We've Made it to Six Months, Quite an Accomplishment for Me

[Sierra]

I'm the kind of person who really avoids relationships unless I know the person I'm involved with is truly special. While many people, especially those my age usually make it past the 6 month mark in a relationship, I don't. I find that I leave someone well before that.

Well in two days it'll be our six month anniversary and I'm proud of myself. I remember when I first realized I had feelings for my now boyfriend and how horrible I felt. How could I let myself develop these feelings for someone I thought I'd never meet. We tried to meet twice after that and failed before I finally said eff it, I'm going to buy his round trip ticket out for just the weekend and lets see where it goes - at that point it was obvious we both had feelings for each other.

That first hug, it was amazing and those feelings that I had for him have never gone away but gotten stronger. For the first time, I'm not scared. We talk about a future together, getting married, having kids, and I actually believe it's going to happen.

I guess it takes the right person to bring someone else who's scared of commitment out of their shell. He even said to me the other day he feels like he's had his last first kiss and it made me so happy. I hope we're right and we can make it through and into the future together.

It took two years of talking to each other to reach the relationship stage, but I'm so glad we are where we are today.

[heylittlekrissy]

I'm the kind of person who really avoids relationships unless I know the person I'm involved with is truly special.

I'm the same way, which is pretty obvious when you look at my relationship history (or near lack-of). So to find someone online that I cared so much about, it was scary to realize. It took a long time for me to admit my feelings were to real for this kid to just pass up, and even longer to do something about it because of the distance. We've now lasted just over 6 months ourselves, and I couldn't be happier.
So congrats on the soon-to-be 6 months with your SO

[Sharon Q]

Congratulations

[Sierra]

I'm the same way, which is pretty obvious when you look at my relationship history (or near lack-of). So to find someone online that I cared so much about, it was scary to realize. It took a long time for me to admit my feelings were to real for this kid to just pass up, and even longer to do something about it because of the distance. We've now lasted just over 6 months ourselves, and I couldn't be happier.
So congrats on the soon-to-be 6 months with your SO

It was really hard for me to reconcile the feelings that I had for someone I had never met with the real world for me. I realized I had feelings for my boyfriend when I was on vacation in Italy, sick as a dog. Because I was so sick we ended up spending a good amount of time in our hotel room and my boyfriend and I were talking the whole time. I went for a walk and was standing at the Grand Canal looking across it at a church when I realized, holy crap, I have an insane crush on this man AND he's the only person I've ever met who even came close to being that ideal man I had always looked for. I hated it and I remember I started crying just wondering what I was going to do about it and how impossible it seemed. Being in a long distance relationship wasn't a road I wanted to walk down.

Congrats on making it six months yourselves!!!!!!!! Quite an accomplishment for some of us and amazing how the right person can just ... well make it easy and worth it.

[heylittlekrissy]

It was really hard for me to reconcile the feelings that I had for someone I had never met with the real world for me. I realized I had feelings for my boyfriend when I was on vacation in Italy, sick as a dog. Because I was so sick we ended up spending a good amount of time in our hotel room and my boyfriend and I were talking the whole time. I went for a walk and was standing at the Grand Canal looking across it at a church when I realized, holy crap, I have an insane crush on this man AND he's the only person I've ever met who even came close to being that ideal man I had always looked for. I hated it and I remember I started crying just wondering what I was going to do about it and how impossible it seemed. Being in a long distance relationship wasn't a road I wanted to walk down.

Ah, I know the feeling there. My SO had like me for some time before we I would even entertain the idea of dating someone I had never met, and had no idea when and if I ever would. This kept me from even entertaining the idea that I might have real feelings for him, because afterall, I'd never met him before. But he ended up in the hospital some time last year and well, they weren't sure if he was going to make it, and I totally freaked when his brother texted me and told me (I had texted a couple days in a row with no response and was getting kind of worried), I started crying realizing I did not want to lose this kid. He did obviously get better though, and I don't know that I've ever been more relieved in my life. It was then I realized that yes, I had feelings for this boy, and yes, they were obviously more than a passing crush, and I had the choice to either let this opportunity slip away and wonder what might have come out of it, or give it a shot, and see where life took us and our relationship. I think we can all see which choice I took lol, but I don't regret it at all, not one bit, and I see now I would have missed out on probably the most amazing guy I could have imagined for me.
But it really is funny how one person can totally change your perspective and the way you think

[ArchetypicalIdiot]

congratulations

[Jgui]

congratulations!

[Mara]

Congratulations!

[HollzHeartsChris]

Congratulations

[SDPersona]

First of all: Congratulations on making six-months!

My circumstances are not the same as yours, seeing as I didn't fall in love with him online, but the part with leaving partners well before the sixth-month or the first-year mark applies to me as well. It's so true that it takes just the right person with whom you can have that long-lasting relationship. I've always wished for it, but there never was the right guy or I just wasn't ready for that kind of commitment yet, but with my SO I feel like I could stay with him for quite a long time and I'm very happy that I can feel that way. I'm also thankful that my SO is the kind of person he is. Instead of already having doubts at this stage, I look forward to our first-year mark which will be in just four months.

[Bethypoo]

I defiantly know what you mean. I defiantly was the girl with commitment issues. Now, i still have my issues bit that is not one of them. Congrats on your 6 months!

[xAngelx]

Congrats I wish the best for you and your SO

[Ms.Justine]

Awww Congratulations Sierra! c:

[Silvaria]

That is awesome, I'm very happy for you both.