Who Was It With? 

A guy I met at the beach

When Did You Realize It was Love? 

The moment we looked into each other's eyes.

What Did It Feel Like? 

We met in the ocean. I was with my friend and he was with three of his. I saw him smile at me and at that very moment my heart pounded faster and faster. I couldn't control the feeling I was having. We had known each other no longer than 5 minutes and I already felt so close to him. It was love at first sight.

What Happened Next? 

We met up about an hour later on the boardwalk and I had never been so happy in my life! We walked with each other, making silly remarks and bumping into each other, playing around. We walked for a few hours but it felt like forever. He would come up behind me and tickle my waist, and my friend told me she never saw me smile so much in my life and that she can tell we really clicked. We had everything in common and everything just felt perfect. He was three years older then me but I believe age is just a number. My friend didn't agree completely, but this special guy made me feel like the luckiest girl on the earth. Then out of nowhere he asked me to dance, so we did, and he told me I had amazing eyes and my breath was taken away. I'll always remember his smile, his laugh, and most of all the feeling I got like we were the only two people at Wildwood that day. Although we had to say our goodbyes, I believe if it's meant to be with us two, we will run into each other and sparks will fly just like the time at the beach.

Lessons Learned

• The lesson I learned is never give up hope. Everyone gets hurt but you will find love. Everything happens for a reason and there is someone out there for everyone. And there is no stopping love when it happens. I know some of you girls may think an ex is the one you loved and you are still depressed about a recent breakup, but when you're IN LOVE you will know and you will want to cherish that one moment until the end of time, and that person will mean everything to you and you will mean everything to them. In the end, even if it seems impossible, you will live happily ever after.