As I sit here and think about the different types of people I have dated, I cannot help but laugh. We all have those crazy stories of those we wasted so much time on.
However, those times are what bring us to this point.
Picture this: It's a late Sunday afternoon, I'm driving home for Thanksgiving break. I see a name pop up on my phone of a guy I never imagined dating. The guy that asked me to dinner 4 times in 6 months.
You may be wondering why didn't I accept those date offers. Why did I think I couldn't be with him? What was wrong?
Well, we all need time in life to find ourselves. Find what we love. Find what we hate. Find who we are. Find who we want to be. And it takes time.
It takes time to see your worth. Heal yourself. Love yourself again. And when that day comes, I can promise you, you'll feel it. You'll be ready.
As I now drive to NYC to the guy of my dreams, I look out at the night skyline and the bright city lights, and I can't help but smile ear-to-ear. Everything is perfect. You never gave up on trying to take me on a date. That is rare.
During those couple of months as you were watching from a distance, I can't help but wonder what you were thinking. I was driven. I was selfish. I was determined. I was content. I was focused. I was healing. I was re-building. I was learning. I was living for me.
When I think about dating nowadays, you are definitely one of a kind. You are an outlier. A traditional, gentleman ready to carry on old-school dating. And that is what I love about you.
Most of this generation has lost the true meaning behind relationships. It is sad to say, but before you came to my door, shook my dad's hand, and brought my parents flowers, I thought those types of things were nonexistent nowadays.
Ladies, HE exists! True gentlemen are still out there, and it is up to you to wait for the right one. You deserve the world. The guy that was watching from a distance for months is the guy of your dreams, I promise.
