Weekly:Alex

My life long friend named Alex and I have been best friends/sisters since birth. She has always been the type of woman who is very set in her ways, knows what she wants, and does not settle for less. Needless to say since she has always held such high standards for herself (inspiration) she has had no problem waiting for the right man to come along. She is twenty years old and about a year ago a really awesome man walked into her life who has provided her with everything she deserves and more. It is interesting to find two people who are in such a mature and committed relationship full of genuine love for one another at such a strange stage in our young lives. At this stage of life (college age) it feels as if there are two different extremes. You are in a committed relationship, seeking a future and settling down or you are a hot mess getting as hammered as you can at a frat party every weekend trying to get Tyler from Sigma Chi to smack your ass. I get it people I get it! Let's just say Alex is a woman with her head on super straight and a true inspiration to me not only as her life long friend but just a woman in general. So, basically Alex is the queen of queens who is wise beyond her years whose relationship is truly the coolest thing to be able to get a glimpse of because it is so unique. I am not going to lie when I first caught a glimpse of their relationship I thought it was almost corny because of how infatuated they were with one another. Sometimes it kind of made me want to throw up but overall I am genuinely so happy for her. Through understanding their relationship more I have been able to find a sense of admiration for their relationship that I used to deem as kind of "corny" because I can see how much they mean to each other. These two people at such a young age have found each other, communicated to each other in the clearest way what they need from one another and can fully disclose themselves because they know that what they have is real. Oh ya AND they are long distance living on opposite sides of the country which makes their story even more inspirational and truly admirable. These two humans found each other, wanted the same things and despite their unfortunate circumstances their love perseveres and that is exactly why I asked her to write for me. Anyways, I basically just asked her how her boyfriend (Aidan) makes her feel. I wanted to make it broad because I just wanted her to let her heart flow and say whatever came to my mind and share with me whatever she wanted. Young genuine love can be rare because I think in this stage of life so many of us do not know what we want, which is normal but sometimes this constant cycle of getting let down can allow us to lose hope. It was intriguing to me as a young woman for her to let me in on the love story in which she is living in because it allowed me to realize that this type of love is really out there and I think it can speak to anyone out there who is in this stage of losing hope. Hey if you are content in your ways of being young and free I am right there with ya people! However, I do understand the let down that comes around sometimes. Her story is amazing and I think this can speak to the young people out there who are starting to believe that true love does not exist because it is so easy to lose that hope. Her story will prove to you that the wait is worth it and Tyler from Sigma Chi is just a bump in the road baby!! Anyways, here is what she shared with me:

Since the day he first reached out to me (two years after we met) he was always surprising me with how much he payed attention to me. We would have conversations about random things and he would bring up the things I said and liked weeks later, like every word I said was the most important thing he had ever heard even when the conversation was just small talk for me. After about two weeks of talking, before we even had our first date, he was already able to read me like a book and actually told me who I was before I even let him see past my wall. I had been so used to opening up to guys and then them letting me down, so for him to see my true colors before I even let my guard down meant a lot. Everyday he makes me feel loved, understood and supported no matter what stupid things happen to me, stupid things I say, or even stupid things we disagree on. We appreciate each others sense of humor and can tell each other everything on our mind even when it may not be nice or fun. He never fails to make me smile or feel special, especially when he sends me little gifts or reminders that he was thinking about me randomly through the day. He is such a strong, hard headed man but yet he is so gentle and loving with me with his words and actions. I know that I can rely on him even on the worst days and if he could get to me every time I needed a hug, he would move heaven and earth to get to me. I have never met anyone who cares about me as a woman and friend like he does. When I think of us ever breaking up it breaks my heart not because I would miss the dates or affection (because I would), but I would miss him most as a friend. That to me means more than anything. He is my best friend and we can talk for hours about our dreams, likes/dislikes, gossip, random funny things we find on the internet or anything we can think of because we are just so excited to talk whenever we can. Being in a long distance relationship is the hardest thing I have ever had to do but even when I get so hurt or angry about the misfortune of our lives that I second guess this heartbreak that we put ourselves through, he is always there to listen to my worries and always somehow finds a way to make me feel more secure than I ever was before. I think the best part about our relationship is that even though we both had in something more than a friendship from the beginning, we were friends first.