…even if it means doing it for that person you’re in love with. Regardless of how many times I go through it with that significant somebody, I’m always fighting to maintain the love alive. And God knows how much of a battlefield it is to be with someone you’re worth fighting for or “us”. Although I’d rather not argue or bicker about things, I sacrifice myself and my being to make them feel like it’s the first time meeting. I sometimes get a little too amped up about myself because I need to know where the line is crossed. I have to stand up for myself because no one will. And must I admit, I’ll be the first to say I’m crazily-madly-in-love with him. And through all the stupid arguments and setbacks, I learned one thing—my love is stronger than pride. I am forever accustomed to that and that’s what makes me, ME.

I absolutely learned things about me that I didn’t know about and that’s what I’m thankful for. I’m thankful for being a well-mature being and someone who has their mind straight. Most of all, I’m blessed to be loved—to feel loved and know how it is to be in love…because as they say, “It’s better to be loved and lost than to never have been loved at all.” I always live up to that statement.