I was never able to fully understand boys and their close-knit relationships with each other. It wasn’t something I took seriously until I started dating my boyfriend and was introduced to a whole new kind of romance: the bromance.
At first, I feared you. This wasn’t because you were scary in any way, but because I feared I could never compete with the relationship and trust my boyfriend so clearly shares with you. I’ve never known him without you near.
Instantly, I recognized a special bond between practically grown men that no words could ever rightly describe. Despite the lack of loving words you express outwardly at each other, it’s so evident how much love is truly there.
When I entered the picture, you welcomed me with arms wide open, but in the least traditional way possible. You didn’t give me a history lesson on my boyfriend, but you told be about his future; which, according to you, is brighter than most- so I better not screw it up!
You don’t sugarcoat our get togethers, you successfully poke fun at me as if you would him.
You have successfully carried on possibly the world’s longest lasting group text message, and despite my missing invitation, the smiles your words have put on my man’s face, are priceless.
While it’s rarely, if ever, spoken of, you understand his struggle to let another in, yet you encourage him to do so every single day.
You know his past, yet think very little of it. In fact, any girl that’s hurt him has gone to hell in your eyes. If I hurt him (you’ve made it well-known), I too will go to hell.
You’re a tough crowd, and you share crude jokes that I’ll never understand. Because you generally have a disgusting sense of humor. Half the time, I don’t have a clue what you’re even talking about. Some of the time, you’re not even talking at all.
You’re weird, loud, and obnoxious, yet it’s because of you, my love is able to let loose. I want to say I helped create the goofy, yet amazing man he’s become today, but I can’t take the credit at all. That falls squarely on all of your shoulders. So, thank you.
Because of you, he has the ability to have a sense of humor. Because of you, he knows what it’s like to maintain a healthy, loving, fun, friendship. Because of you, he’s the most amazing man I’ve ever met.
When I entered this relationship, I knew you were a packaged deal, but I had no idea that with him came this small, somehow functional family.
Thank you so much for allowing me to be part of that family.
