New relationships aren't easy

Nothing else is capable of making sure you understand yourself, though, quite like the view from someone else's eyes, especially when it happens to matter a great deal what that someone thinks of you. You start to realize that your shortcomings might not be so easily overlooked and your quirks might not be quite so endearing. I wish I was a faster learner; I wish the first month didn't have to be marked with a lot of pain and miscommunication. This is where the rubber meets the road, folks.

At the same time, there is nothing quite like coming home to this:

There's never been a time in my life when I've been good at telling how I feel.

More often than not it's because I'm a friggin' pussy, too afraid of putting myself out there.

Then sometimes I think it's also because I honestly don't know what to say and everything I could possibly come up with falls short.

Yeah, I'm scared. But this is also one of those times when I'm not sure my vocabulary is wide enough to come up with the words my heart would require.

I love you, baby.