To the next girl that comes into his life, please listen to everything that I’m saying…
First of all, he’s a goof and obsessed with memes. There’s more pictures of memes and his dog than of anything else on his phone. He has a meme for everything, it’s funny for the most part. He’s also obsessed with the “Yeah boii” thing, for God-knows-what reason; I always thought it was annoying but grew to like it because of him. He loves chicken parmesan, but don’t ever try and trick him with eggplant parm; it will start a riot. He’s a genius and will give you the “how stupid are you look,” at almost anything but he does it out of love. He’ll listen to you talk for HOURS about anything. And as much as he won’t talk if he’s sober, he’s a social butterfly when he’s drunk. He’s also quite the dancer when he’s drunk too. He’ll be better at you than almost everything, honestly. Don’t take it personally; He’s just a genius and so is his family. Read the dictionary before you meet them. They pray before almost every meal, don’t make the mistake of chowing down like I did the first time you meet them. His parents are the best people you’ll ever meet. Sometimes I wondered if I was more excited to see them or him. Their dog, Mav, is cute too, and he loves to play fetch with the millions of balls hidden around their house. All around one of the best people I’ve ever met, the closest thing to perfect.
He has his quirks though, like everyone. He gets really insecure about that twitch, I always thought it was cute, and if you do too, make sure you tell him because he needs that. He’ll never tell you when something is wrong, it’s just something you learn over time with him, but I can give you a hint. When he’s doing good, he’ll cuddle up to you like the biggest baby, but if he becomes distant, just check on him every now and then and try getting him to talk to you about what’s bothering him. It’s hard for him to show his emotions and let his guard down and tell you why he is the way he is… I can’t give you any advice on that because I don’t know as much as I would like to, I can only guess. He’s going to do his best to be the best person he can for you, no matter the circumstances. PLEASE make sure you always tell him that you’re proud of him and help him with the little things, even if that means waking up two hours before your class to print something for him because he doesn’t have time, he notices those things and they mean a lot to him. Don’t ever take your anger out on him, he hates that but you can tell him why you’re mad, just don’t cuss because he’ll think you’re yelling at him. He doesn’t yell though, at all, ever. It took six months for me to figure out that he actually does yell, but only during soccer. Make sure you go to his games, be his number one fan and tell him that he’s doing well. He needs that, too. Also, he hates driving and being in the car and physical activity for the most part. But he loves being in the gym. Make sure you tell him that his arms look good, because they do. And his eyebrows. They looked better than mine, more times than not. Meet his friends, especially Turner. He loves Turner so much, and Turner loves him. Always make him feel like you want him around… believe me, you’ll want him around 24/7 because he’s one the funniest people you’ll ever meet and can light up your world with that smile. He’s on his phone, a lot. Don’t take it personally, that’s just who he is. He checks social media endlessly and is probably playing Ballz or something. If you have games on your phone, let him play. Sometimes he wants to, and he’ll get excited when he beats a level. It's pretty cute. But he has commitment issues, and sometimes they’re bad. Sometimes they aren’t. You can’t force him into a relationship; you can’t force him to do much at all, honestly. He’s hard-headed, and he’s stubborn, but that’s who he is because his dad is the same way. You’ll love their family more than your own, I’m telling you.
But please, treat him the way he deserves to be treated. If I could go back and do it all over again, I would. Even it ended the way that it did, just to have more time with him. You’re going to fall in love with him, believe me, you will. You won’t notice until one day you’re dancing around the room or singing in the car and you look over and either he’s asleep or singing with you that you’ll notice he’s the most perfect person on this planet. You fall in love with him the way you fall asleep, slowly then all at once, but it will be the best feeling you’ve ever felt. I fell in love with him, and I hope you do too. He’s an amazing person inside and out. Be good to him, not only for him but for me. And I’d give anything to have him back.