That probably doesn’t seem like much of a revelation. And it isn’t.
But I just wanna reexplain myself.
My girlfriend is brave. And strong and heroic. She can take on anything, if given the chance.
Her heart is big and her self righteousness is absolute.
She follows her instinct and doesn’t doubt herself often.
And when she does doubt, she is honest about it.
My girlfriend is deep and romantic. And sometimes a little harsh.
She’ll tell you you’re perfect, but she won’t lie about your mistakes.
Through hell and back, she’s been, and can still laugh and sing like an angel.
My girlfriend is passionate. She doesn’t take well to doing anything halfheartedly. Everything she does has this drive behind it that pushes her forward— dedication that’s hard to find most anywhere.
Really, she is everything. She’s wild and strong, she’s calm and cool, she’s inspiring and a hard worker and her resolve is unshakeable.
But she isn’t invincible.
She’s afraid of spiders.
Her heart is hard from past let-downs, but not so hard that it doesn’t still crack.
She’ll argue with you. And she’ll bite back.
And not everything is a breeze. There is no secret that makes the whole world just fall into place, the way many a love story and legend would let you believe.
But she is perfect.
Every little piece of her. Every side of her. The good, the bad, the confusing. I love it all.
So I want you to understand what I mean when I say it:
I love my girlfriend.
I love every single inch of her.
Everything she goes through, I will be there to support her. Happiness, sadness, excitement, pain, I will be there for her.
I will be anything I can for her.
Because I want to. I want to be all those things for her.
My heart hurts that I’m not there now. Physically there beside her. Lulling her to sleep. Laying in her arms.
It’s soon, but sometimes it doesn’t feel soon enough.
I will be there. And I will care for her. For the rest of my life, I will care for her.
I just wanted you all to know exactly how much she means.
I’ve forsaken this place to be with you. And I know it’s completely worth it.
But it takes time. And it takes a lot of work.
It’s not the most thrilling wait.
It’s so hard.. being away from you. It hurts.
And every time you’re upset
Or bored
Or unhappy
My stomach twists into knots.
I only want you to be okay.
So I’m doing everything I can—
Asking family to help,
selling what I can spare,
working my parents over—
To get there sooner and sooner.
Because being here is no longer enough.
Not when I know you’re there.
Not when I know what it’s like to be with you.
I remember it so fondly.. Being there. Where you are.
What your neighborhood looks like, and your home.
The sounds inside, the people, warm and welcoming.
The city— a little overcast some days, but beautiful all the same.
That little beach where the seals lay out on the rocks. Water crashing weakly against the black rock-side, a monument of time and what patience can do.
I could list things forever.
But none of those little joys compare in the slightest to what being with you is like.
None of it matters without you.
I’ll be there in June.
That’s next month. Next month I start my life with you.
I’m thrilled and terrified and anxious and nervous.
I want to be with you so badly.
I want to live my life with you. Supporting you.
Holding you up when you think you might fall.
Keeping you safe when you need someone’s arms to protect you.
I’m watching you play and I just keep thinking, “I’m going to marry her someday” and I keep starting to cry because I’m happy for my future but I’m sad that I haven’t been there all along
I’d love for you to meet all my friends, and my relatives. To show you off to my dearest relations and my kindest cousins.
I would love to sit by the lake with you, and talk about everything. Or maybe, more-likely, nothing.
I’d love to wake up and roll over to find you there.
I’d love to kiss your face, the first thing I see every day.
I’d love to be with you right now. Holding you close.
But for now, I suppose I’ll settle with imagining it. And let the feelings that I get, that endlessly deep desire to be with you, fill me. Drive me. And push me toward my goal.
Your arms are where I belong, and I will get to them soon. <3