Hey,

So you don't really know me yet. Perhaps we haven't even crossed paths yet. Or maybe we have and are unknowingly preparing ourselves for some kind of future together. Maybe we aren't at a point where we are ready to be in a relationship. I know that I have a lot of growing to do and I really hope that you do too. Don't worry though, because it's all just a part of the process.

If there is one thing that I know, it's that I can't wait to connect with you. Whether you are just a friend right now or a stranger that I will bump in to on the street. I cannot wait to make that small connection with you. I can't wait to see your smile, I can't wait to look into your eyes and see the sparkle that lies behind them. I can't wait to sit down and listen to everything you have to say. How your day went, your favorite foods, little details from your childhood - I'm going to want to hear all of it. I am going to sit down next to you and watch you talk for hours on end because I know the sound of your voice is going to be enough to keep me captivated. I am going to laugh with you and make fun of you and hold you as you cry. The moment when we realize that we understand things about each other that no one else could ever possibly begin to understand. That is the moment I am looking forward to - the moment that is going to make this whole wait so, so worth it. Trust me.

I can't wait to see the person that you are becoming. The person that you have fought all of these years to be. At whatever point we meet in life, I know that we are both still growing. Honestly, I cannot wait to hold your hand and stand right next to you as you grow into the beautiful human that you are supposed to be. And it will be so comforting to have someone there who will do the same for me. We are both a work in progress no matter at what stage of life we happen to meet. We both have to understand that we are humans, flawed humans who are going to mess up now and then. We are going to have to be patient and understanding. We are going to have to be ready to forgive each other for whatever mistakes and shortcomings fall upon us. We are going to have to communicate and be prepared to get angry and fight about stupid things as well as important things. But we have to be mature enough to compromise and make it work.

Living life without you right now feels a little lonely. You might feel the same way and you might not, I'm unsure. But I know that sometimes I lay awake and night and think about what you would be like. I think about how goofy you would be, what kind of jokes you would be making, what it would feel like to be wrapped in your arms. Thinking about you and actually being able to be with you are two different things. Just know, wherever you are in life, that I miss you. Even if I don't know you yet, I miss you and I am waiting not so patiently for you. I can't wait to go on spontaneous lunch dates with you and drag you to all of my favorite movies and sit through all of yours. I can't wait for lazy days around the house in our pjs or sick days taking care of each other. I can't wait for the day when all of our problems right now seem so silly compared the the joy that we feel just being together.

I am going to keep working on me and I know that you are going to keep working on you. Everything will come together just as it is supposed to be. After all, fate works in mysterious ways that we aren't going to be able to understand. One day our paths are going to cross in just the right way and we are going to realize that this is something worth investing our time in. It's all going to fall into place - maybe not today or tomorrow or anytime soon. But eventually. As much as I don't want to wait around for us to find each other, I know that it's going to be worth it. So I'll be here. Just promise you won't take too long, okay?