

The second I stopped looking for someone, the person I’d always dreamed of found me. Benjamin and I met at yearbook camp of all places, and I was immediately intrigued. Two incredible weeks later, I asked him to be my boyfriend, despite the fact that he was moving two hours away for college the next night. We went on like this for nine months; texting all day, video chatting once a week, and only getting to see each other around one weekend out of every month. We made it through the school year, and got to spend the most amazing summer together. From the beginning, Ben had planned to travel abroad in France at the end of the summer, just as I started my freshman year of college. The bottom photo is us saying goodbye at the airport, right before he walked onto a plane to fly a whole ocean away from me. I was terrified, and I didn’t know what would happen between us, but what we have is strong, and he surprised me and came home early for Christmas. He had to leave again on New Years Day, but at the end of March, it’s my turn to fly to him and we’re going to spend a week together in Paris. We’ve been together for a little short of a year and a half now. This is undoubtedly not the easiest relationship I could have chosen, but I have never been happier in my life. He’s the most incredible man I’ve ever met. I can’t wait to finally be done with saying goodbye, but I would wait as I had to in order to be in his arms again. I’m his with every waking breath, and our relationship is a testament to the fact that long distance is possible, if what you have is truly worth fighting for. I love you, Benjamin.
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