I am going to be honest, when it comes to my relationship with my best friend and boyfriend, I know jack squat. Heck, when we first met, I kicked him in the knee when he got me out in kickball and I stormed away like the immature 7th grader I was. Yep. That was our first moment.

But when we started dating in high school, I honestly had not a clue what to do or expect. I just went with the flow, as we still were best friends like we were our freshman year. Fast forward to college where we really tested our relationship because we didn't live together, and now here we are to the present. He works for a trucking company over the road and then I am at home just trying my best to stay positive. But honestly, in the six years we have been together, it has been hard. Lots of tears, some fights, and just negativity trying to bring us down.

But to be brutally honest, I am not upset he is over the road, but I am happy. I am happy he finally found a passion for what he does instead of just downright drained. To those people who say long distance relationships cannot work, I say nay! (With my tongue stuck out too.) From being a tomboy goth girl who literally had no clue on how to snag a guy, I snagged my dream man before I even knew it. We both knew that we had to focus on our own careers to be happy. And just waking up in the morning to his "good morning" texts and "how's your day going?" make my work day that much better.

I just wanted to talk about this because I have had various people tell me that a long distance relationship never works out. Well I can see why a person may doubt it, but when you honestly feel a connection between someone who is not afraid of your Medusa hair in the morning or belting out Disney songs in the shower, and can still hug you and say they love you through it all, you know they're worth it. I will always love him for his sloppy pizza eating, his twisted jokes, and his immaturity (sometimes not), but if a person has a loving relationship and are the cheesiest dorks in Northern Minnesota, then why make them break up? Why not just be happy? If me, the biggest geek and Disney freak can snag a dream of a guy, I am sure my fellow ladies can too! As long your guy or gal makes you happy while you are in your sweats hating how you look in the morning, then there is no fear. Just trust in God, and then yourselves. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain!