Does Love Have Rules?

Today marks the one year and four month anniversary of my boyfriend and I, and let me tell you, it wasn't easy getting here. We basically went through what any teenage-age, young love relationship goes through. It took me five months to actually tell him that I loved him because we got to know each other first. That's usually rule number one in a relationship: 1. Get to know each other before making anything official.

I'm usually not too open when it comes to my relationships for my own odd reasons, but this particular one really opened my eyes and made me feel comfortable, the most comfortable I've ever felt. I'm not all into what usually may be rule number two: 2. Showing off, and rule number three: 3. Doing extravagant things together; I just like to chill and a walk in the park here and there is fine.

I remember there being times when I'm having female moments where nothing fits, my hair's not right, and even cried certain times because I didn't feel 'good enough' and all I can remember is him being there comforting me and making me feel like the person that I really am. There were also times where we just didn't get along for the longest. We would try and talk things out, but we just couldn't speak long enough without arguing to do so. But we get through it, it just takes mature adults to realize and fix their wrongs.

I could sit here and type all of the things he does that a boyfriend is supposed to do, but I'll be here forever. Instead, I just thank him everyday for everything that he does and we live and move forward in our relationship with no regrets. In the end, I don't think love has any rules. The two people in the relationship have to make, abide by, and learn from their own rules. You can't tell love when to come, and you can't tell it when to go, but can tell it to stay. You as a couple just have to be willing to do the work.

When Quinn and I don't get along, there's no point in blaming each other, and there's no point in trying to talk because we'll just argue, but we came up with a new way that we can communicate: a game called Quarters. We flip a coin and who ever lands on Heads, speaks and who ever lands on Tails, listens. Some say we're not a true relationship if we can't communicate with out a quarter, but hey, it works for us, and I'm happy. If it's one thing I've learned being in long relationships, it's men want the same attention that they give you. it's okay to send your boyfriend a cute goodmorning or goodnight text. Little things like that make them happy just as much as it makes you smile. Just don't take anything that you receive for granted. You get, what you give.