My sister got married in early October of 2017.
It was a rainy and overcast day yet nothing short of beautiful. My sister looked absolutely stunning as she married the love of her life and boyfriend of 10 years. These two high school sweethearts were finally living in that perfect little fairytale moment they had always dreamt of.
My sister's groom has been apart of my family’s life since I was just 9 years old. As a little sister, constant third wheel, and the maid of honor on their wedding day, I was able to first handedly watch their flirtatious high school crushes unfold into pure, genuine love with an unbreakable bond.
Their love was and still is what I have been longing for. They have that type of relationship that girls constantly pray they will one day find. A love that so many can see as TRUE love.
During the day of my sister's wedding, through the mist of a thousand layers of hairspray, I witnessed what it truly looks like to be in love, a look that I have never had.
1 Corinthians 13:7 states, “Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful and endures through every circumstance.”
As girls, we are all guilty of searching for qualities that to us, seem to make up the perfect guy. Qualities such as having money (who doesn't want a lavish lifestyle?), being athletic, having beautiful blue eyes, or having that jawline that is perfectly shaped.
We all have been asked, me especially, what it is that you are specifically looking for in a guy, what exactly you are waiting on, or why you have yet to settle for anyone.
After years of witnessing my sister's relationship, this is my response.
I am waiting for the guy that has big dreams of his own, but that wants to see me succeed as well.
I am waiting for the guy that won’t give up on me when times get difficult. A guy that will fight for me. Someone that is terrified to lose me.
I am waiting for the guy that I can be myself around. A guy that will put up with my mood swings, sassiness, and appetite of a 16-year-old boy.
I am waiting for the guy that makes me truly and genuinely happy. Someone that will make me laugh hysterically and bring a smile to my face no matter what the occasion may be.
As a college student, I know I still have plenty of time to find “the one,” but I also understand the struggles of waiting around and constantly being asked why I am so picky or why I have such high standards.
I’ve come to the conclusion that the wait is SO worth it. No one deserves to settle for an immature frat boy that doesn't know what he wants out of life (other than being able to shotgun some natty’s).
I have witnessed and experienced too much heartbreak in my life to be willing to settle.
I want nothing more than to find a love as pure as my sisters. I want to experience the same feeling she did when she zipped up her white dress and headed toward the aisle.
I am waiting for the day that my sister can look at me and see the same infamous glow that I have seen in her for the past 10 years of her relationship.
