I hope you meet someone.

"You're going to meet someone wonderful someday," they said. "Someone who will make you realize why it never worked out with anyone else." 

Nearly everyone around me already had someone. The pains and frustrations of modern dating were shouting in my face. All the good guys appeared to be taken. The one person who held my heart handled it just irresponsibly enough to make me believe that maybe, just maybe he wasn't trying to be irresponsible with it at all. 

I couldn't grasp the concept of finding someone who thought I was fantastic and worth making an effort for. I couldn't believe in it. I couldn't see it. And so I drove down dead end roads and held on to things that made me bleed and settled for less and ultimately realized that I needed myself far more than I would ever need another person. 

And that's when I met someone wonderful. That's when I met someone who made me realize why it never worked out with anyone else. 

All I can say is that you won't believe in it until it happens.

So I hope you meet someone.

I hope you meet someone who makes flowers out of napkins and magic out of normalcy.

I hope you meet someone who remembers every little thing you tell them about yourself.

I hope you meet someone who notices, observes, listens, and asks questions.

I hope you meet someone who texts you back. 

I hope you meet someone who respects your boundaries and takes their time.

I hope you meet someone who never makes you question your worth.

I hope you meet someone who makes your happiness and comfort a priority.

I hope you meet someone who loves the sound of your laughter as much as you do.

I hope you meet someone who openly celebrates when you hold their hand or tell them your secrets.

I hope you meet someone who hugs your mother and opens the car door for you.

I hope you meet someone who is spontaneous and endearing.

I hope you meet someone who surprises and shocks you on a daily basis.

I hope you meet someone who thinks of you first thing in the morning and all day long.

I hope you meet someone who makes your stomach drop and your heart soar.

But most of all and more than anything else, I hope you meet someone who finally gives you a promising glimpse of what you really deserve. And makes you realize that whatever you had before was anything but.  

<3 Madison