I found real love.

I’m 23, my partner and I have been together going on 3 years. We’ve known each other since I was around 15-16. We started as friends, then I lost my virginity to him.

[I had one prior relationship before him but I was cheated on throughout it because I was never ready to have sex (this was before I lost my virginity)].

We ended up not talking for about two years, then he randomly messaged me again and told me that he missed talking to me, and said he had a secret for me but wouldn’t tell me until the right time came. I brushed it off, we talked everyday, then he asked me to be his girlfriend, I said yes.

5 months go by, and we’ve been doing long distance, we would see each other when we could but it was difficult, then I started going back to school full-time and we decided maybe it wasn’t a good time, so we ended it, we didn’t talk for a few months and we reconnected again, this time he was in it full swing and said he couldn’t go through that again, he wanted us to work through everything together, I agreed.

Then out of nowhere my grandpa passed away from suicide. It was the hardest thing I ever experienced, and he never left my side, he stayed up all night with me and let me vent, cry, everything I needed and he would sit there and hold me.

As time went on and I continued going to school, we managed long-distance and it was easy, he supported me with all my goals. I ended up getting pregnant, and he told me he’s not going anywhere, and begged me to move in so we could keep our new growing family together, I only got up to 6 weeks then I had a miscarriage, I never knew a pain like that, losing my grandpa and my baby in just 2 years was the worst. Seeing him cry really broke me, he’s always so strong for me and this was something neither of us could help each other with. But it brought us closer. We learned to cope with it, and so I moved in with him.

He told me he still wanted me to finish school and get my BSN, he wanted me to go back full-time and that he would support me no matter what, and finally told me the secret, that he always knew I would be the one he’d spend his days with, and that he plans to grow old with me, he told me he’s old enough to know what he wants and it’s me. He treats me like a QUEEN y’all. He is my rock. And he treats my momma with the upmost respect. She started crying recently because she missed my grandpa, and all he did was make her laugh. I love him, I’m so grateful he was brought into my life.