I will never forget one of the best scenes in the history of "Boy Meets World" where Cory (16 at the time) actually explains to his own parents what love is.

“Mom, listen. I haven’t been together with Topanga for 22 years, but we have been together for 16. ‘Kay, that’s a lot longer than most couples have been together. I mean, when we were born, you told me that we used to take walks in our strollers together in the park. When we were two, we were best friends, I mean, I, I knew everything about this girl. I knew her favorite color. I knew her favorite food. Then we became six, you know, and Eric made fun of me because it wasn’t cool to have a best friend that was a girl or even know a girl, so for the next seven years I threw dirt at her. I like to call those 'the lost years.' Then when I was 13, Mom, she put me up against my locker and she kissed me. I mean, she gave me my first kiss. She taught me how to dance. She was always talking about these crazy things and I never understood a word she said. All I understood was that she was the girl I sat up every night thinking about, and when I’m with her I feel happy to be alive. Like I can do anything. Even talk to you like this. So that’s, that’s what I feel is love, Mom. When I’m better because she’s here.”

If you watched the show, then you know that they broke up a few times after that. Well, Topanga broke up with Cory a few times and Shawn tried to get them back together. It was exhausting.

See, I'm dating someone who I have only every been with, too. Yes, shocking! I had boyfriends lasting about two months, but nothing that serious. It's intimidating, which is what happened with Cory and Topanga. Topanga and Cory had this pressure from a lot of people to be the perfect couple and even from the audience. The thing is that they weren't. They broke up a few times, he cheated, and she stopped thinking love could survive anything.

To this day they are considered one of the greatest and most relatable TV couples of all time. I've learned that my relationship can be strong if you treat it as that: a relationship.

Be mature when it comes to the one you love and understand that you aren't Prince Charming and Cinderella. Don't be scared of how they react because they should be the person you feel the most comfortable with, that you can tell anything to, and if you can't trust them then they must not care that much for you. The one you love should be someone that puts your needs ahead of their own, and won't be able to see you in pain. I know I can't see my boyfriend upset now, and I know exactly when he is hurt even if he doesn't say so. You won't meet for the first time and be in love. You will go through rough patches. You will need to test it and you will need to understand that you can't just have a fairytale. It's a lot of work, a lot. You will have temptations, and you will have people think you are unbreakable. Don't ever think that you won't have a time where you are yelling at each other. You will. It will be awful but just remember all couples argue, even the fictional ones.

Topanga may have left him and been tempted but I believe it's because understanding love is so difficult. Love will pull you in, tangle you up, and spit you back out. You can get this idea that you should meet and live happily ever after. So when you fight it can make you feel confused. Focus on those good moments because they will outweigh the bad.

Now I have my own Shawn. It's my boyfriend's college roommate. He was there at the start and is still there now. I am so thankful for him because he has saved us so many times. He is there to remind us how far we have came, he doesn't choose sides, and he has spent way too many nights talking it out with me at two in the morning. Please find a friend that doesn't nag on your happiness but wants you two to overcome it.

I am so thankful for this show for displaying love so accurately. It reflects that life isn't perfect. It's messy and unpredictable. I always wanted my values to reflect this show, and re watching it I was so surprised how I already hold those values. I'm so thankful that I watched this with my boyfriend. Cory and Topanga really reflected us so well and it got us to see what was important. So thank you to "Boy Meets World." You helped teach me when to recognize love and to fight for it.

"You do your thing, and I'll do mine. You are you, and I am I. And in the end if we end up together, it's beautiful." - Topanga