, make me laugh, or cheer me up. Even when we fight, you interrupt the argument to tell me you love me, knowing it annoys me, but doing it anyway. I can never stay mad at you and I can never frown around you for too long.

People say when you stop looking for love, it finds you. I'm a living example of that. The minute I stopped settling for less than what I knew I deserved, you popped into my life so unexpectedly.

You are one of the most wonderful people I have ever met and the most annoying, goofiest, childish, caring, loving, smartest, and sweetest man who has ever loved me. I mean it when I say you have made me the luckiest woman in the world.

So, thank you. Thank you for loving me more than I could have ever loved myself.

I love you always,

Your girlfriend