Dear Boyfriend,

I can remember I didn’t think I was going to love anyone else again. I had been in so many toxic relationships before this one and I felt like I couldn’t start to trust again. It’s hard to open up to someone after you’ve been called so many hurtful names and treated poorly by a person who was supposed to be your biggest supporter. It felt like I was constantly pushing any new guy away because I just assumed all of them were like this. Then, one of my friends introduced me to you and it seemed like the world stopped for even a short period of time.

In the beginning, it was hard for me to even get myself to talk to you because I was so scared that the past experiences would repeat themselves. I was so nervous to open up to you because I was hoping you wouldn’t see all of my flaws. Eventually, you ended up seeing them and still wanted to get to know me. We ended up hanging out all the time, and I fell for you. You showed me how to love myself again. You showed me that I can love again.

It was finally becoming apparent to me how I was supposed to be treated. Not only would you bring me hot chocolate after I got a shot you knew I was afraid of, but you would stay up with me when I was upset during the night. There was no doubt in my mind that you will do anything to make sure that I am happy at all costs. It truly makes my heart happy when you reach your hand out for mine when we are in public because you want others to know we’re together. You’ve taught me that this is something that should be normal and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

I’m going to be straightforward, I am sometimes a hard person to understand and I am always anxious about everything. Even if this is one of my weaknesses, you make it one of my strengths, which is something not many people can do. I’m not going to call our relationship a fairytale, because it isn’t. We are the typical couple that has little and big fights. It ranges from what movie we will watch next to why we said some hurtful things. Fighting can be a scary thing because you never know what will happen next, but sometimes it is good because all you need is a little reassurance.

Sometimes I think to myself “How did I get so lucky to have someone like you?”, but then I realize that we all deserve someone who makes us feel loved and appreciated. You do countless things for me everyday and they do not go unnoticed. I know that it’s not always going to be easy, but I know that I have someone by my side who inspires and pushes me to become the best person I can be. Here’s to more happy days and goofy selfies.

Love,