To the girl who dates my ex girlfriend, be aware that there's a lot of wonderful and beautiful things about her. She sometimes likes to sleep in but do not be annoyed with her if she wakes you up early in the morning, she wants to spend more time with you, and let her. When she doesn't want you to go home right away when it starts getting late, spend a few more minutes with her, she just doesn't want you to leave.
When you both have days off make sure you wake up early to go see her, it means the absolute world to her. Remind her every single day that she is beautiful, most of the time she doesn't feel like she is, but reminders really do help her. Don't get mad at her for what she wears and the pictures she takes of herself, it makes her feel a little more confident in herself after she posts it, so let her. Don't get mad at her for talking to so many people and being friends with the people she's friends with, they're all she has at some points and other points she will just drop them out of her life, so please, let her talk to her friends before she drops them again. When she's having a rough day, if possible, drop everything you're doing and go be with her, her rough days are worse than the average persons so she can't deal with them alone.
Hold her when she cries, remind her everything is okay, let her cry everything out, don't let her hold any of it in, she needs to let it out every now and then. Don't be afraid when she goes silent, sometimes she's just thinking a lot and she will eventually speak, but don't push her, she needs to work through her thoughts before she speaks. If she brings up something that she doesn't like that you do, talk about it, be an open book about it, all she asks for is communication and trust in these moments. She has her mothers temper so when she starts to get mad, be careful. She would never hurt you, not ever, but she can lash out in anger, later on she will apologize to you wholeheartedly though. When in an argument or fight, do not be alarmed when she starts to get loud, that's just how she gets, but it's not loud to her. Always think if the argument is worth it, or if it can be easily discussed and talked about, she hates arguing so very much. Don't be annoyed if you get a text from her everyday, she likes to talk to you, day in and day out, even if there's nothing to talk about. If she wants you to go exploring with her, go, she's a safe person whether it seems like it or not, trust her.
When she talks about her dad, for the love of God listen to every word she says, he was the greatest man to her and she misses him dearly. When she talks about her family, be there for her, it's a touchy subject for her. Please, always support her, she's never known support in her life, remind her that she knows what she's doing in her life and not to let anyone else tell her she's making the wrong choices. Make sure she eats, she's very bad at eating, her favorite pizza place is Joes, she will always say yes to it, that, and Chinese food. When she asks you to not pay attention to your phone when you're together, please listen to her, she really just wants your attention so she can tell you so many wonderful things. Sometimes she likes lazy days and other days she likes to go out and about, mostly to parks and places in nature. People make her anxious so don't bring her anywhere too busy. She likes her coffee with milk or creamer, depending where it's from, and a little bit of sugar, so it's not too sweet.
She loves donuts in the morning, always get her the chocolate frosted, that's her favorite. She also loves bagels, everything bagels with cream cheese are her go to bagels. Her favorite food is breakfast food, so surprise her from time to time with a homemade breakfast, it means a lot to her. She's such a gentle and caring girl, she's protective and loyal, she would never hurt you intentionally, all she asks is for some communication, trust, and unconditional love. She will be the light of your life and your best friend, you will cry from laughing with her and hold so many memories with her dearly. She's smarter than she thinks and she doesn't hold herself highly, but show her she's worth more than she thinks. When her mother puts her down don't let her keep thinking that's true about her. Keep her happy, keep her safe. Don't ever let her go, or she will be the one that got away to you as she is to me.
