i'm not trying to be dramatic, it just happens naturally.

before i met you,

one of my biggest fears was loving more than i was loved.

it was a fear that followed me

from the locker-lined hallways of high school

to the dance party weekends of college.

i didn't think i was capable of being in a relationship

longer than two months.

i always made the mistake of falling too quickly

and it always came back to bite me.

 i thought something was wrong with me.

i thought i was the problem.

i thought i was broken.

then it happened.

you told me you loved me

before my heart could even label what it was feeling.

you told me you loved me

and none of my worries seemed valid.

none of my fears could hold up a fight

and for the first time,

my heart felt safe.

thank you for loving me back.

thank you for protecting my heart.

thank you for making all the pain and heartache

and nights i spent crying over stupid boys worth it.

thank you for asking me to be your wife.

for making these past six months

the happiest,

the hardest,

and the absolute best six months 

i have ever lived.

thank you.

i love you.

i love you.

i love you.