Recently I read an article titled, An Open Letter To My Boyfriend's Mom by a girl at Western Kentucky University. After reading such a touching piece that I related to so much, I wanted to write my own letter to my boyfriend's mom. Thank you so much for everything you have done for me.

After being in a relationship with your son for a year and a half, we have been so through so much and you and I have become so close. Having a good relationship with my significant other's family is so important to me and I am so incredibly lucky we have such a special bond. We have become practically family. We are not related, but I constantly feel like we might as well be. In the future if we do become family, I hope to be as kind to my future children's boyfriend or girlfriend as you have been to me.

Thank you for raising your son to be the man he is and continuing to become. Even though I have known him for four years (since he was 16, the age that I was when you met me), I especially see all of the growth and maturing he has done since getting into a relationship with him. I see now that this is from you and your husband teaching him to be a sweet, humble person. He is a gentleman and a very caring person. He is open minded and looks at the world in such an optimistic way (even sometimes more than me). He is an extremely loyal person with a huge heart. I am so proud of the changes I have seen in him in the last year and a half. These are all thanks to you being an amazing mother to him. There are so many crappy people in this world and you have raised him to be far from what most boys his age are like.

Thank you for accepting me. Believe it or not, it doesn't always happen where I connect with significant other's parents. I'm so glad we get along and have so much in common the way we do. It's never been awkward to hang out together like it is with some people and their significant other's parents.

Thank you for being so nice to me. A simple thing to do, but often something overlooked and sometimes not even felt when you are not very close with your significant other's family. Even from the beginning when I first met you, you have welcomed me with open arms. I still remember the first time I met you, too. It was at a lacrosse game in 2015. After being introduce to you, you were already talking to me and asking your son and I questions about how we met. You were instantly nice to me and I cannot explain how grateful I am for that. Truth be told, I was pretty nervous to meet you. I was pleasantly surprised!

Thank you for taking me in and including me. From the beginning, you have always asked if I wanted to join in on family events. When I am home from college for the weekend, I always spend a day with your family. You are always including me in family events and inviting me over for dinner. From going to Wine & Design for painting classes to simply going to Sam's Club with you, I am always in the loop with you all and it's such a nice feeling. I don't know anyone else my age who says they can hang out with their significant other's mom or dad completely by themselves and feel 100% comfortable and know what to talk about without their being awkward silences. I have made so many memories with your family in the last year and a half that it's impossible to count them all. I look forward to the things to come we get to experience all together like your first Christmas you will be spending in town since I've met you or our soon to come trip to Italy.

Thank you for making me feel so comfortable. I like being able to talk to you about anything. You are someone I can talk to and go for when I want advice, whether it be about school or the kind of glasses frames I should get. Sometimes it may be silly things we talk about like Grey's Anatomy or our mutual obsession with Marshalls, but there is never a dull moment.

Overall, thank you for everything you have done for me in the last year. I am so grateful for the relationship we have. I will never be able to repay you for all the love and warmth you have shown me in such a short period of time.

Love,

Draven