"The main reason that I love you is that you're my best friend. You're the best friend I've ever had." -- the brilliant Marshall Erikson

Warning: This is probably going to be very sappy. So, sorry in advance.

I have had my fair share of relationships, heartbreaks, messy breakups and everything in between. It wasn't until my senior year of high school that I realized what was missing. I wasn't dating anyone that I viewed as a best friend. My solution to that was to naturally look at my male best friend, and to see if I was secretly in love with him or not. And, we have been dating ever since. I might be young, but I think know what a good, long lasting relationship needs to not only survive, but thrive.

My boyfriend is by far the most selfless, caring, bighearted individual I have ever met. He listens when I want to complain, stands by my side even when I'm wrong, makes me laugh, cry and feel so loved. He's the first person I go to with problems, gossip, jokes, questions and anything else I need. He doesn't just pick me up when I'm down, he raises me even higher and does everything in his power to keep me from falling again. He brings my mother flowers, talks sports with my dad, goes to my family parties even when I'm not there and third-wheels me and my friends whenever he wants. He has a remarkable way of making everyone, including me, fall in love him. If someone told me in the sixth grade when we met, that I would fall head over heels in love with him, then I probably would have called them crazy. For the first seven years, we were truly nothing more than the best of friends. Now, I wouldn't have it any other way.

Date your best friend. I highly recommend it.