Every couple needs to argue now and then. Just to prove that the relationship is strong enough to survive. Long-term relationships, the ones that matter, are all about weathering the peaks and the valleys.

You need to learn patience, you grasshopper

Who am I? And how, I wonder, will this story end?

What mattered most was knowing that love was mine to give, without strings or expectations.

But no matter what was going on in our lives, I could imagine lying beside her in bed at the end of the day, holding her while we talked and laughed, lost in each other's arms

Deep in her heart, she wasn't sure she deserved to be happy, nor did she believe that she was worthy of someone who seemed...normal.

Sometimes, things don't work out the way we want them to.