I know I never tell you this, but you truly are my best friend, my other half, and the reason my whole world goes round. Here are just a few of the reasons why you are my absolute best friend.

You’ve helped me become me.

I don’t think I could ever fully express the gratitude and appreciation I have for you. It may seem like I take it for granted like I don’t notice all the sacrifices and invested time you put into making us, us–or rather making me, me–but I want you to know that it never goes unnoticed. I recognize all the times you put your own needs aside just to take care of mine, all the times that while I was going off talking you were still listening. That even though it may have seemed unimportant, it was important to me, so that made it important to you. I know all the times you lost sleep to care for me while I was sick, the times you helped me study for exams and tests, and all the times you took my stress as your own just to make the burden easier for me to carry. I will never have enough words to thank you for all those times. I don’t think I will ever have the words to tell you just how truly thankful I am for all those things and for who I am now because of those sacrifices.

You make my life.

You make my life. And when I say you make my life, I literally mean you make my life. You make it better, complicated, funny, enjoyable, interesting, adventurous, entertaining-- and difficult at times-- but mostly you make it worth it. Because the only thing that gets me out of bed in the morning is knowing that I get to spend the rest of the day with you. That no matter how bad the day goes or how unbearable things at the moment may seem, I know I have you to keep me going. And at the end of those days, I can appreciate all those tough times a little more because you were there to make them better.

I never have to be alone.

I can’t imagine what it must feel like not to have someone that puts your needs before their own, someone that would literally go to the end of the world for you, someone that would sacrifice their own happiness just to satisfy yours. And it’s not so much your actual presence that makes me not alone, but the unconditional love you have for me. No matter where I go, with or without you, I know at the end of the day no one will love me in the ways that you do. Because of you, I have something no one else has and I can live every day knowing I am sincerely and truly loved, and that makes me feel less lonely.

You are my life support.

You are my constant motivator, encouragement, and biggest support system. You believe in me more than I believe in myself. Your assurance is what pushes me to go beyond my limits and try things I would never have the courage to do on my own. To you, I could do anything I put my mind to. So thank you for always believing in me without a doubt, and for driving me to do things I thought were impossible. I could do anything and you would believe in me whole-heartedly. You truly make me feel like I can do anything and if I didn’t have that in my life I am sure I would not be where I am right now. I wouldn’t even be who I am right now had in not been for your constant motivation and drive to see me succeed

You make the world a better place.

If there is one thing I know for sure it’s that this life and this place is better because of you. That the love you carry in your heart is so pure and sincere-- it’s what draws others to you. You always love people and things with 110% and I wish I could have a heart like that. So really, thank you for being every reason I keep going forward and pushing to be better. I aspire to carry the traits you have; humbleness, selflessness, ambitiousness and intelligence. And it’s not just my life you make better, but so many others' as well. This world is a more beautiful place with you in it and someday I hope you realize just how much you’ve changed it simply by being you.