You are as strong as you thought. You find him, and he's better than you've ever dreamed. He's tall, handsome, funny, sweet and loves you more than you'd ever imagine. He's also a U.S Marine, but the distance and deployments don't matter.

 Yes, dropping out of your dream college was the worst decision EVER, but it may have saved your life.

 Go for your first choice. Don't aim lower, because you might find out later that you could've had the one you wanted, but it's too late now.

 Cherish the times you were young and careless, cherish the times you spent rolling down the green hills at your grandfather's farm and cherish your childhood, because after that... it's all downhill from there

 Don't try to please everyone. You will waste your time and end up not having fun yourself. Not everyone has to be your best friend. You don't have to be nice to people you don't like. Most of them will be out of your life in a year. Tell it like it is, you'll feel wayy better.

 Don't make up past relationships to seem cool. Anyone you try to impress isn't worth it and you will eventually meet the boy you will fall in love with without the heartbreaks.

 Dating someone you don't know to well isn't a good idea. Breaking it off with someone you do, is worse.

 texting doesn't fix everything