It sounds silly, but when I was young, I used to dream of being able to meet a girl who needed saving.

I don't know why it was like that, but I would always dream of meeting this girl who had been hurt or something, who had been through a lot of crap, and needed someone who could save her, who would tell her that everything was going to be okay, who would show her that life is full of love and hope and not all bad. I would show her that she was worthy of being loved.

Weird, right? I was like 13 or 14 and used to think of something like that. I probably was alone in being that type of guy.

Am I like that anymore?...I don't know. I met her, and was convinced that she had settled for someone that didn't truly love her. She pretty much had told me she was just scared of leaving him. But she's still with him some time later now, and I don't think that's going to change. I kept thinking about how beautiful, strong, graceful and down-to-earth she is, and it just didn't seem right.

At this point, I don't know if she needs to be saved. Maybe she's moved past those things about him and accepted him as the one for her. Maybe she needs to be saved still. But I don't think I'm capable of being the one who could do that for her. I only wish I was.

I do know one thing. She saved me, and she doesn't know it. She changed the person I was. I was a selfish, apathetic jerk. Through meeting her, I learned to care again. I learned to let someone in again. I learned to love again, even if you can't tell that person you love them. She saved me from being a complete nothing -- I really believe that.

I hope that, if she needs it, I can show her what she truly deserves. And maybe save the girl I had dreamed about long before I met her.