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An Open Letter To My Younger Brother's First Love

Check your heart before you wreck his.

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An Open Letter To My Younger Brother's First Love
Jessica Dodd

I don’t know how long you and my precious younger sibling have been together, but let me give you a few words of advice to help. Other than his mom, I was his first love and I can proudly say I know him better than anyone else, so listen up.

Older siblings tend to be very overprotective and I’m warning you ahead of time, I’m the head honcho of “overprotective.” Since he was in elementary school, there have been many crushes of his that have come my way. From Amanda to Emily to Ashley, I’ve seen it all. If you try to pull any games on my brothers’ heart, I WILL be the first one to find out, that’s a promise.

Now that I’ve got your attention, let me dig into some nice things that I could and probably should say so I don’t scare you away.

You could be the One. One thing I know about my brother is that he loves deeply and falls hard. Don’t take advantage of that. He will do anything in the world to see you smile and your happiness comes before his. He’s thoughtful, caring, and has a lot to offer that most guys don’t. He’s athletic and is probably going Division 1 for either football or basketball, so don’t stand in the way of his dreams. His shoe collection is “fire” and “on fleek” and he takes pride in that. You should, too.

One thing I ask and beg of you, don’t cheat on him. He deserves someone loyal, and if you don’t respect that, I encourage you to walk in the other direction now before you even try to get him to fall for you.

You could be my best friend. I assure you that I’m the most important person to get on the better side with. I could be the one taking you to the mall and potentially picking out all your gifts for the various holidays (that he then gives you with a smile as if he picked it out). I could be the one you tell everything to about him, even though I know everything already. I could be the one you have to spend the rest of your life with as your sister-in-law.

Don’t let my BA initial attitude scare you away, I just want you to know and play by the rules before you jump into the game. I’m a basketball player and I surely know how to hip check you off the court without a foul being called.

Like I said, I’m just overprotective. He will always be my best friend before anyone else, and I’m just looking out for him. So please, before you fall in love with my brother, make sure you read through the guidelines because there will always be a referee on the sidelines ready to call you for bad play of game. Don’t foul out!

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