We alI know how it goes, you meet a cute boy... He's charming, nice, and has a way with words. And what do you naturally... Think he's such a great guy, not like the rest, and fall way to fast. After being on this Earth for twenty years and meeting boys who seem like they have potential, you are quickly let down time and time again, and begin to lose hope in the male population. Which brings me to the question my friends and I would sit around and ask each other, " Do good guys actually exist?".

If you would have asked me this question in the past, my answer would have been no. But I'm happy to say that I was wrong (which doesn't happen often) and in fact yes, good guys do exist. And sometimes, they can be as close as right next door.

I remember my first time meeting the boy who changed my answer to this question so many girls have. It was freshman year, and a group of guys came over to say hi to my friend group because a couple of them were mutual friends. I remember thinking one of them was cute the second I laid eyes on him. As the year went on, we became close friends. I liked him because he was funny, and he liked me because I laughed at his dumb jokes. Freshman year came to an end and we decided to just stay friends and do our own thing. But as soon as I saw him sophomore year, the feelings came rushing back and I still thought he was cute. But we kept doing our own thing, and both decided to date other people.

I was in bad relationships, and he knew that. We would sit for hours and have heart to hearts until 4 a.m. He always knew how to cheer me up and make me laugh. Sophomore year came to a close and in the summer we realized we were living next door to each other in off campus housing for the next two years. All my friends teased me and said they couldn't wait to see what would go down. I just shrugged it off and said nothing was going to happen. As we both moved in, we discovered that we were both single for the first time. He took me outside to stare at the moon and stars that were so bright and full that night. He put his arms around me, and for the first time things just felt right. Then finally, after what felt like forever... we started dating.

Now I have a healthy, perfect relationship. Before him, I'd never been on a date before. He picked me up, took me out to a nice dinner, and we couldn't stop smiling and laughing the whole night. Whether it's him telling me multiple times a day how beautiful he thinks I am, or spending all his time with me, it never seizes to amaze me how much he shows he loves me. He's the most supportive man I've ever met also. From being the only one who can calm me down when I'm having a panic attack to wanting to meet my family and have me meet his, is something I've never experienced in a man before. And I know if I look up at one of my basketball games, his face will always be in the stand, throwing a fist pump when I knock down a three.

So what I'm saying ladies is that good guys actually do exist, you just need to wait for your knight in shining armor to come. I decided to never give up hope, and you shouldn't either, because if it happened to me it can happen to you. I kept a small window of my heart open, and I'm glad he found it because I couldn't picture myself with anyone else. He makes me the happiest girl in the world, and I'm so glad he made me laugh that one day freshman year, because now I see laughs for many more years to come.