You know that feeling you get when you’re with that special person? It’s more than like, but not quite love. Well, maybe it is. Maybe it’s just too new to fully recognize it as that. All I know is that feeling doesn’t come around often. So when it does, don’t let it slip away. No matter the obstacles you face; no matter the fights you have, keep that feeling in the back of your mind. For, if you stick around, one day you will be hit with the realization that you are completely and helplessly in love. That is not something you want to miss out on. There are very few people in this world with the ability to set your soul ablaze. If you ever get the privilege of meeting such a person, fight for them.

People say that love is a constant battle, but I believe this to be false. In my experience, I’ve come to realize love is a never ending war. If your relationship is easy, it isn’t worth having. Don’t settle for a mediocre love. Don’t just be content. Be truly, madly and passionately in love. Or be alone. Only those of us willing to become warriors will experience the epic love of fairytales. People constantly say that fairytales aren’t real. They say the stories aren’t true, these things would never happen in real life, and that they portray love in an unrealistic manner. I disagree. The people who say this were either too afraid to fight for their true love, or they were too impatient to wait to meet them.

It is most unfortunate that people grow up. They stop believing in all the magic they see as a child. They forget what the heroes had to go through before the infamous happily ever after. Everyone wants a fairytale, but hardly anyone is willing to cross the street let alone go on a long journey full of hardship and hopelessness to fight for it. How can one expect to have such a deep, meaningful love when they are such a shallow person? Before you are capable of truly loving someone, you must truly know yourself. That’s the purpose of the journey.

You must also be patient. Wait until you find someone whose soul dances with your own. Trust me, you’ll know what I’m talking about when you meet this person. It will feel as if you’ve known each other for centuries. As if you have been lovers who found each other in every galaxy, in every decade of all time. Make sure when you find this person you are capable of giving them everything they deserve, and also that you are capable of receiving everything they are willing to give. Otherwise, it will slip you by like a gentle rain that hits at midnight then disappears just as quickly and quietly as it appeared. It will leave behind evidence that it was there even if you weren’t aware.

Find someone you would rather have one day of incredible love with, than a lifetime of mediocrity with someone else. Love ruins us all. When it is true, you find yourself compromising or giving up some of your dreams. This is because the person you love has taken up so much of your life and heart. "Tangled" said it best, “You are my new dream.” Your world becomes smaller, and you don’t even realize it. You don’t care that your world has become smaller because the person you love makes it seem much more magical.

It is completely possible to be as in love as the characters in all the old stories. You just have to believe. You just have to try. Chivalry is not dead. Your true love is out there, don’t be afraid to wait for them. Being single is not the end of the world. Everyone is single at some point. Your fairytale will come. Be patient. If you have already found your fairytale, then don’t give up on them. Open up your heart and enjoy every second and every roadblock because every roadblock brings you closer to happily ever after.