I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend, Ben, for about six years. We've known each other since we were 11, when his family moved to New Zealand from England. We weren't friends at first, in fact I think he found me a little annoying because I used to tease him and joked that he read the dictionary (which was only because he had to pretend to read one in a play put on by his group at camp). I dont think he even really knew my name, I was just 'that annoying girl'. Eventually we got a bit closer as 'friends' because he was in a group of guys that I was sorta friends with as well (I'd just got out of that 'I don't wanna talk to guys' stage of my early teens). After a few months of his guy friends and my girl friends joking that we 'liked' each other and that we should 'go out' we actually started to wonder "hmm.. maybe there could be something there?". And so, by the age of 14 we had started to have a 'thing' going on and by that I mean we texted, instant messaged on MSN and never talked to each other face to face because we all of a sudden went from being 'sorta friends' to too shy to even talk to each other cause we liked each other so much (cringe!).
We officially started dating as boyfriend/girlfriend on January 18th 2010 at the age of 15 and now its coming to the end of 2015 and after being together for almost six years we are engaged to be married on January 20th 2016.
Some people think 21 is too young to be married and think that young people don't know what they want or even what love is but I can honestly say that I know without a shadow of doubt that Ben is the 'one'. I've known Ben's the 'one' since we were 14 and hadn't even started dating (and talking face to face) yet and I couldn't be happier to start this new life with him. He makes me smile, laugh and enjoy things that I never thought I'd enjoy. He annoys me, he frustrates me to no end and tickles me to death (I hate being tickled). He's smart, funny, honest, loyal, shy sometimes and other times he never shuts up. He is warm, great to cuddle, has a really good sense of style but still enjoys dressing like a bum too. I love everything about him, even his cute, grumpy face.
