By the age of 13, every girl thinks they need to start dating. You start to pay more attention to how you look and how you dress. Then you start to plan out when you'll get a boyfriend and how the rest of your life is going to go. Some girls are lucky and everything will go according to plan. But other girls aren't so lucky.

But here is my advice to you, be patient.

In middle and early high school, I never had a boyfriend. I was so focused on myself, my school work, my social life, and extra circulars that I never really paid any guys attention. I am a worrier and started planning my high school and colligate future in middle school. But once I got into the upper levels of high school and was ready to finally date, I had missed my chance. This was a good thing though because what I realized that I wasn't happy with myself and if God wanted someone for me, he would place them in my life. So I started to fix my mindset and do things to make myself happy. I also surrounded myself with great friends that I wouldn't change for the world.

But the one thing through this time that I learned is being patient with myself and God's timing.

Within my first week of college, though, I met Noah, my now boyfriend. The timing for him to come into my life was perfect. I was so happy with myself and I was not coming to college expecting to find someone right off the bat. But being patient with myself and God sure did have its perks. He was everything I was looking for in a guy and not to mention his family is great. He is exactly what I needed and honestly, I think to this day, a little over a year later, that God was waiting for me to meet him. He rewarded my patients with this amazing guy.

So just be patient when it comes to dating and love. God will place someone in your life who is meant for you! It might happen soon or it might happen years down the line. But God has a plan for you and what you will do in this life. So enjoy your time with your friends and family while being patient. It's okay to get jealous of others' relationships, we're all human. Remember though, Gods plan for you is bigger and that person you have been waiting for will be there before long!