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The Effect of Acoustic Love Songs

How one song got me writing this whole sappy tangent.

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The Effect of Acoustic Love Songs

Do you ever just lay in bed listening to calming acoustic music and have the realization that maybe you’ve found the one? I know what you’re thinking. The one, what? But you know… the one. The person who every love song reminds you of. The person you want to snuggle with on a lazy day. The person who you want to make banana pancakes with on a Sunday morning while listening to "Banana Pancakes" by Jack Johnson. The person who you want to make gingerbread houses with, and take on adventures around New York. The person who you want to stand next to as you watch the fireworks go off in Disney World. The person who you want to write a poem about you. The person who you want to give you flowers for no reason. That person.

The person who you never saw being that person, and that’s exactly why they are. There was nothing forced about it. The person who came into your life, and was your best friend, not a potential boyfriend. The person who saw you at your worst and you didn’t care, because it was just them. Then one day they became more than that, and you became something together. But you didn’t have to change anything about yourself to be with them. Because they had already seen everything, and loved everything about you already.

They love your messy buns, and the messy fringe bangs hanging over your glasses. They love your oversized turtleneck sweaters and scuffed up Doc Martin boots. They love that you drink 5 cups of coffee every day, and that you never leave home without your camera. They love that you photograph every moment of your time together, even if they complain. They love that you are obsessed with Disney movies, even if you are in college. They even love that sometimes you dance around your apartment in an oversized tee-shirt and knee high socks as you make mac & cheese on your days off. But mostly, they love that they are the first person that you’ve allowed to love you.

In the past you have had such a hard time trusting people that at this point you were looking for someone to show you a reason to trust them. And they did. Time and time again they gave you a reason to keep them around, and they started becoming someone very important to you. They were the first person to make you a priority. They wanted to know how your day was, even if it resulted in a 10 minute rant about one silly thing. They were the person who made sure you always felt one hundred percent about yourself, because that’s how they saw you. The person who pulled you from your shell and made you start to see the positives in your life, and helped you let go of the negative people that used to surround you. They were the person who made you text them to let them know that you got home safe. They took an interest in your life, and they wanted to know everything about you. Not just the interesting and fun things, but also the harsh and dark things that you couldn’t tell anyone. They confided in you, and you two had a bond that you’d never experienced with someone else. You trusted them.

Now here you are, laying on your bed listening to "First Day Of My Life" by Bright Eyes and you can’t help but laugh because that’s exactly how you felt. Now that this person is in your life it’s like the first day of a new life. A better life, even though that sounds extremely cheesy. But it’s a life you want to be apart of. A life with a future that could go so many ways and you’d be ok with any of them. A life where you could marry your best friend. A life where you could even see yourself having kids and taking them on crazy adventures together. A life where you could sit together on the couch on a day off from work and just feel the sunlight come through the window. A life where they would hold your hand and tell you they love you, and somehow you could finally hear those words and believe them.


Do you ever have one of those days?
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