Dear Boys

i saw this “dear boys” thing floating around the blogosphere and i just had to give it a go. i’m sorry if this is long but i’ve liked alot of boys-you see i’ve always liked boys and i never really bought the whole cooties thing, so there’s alot for me to write about.so i’ve tried to pick out the BIG ones (that lasted longer than two minutes).

Dear Daddy,

Of course you’d have to be first. You’re the first man I loved and the best man I know. You’ve taught me valuable lessons that I’ll always carry with me. You loved my mother in a way that I can look to as an example of how someone should love me. And you’ve been there for me, acting as my “eyes on the inside”, filling me in on how the male mind works when all these other boys came along.

Love, Your Little Girl

Dear Blondie,

You’re the first boy I actually remember having a crush on and you’re blonde so that’s kinda weird. I remember crying one day because I messed up on a test and you made me feel better-that’s when I knew I liked you. You found out I was a tomboy and that’s when you liked me. I would play any sport you wanted to just so we could hang out.

Love, Miss 2nd Grade

Dear Victor,

I liked you for two reasons and two reasons only; that’s probably why it was so short-lived. 1) You were willing to jump rope with me and you were good at it 2) Our names sounded cool together-I pretty much thought it was a match made in heaven. Sadly, there’s more to a relationship than matching names.

Love, Victoria

Dear Son of a Preacher Man,

The way I felt about you defined the word “crush” in my world for a good 6 years; I thought you were the greatest guy a girl could know. But you didn’t like me back and we were just friends…best friends, and that was okay with me. I don’t even know where to begin with the memories; laying on your shoulder, playing with your hair, watching LOTR, swinging on swings, riding the mini-bike, sleeping in the club house, playing on the beach, the list goes on. And then there are the bad memories, like when we didn’t talk for months-I’d never been so sad, or when suddenly you found new girls to be best friends with and didn’t talk to me anymore. Eventually we just grew apart. I still love you though for everything you meant to me during those fragile teenage years. We don’t keep in touch but from what I’ve heard things are pretty crazy for you these days. I hope life treats you kindly.

Love, Pieces of Me

Dear Brazil,

Looking back, I can’t really figure out what it was I liked about you. We had some fun flirting in the back of our 5th grade class though, I do remember that-got in trouble a few times. You were the first boy I had ever met that could speak another language and I thought that was so cool {lucky I met you before BYU}. For my birthday you bought me a gold heart necklace, it was sweet that I still have it 10 years later. Also, you introduced me to Brazilian food…thanks for that!

Love, Girl in that Ugly Uniform

Dear Home-School Buddy,

I don’t know if you knew this but I had a HUGE crush on you in 8th grade. Unfortunately for me, you had a girlfriend the whole year-lame. I cried the day of our graduation because I didn’t think I would ever see you again. But then you decided to be homeschooled and you would come over and do the whole video watching thing with me and we got to hang out. It was pretty sweet, like the second chance I could have only dreamed of-too bad my crush was over by then. Still, I think you’re awesome.

Love, Mormon Girl

Dear Sweetie,

You were my first real date, my first kiss, and my first boyfriend. I absolutely adored you and boy was I lucky to have you. You were cute and sweet and funny and you looked dang good at those swim meets. I seriously felt like I was living in a song. Then things got messy and hard. And I didn’t want to end it but I knew we had to. I don’t know what happened to you but you’re not the same sweet boy I knew in high school. I hope things work out and I hope you’re okay. And mostly I hope you know that I meant it when I said I was you’re friend first and would always be there if you needed me.

Love, Green Eyes

Dear Cuddle Buddy,

I was an 18 year old college freshman and had no idea you would ever want to kiss me. Sorry I freaked out when you did..that was really awkward. I’m glad we worked through it though and are friends again. I like knowing I can pick up the phone and call you about whatever I want or need to-that’s a good feeling.

Love, Shocked

Dear Hundred Million Dollar Soul,

I fell for you pretty quickly and got friend-zoned just as fast. But that’s okay, I’m over it. It took me some tears, a couple of sleepless nights, and 4 journals but I think I’ve finally figured out why you were put into my life and stayed a while. You’ve taught me more about myself than you’ll ever know and I hope that our friendship has meant something to you too. Somehow that doesn’t seem like enough but it’s all I have to say. I’ll miss you.

Love, Glad You Came

Dear Dinosaur Boy,

First you made me like you, then you made me like kissing, which made me like you even more. Then I got scared. I’m sorry I ended things so abruptly. I know you’ll be okay though, you’re quite the catch with your Spanish skills and big time job opportunities coming up. Thanks for making me smile.

Love, The Weirder One

Dear Future Hubby,

I have high hopes for you-literally, myself and our children are banking on you being tall. But seriously, I’ve learned alot, both good and bad, from all those boys up there and I have some ideas for what I want you to be like. When I find you I know you’ll make me the happiest a girl could ever be and I can’t wait for that!

Love, Victoria Katherine _____________