In high school I had my first relationship. I always thought it was great, and I always thought he was great. Then he lied to me and he cheated on me.
I'm the type of person who always tries to see the best in people, so I gave him another chance. All to be lied to and cheated on again.
I built up walls so bad that I excluded myself from life. I was just simply trying to make it through school. Love hurts bad but it can also be the most precious gift of all. It was my sophomore year of college and I was enjoying life with great people by my side.
Then one day it just hits you. I'm not really sure if I believe in love at first sight, but the moment I saw him was the moment I wanted him. Love has a funny way of working out, coming into your life at the most unexpected time and challenging every view you ever had. I mean, this kid out of a campus of 2,300 lived in my building two doors down from me and I didn't know him until there were only two weeks left of school.
Love occurs when we don't expect it to. Love is about being able to laugh at nothing together, getting on one another's nerves and knowing every little quirk that the other person has. But most of all, love is growing together not just as individuals, but as a couple. Love seemed to walk into my life at the right time and I couldn't be happier.
His smile was to die for; his laughter and the way he looked at me made me fall so hard. I fell in love within the first two months, for some it takes a lot longer, but he somehow did it and I felt like a little girl waiting to open presents Christmas Day. He broke down every wall I had ever built and he truly taught me how to love again and that it is okay to love after being lied to and cheated on. It is OK to give someone your entire heart. I don't think I've ever been so happy with someone in my life, and love hit me hard. I wasn't afraid to say, "I love you" because I knew he loved me back. I never expected to fall in love with a kid so fast and be so happy. I was lucky enough to fall in love with my best friend and in a short amount of time.
My advice to you is to stop worrying. Stop searching for the perfect one. Stop swiping left or right with the hopes of finding your perfect match. I promise you it doesn't work like that. When you stop searching and start living life, that is when the perfect person will walk into your life. That is when you will be swept off your feet by the man or woman of your dreams. I'm living proof that it can happen, and when it does, you'll know it's love because nobody's happiness matters except theirs. You want nothing more than to make them happy, and that is what love is about. While in the end things may not have worked out with me, all you have to do is stop looking, and it will happen.
