My boyfriend and I started dating in the summer of 2008.
He moved to my town his junior year of high school and when I was a sophomore. Our school was small (700 kids), but we hung out with different groups, never talked or even met each other, but we knew of each other. (Everyone knew of everyone).
In late June, my friend and I were hanging out one day and wanted to have a bonfire at the beach. Only thing was, we couldn’t start a fire. So I texted all my guy friends and luckily, one responded saying him and his friend, Daryk could come and help out. So Daryk helped us start the fire and that night he and I started talking, and we got along pretty well.
The four of us (me, Daryk, and my two friends) were the last at the bonfire and we decided we wanted to hang out the next day. That summer the four of us hung out all the time. We’d go to the park, play lazer tag, have bonfires and stay at my house late watching movies. Eventually, Daryk asked for my phone number and it’d be the two of us just hanging out.
We had our first kiss July 2nd, 2008 and our anniversary is July 4th. That Fall, Daryk was leaving for college and he was going to be two hours away. However, we’d talk on the phone every night and make time to see each other on the weekends. He first told me he loved me at the end of September when I went to visit him for a weekend.
Our long distance relationship continued and in January, he decided he was joining the National Guard and would be leaving for Basic Training and AIT in June. We had our bumps along the road, but we made it. He would be gone for almost 4 months. For 8 weeks, the only communication I received was one letter a week, but I wrote him nearly everyday. I even bought a plane ticket and made hotel reservations to go to his basic training graduation.
After he got back, he gave me my promise ring for Christmas. However we hit some bumps in the road along the way, we broke up for a couple weeks before realizing we made a mistake. Shortly after, we moved in together in March. We have a 1 bedroom apartment in the heart of the city and we’re always having a good time.
We always have fun together, he supports all my hopes and dreams and does everything he can to help me. He’s my rock and my dream guy. He pushes me to do my best, challenges me and betters me.
We are continually improving our relationship and moving forward together. We’ve been together for 3 years and we’re going strong! I love him more than anything and I can’t wait to get married one day.
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