My Boyfriend

This is for my wonderful boyfriend Fortune Cookie, who has been so patient, kind, understanding, caring, and just so damn perfect to me, I still can't believe he's my boyfriend.

I had been feeling really down for a couple of days for no good reason! Just like he always does, Fortune Cookie saved me yet again. No matter how moody, inconsistent, indecisive and senseless I got, he just listened, calmed me down, and catered to whatever it was that I wanted and needed.

I just wanted to thank him for that.

Any time I have a reason to be thankful, I try my best to express my gratitude. There's so many things we have in our lives that we simply take for granted. It's hard to keep track sometimes when there's so much that distracts us and so many things that remind us of what we don't have.

I never want to take him for granted because he is the best thing that's happened to me. He reminds me of so much that is good and hopeful and possible in this world. There's something so childlike about him that allows him to see beyond what's apparent. It's rare to find someone so positive about the ability of humans to change and become the best versions of themselves.

Everyday, I am surrounded by realists, and after awhile, it really starts to affect your outlook on life in a way that makes it very limiting. Fortune Cookie doesn't let that happen to him. He has his own vision, and he lives by it even when it may seem outrageous to other people. I really admire that, and I want to be more like that.