Melanie Shupe

I’m done letting you ruin my day.

So I say his name. So I say attack. So I say no because apparently when you say a word enough it loses its meaning and that must be why it happened.

When you realize that some people are truly worth risking it all for… that is when you’ve found the person that you could spend the rest of your life with.

If you cheat on her, expect a scene from John Tucker Must Die to happen to you. In my 11 years of being her best friend, and in the 6 that we’ve been doing serious dating, there’s never been a time when I’ve kept my mouth closed about cheating.

If it weren’t for you, I would have realized a lot later that it’s not all about looks. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have put on my big girl panties and went out into the world and tried again, and again, to prove to everyone that beauty isn’t always external.

These are the six things that every person dating someone in the military should remember: