You and Tyler have been dating throughout high school, and now college. Many people think of a long-term relationship like yours as soulmates, married in the future. The only thing is that you and Tyler break up a lot, and then get back together. Sometimes you'll be broken up for months, other times it may be a couple days to a couple weeks. Maybe it's because you'd been together since you were 14, so you want to make it work—or maybe it's just that fear of the unknown.

They say opposites attract, but sometimes you come to realize how opposite you two really are. Tyler, the energetic party guy. An extrovert, always wanting to hang out with his friends and go to events. You're more of a sit-at-home-and-relax type. You do really well in academics, study a lot, and enjoy the more peaceful and quiet things in life.

And sometimes, when you're lying in bed late at night, you think about all the versions of you that grew up with him—the girl who fell in love at 14, who believed in forever, who thought love was enough to fix anything. You wonder if she's still in there somewhere, holding on. Or if maybe you've both outgrown the relationship, but neither of you want to be the first to admit it.

Still, you keep finding your way back to each other, like muscle memory. Maybe that means something. Or maybe it just means you're scared to find out who you are without him.

Because when someone’s been part of your life for that long, it’s hard to tell the difference between love and comfort. Between holding on, and being held back.

And maybe one day you’ll figure it out. But for now, you're still stuck in the middle of something that once felt like everything—and now feels like both too much, and not quite enough.