You have known him since high school. I have only known him for almost a year. We were all friends at one time. But your love got in the way of mine.

I didn't know you loved him till it was too late and me and you were at each others throats. You would call him all hours of the night and that would infiriate me. You always said you never saw him like that. But I know the signs of when a woman is after another woman's man.

And little do you remember, but one drunk night before I came along you told him you had a crush on him. But he wasn't interested. You two butt heads just as friends, can you imagine as a couple? The littlest things start a fight between you two. I know how you look at me. I know what you say behind my back, "She stole him from me," How can I steal something that was never yours to begin with? You two were just friends. And barely that, I also know what you say about him behind his back. That's not a friend.

You introduced me and him almost a year ago. We have been together since. I know what you see in him, truly, I do. He's funny, thoughtful, caring, and very generous. He's a great man to our community. And he's so smart.

But you don't see him behind closed doors.

He's up all hours of the night playing video games, I swear he thinks the tables clean themselves, and that the floor magically puts the clothes in the hamper that is a few feet away. He has to sleep with the TV on (I like to sleep in the pitch black). He complains about a stressful day and thinks mine went fine, when really, I went grocery shopping, I cleaned the whole house, did both of our laundry, did the dishes, and still fixed dinner by the time he got home. We get woken up all hours of the night to his fire pager for a fire or EMS call. I have to watch my man leave and pray he comes back within the next 24 hours. We fight over bills and stress. You are a college girl and you like to throw money to the wind.. Is this a life you want? Cause it's the life I always dreamt of.

Looking past the flaws, he's the perfect man for me. Is he for you? Is it worth giving up your life for a total new one? Because that is what you would have to do if you wanted my life. We are completely different women. But I see where you coming from. Just try to see my point of view too.