I'm in the need of some "I didn't think I would find anyone better than my ex, but I did!" stories. Feeling blue after a split

Ok, here we go! When I was in high school, I fell in love with what I thought was the boy of my dreams. He was cute, funny, charismatic, affectionate, and overall super likable. My family adored him, and his family always treated me like a daughter. It was blissful and I thought to myself, "This is it. I'm gonna be one of the lucky few who ends up marrying their high school sweetheart." Wrong. We rationally and amicably broke up when he moved away for college, though in my heart I was completely devastated.

We had a slight backslide a couple years down the road when he was in town for a huge portion of the summer and we became practically inseparable. It felt like we were together again and it gave me a twinge of hope that maybe it wasn't completely over between us. Wrong again. Soon after he went back to school, he got into a relationship with his current girlfriend of a few years.

I tried to date around a little bit and talk to some different guys, but overall the dating scene really isn't my thing and the guys I was talking to weren't really quality...I spent the better part of a year and a half decidedly single with no intention of dating or seeking out relationships. I focused on me, figured out where I wanted to be in the next 5 years, worked towards my goals, and gained a lot of confidence within myself.

Enter, my current SO, aka the man that is better than "the man of my dreams." We met while I was still in school. I was still in a headspace of stay single, don't date. It doesn't make sense to date now. He approached me and we hit it off right away. Everything I had done to prevent myself from dating slowly began to break down. He was more than perfect for me. He calms me down after a hard day, he kisses my forehead with intention, he instilled in me 100% confidence that he loves me no matter what happens. He shows me he wants to work towards building a future together. He leaves me with no doubts in my mind that I would ever want to look for someone else. I am so completely in love with him and it happened so coincidentally, by such a slim chance. It's hard to deny that it was destiny that brought us together. I will never look back.

If I could tell past me how the future would've ended up, despite the heartache, frustration, loneliness, etc. I'd do it all again in a heartbeat if I knew it meant that I'd end up with my current SO again.

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