Being in a new relationship is always fun and can be very exciting, but when you've had bad luck with relationships, you're thankful to have a great one.

I cannot express what I feel when I’m with you, you give me a happiness I have been looking for and I’m not ashamed to say it. When you came into my life I was very unhappy and it felt like a drought; nothing was exciting to me anymore. No guy and no amount of fun could fill that void that was there. I started to have a depressing vibe about me. I didn't notice it, but others did, and that was scary for me. But that all changed as November of 2015 approached.

I saw you pop up in my 'People you may know on Facebook', my fancy was tickled and I couldn’t help but send that request. As time moved on, I posted things hoping you would even interact with them. I almost gave up, but luck was on my side. My very last attempt was a “to be honest” status and all my prayers were answered. You liked it, I was so excited! This was the moment I was hoping for and from there, our story started. We texted, flirted, we even went old school and talked on the phone. I started to feel something I haven’t before. That tingle I got in the pit of my stomach that I couldn’t control. I didn’t know then but it was the feeling I had been searching for.

After little over a month, we made the decision to start “dating” on the first day of the new year. As we continued our relationship I begin to feel like I was changing, I was never the type to be lovey dovey. I was all about no affection, but you broke down that wall fairly quick. I learned a thing about you that would make most girls run away, I looked at it as a challenge; you weren’t that person that people tried to tell me you were. You were actually the complete opposite: Sweet, Kind, Goofy, and not to mention a country boy at heart!

Now here are the 10 reasons why I appreciate my non-perfect boyfriend:

1. You love me for me! I never have to act as if I was someone else for you to fall for me.
2. You support me! You are one of my biggest cheerleaders!
3. You deal with my crazy attitudes like a champ!
4. That you always tell me I look beautiful (even when I blatantly don’t!).
5. We argue about who loves who most!
6. How you can get me out of a bad mood (even if it’s you who put me in it).
7. How you still get shy about things.
8. The way you laugh when I tickle you (because you are trying so hard not too lol.
9. The way I feel safe when I’m with you.
10. How you’ve helped me remember who I really am, not who other people want me to be.

These are a few things about my boyfriend that always make me happy. These reasons don't necessarily make or break our relationship. They are just a few reasons I love my boyfriend. He is no angel nor is he even close perfect but he’s the best thing that happened to me so far. And I can’t wait for us to grow old together .