First, let me just start off by saying I have the best friends in the world. They are the most beautiful, thoughtful, smart, and selfless people I have ever met and I want nothing but the best for them.

Being in college, seeing the amount of relationship and guy troubles throughout my friends is something that I have always had a hard time processing. Something I have always told them is that it makes me so, so sad and confused when I hear about their ~boy problems~ because, if these guys saw my best friends as I do, they would be treating them like freaking royalty. I completely understand that every girl goes through self-doubting and self-confidence issues, including myself, and can see a situation with a clouded point of view after being involved with someone who claims they think the world of you. However, I only wish my friends saw themselves for how I saw them. If they did, they would whole-heartedly agree with me when I tell them they deserve the absolute world. Unfortunately, some of them can't see eye-to-eye with me yet, and that is okay because I know things like this take time.

Even though I know sometimes no words can ever heal a heartbreak, I endlessly tell my friends that everything happens for a reason and that they will find someone who sees them as I do.

I'm not going to lie, some of my friends have been through some pretty hard stuff when it comes to guys. I hate it for them. I hate that they, even for a day, gave themselves to a guy that treated them even a degree less than how they should be.

However, thankfully, Ariana Grande has been in a similar situation and wrote a song that sums up every message I could ever want to tell my besties.

I met someone else

We havin' better discussions

I know they say I move on too fast

But this one gon' last

'Cause her name is Ari

And I'm so good with that (So good with that)

She taught me love (Love)

She taught me patience (Patience)

How she handles pain (Pain)

That sh*t's amazing (Yeah, she's amazing)

To all my best friends who are reading this, you are all pretty freaking amazing. Just like Ariana, you guys have loved and you have lost, but I hope one day you understand you will find your true love in life that sees you exactly how I see you. For now, please love yourself the way I love you and realize that the relationship you have with yourself is something that no one will ever beat. Life is hard and boys can suck but I hope you feel as lucky as I do to have each other. I know I say this kind of stuff a lot so if you start to subconsciously block it out (I don't blame you), at least listen to Ariana because this song should be a wake-up call to every girl out there, including you guys.

I love you all more than you know.

Maddie