Ficar com a rapariga que te viu no teu pior, mas que mesmo assim te achou o melhor

You’ve met many girls in your life. Tinham um aspeto diferente e comportavam-se de forma diferente. E eram todas raparigas bonitas e inteligentes.

Some of them were right and some of them were wrong. When you look at things from this perspective, they didn’t have much in common except that they crossed paths with you.

A única coisa que todos eles partilham é o facto de, infelizmente, nenhum deles ter importância no futuro.

Mas há uma rapariga que se destaca de todas as outras.

And this is the only girl who will leave a mark on your life, the only girl who will always be important to you, even if you two don’t end up together and even if you are not aware of this fact right now.

Quando se olha para ela, não há nada de especial nela. Sim, ela é bonita, mas as outras também o são. Ela é inteligente mas as outras raparigas que conheceste também eram inteligentes.

And even you don’t know that this girl is so special and unique. Even you don’t know what makes her one of a kind.

Deixem-me dizer-vos que esta rapariga está longe de ser perfeita. E pode não ser especial. Mas ela é especial para ti, mesmo que não o saibas.

It’s not her looks or her brains that make her special. It’s her love for you that makes her stand out from all the other girls in your life.

It’s the way she looks at you and the way she talks about you. It’s the way she smiles when you enter a room and the way her eyes fill with tears every time you turn your back on her.

E o mais importante, it’s the fact that this girl is the only person in the world who saw you at your worst but still thought you were the best, which makes her special.

It’s the fact that she is the only person in the world who knows all about you. She knows all your flaws, imperfections and all of your darkest secrets.

And she is very much aware of the man you are. But she loves your flaws. And she doesn’t love you apesar dos vossos defeitos, mas por causa deles.

It’s the fact that she is the only person who stands by you, no matter what. The only woman who believes in you even when you stop believing in yourself.

She is the only person in the world who never thought of leaving your side and who never thought of turning her back on you. When everyone else abandons you, she is the person you run to, isn’t she? She is your home, your sanctuary and your haven.

She is the one who understands you and who knows you better than you know yourself. This woman is the wind beneath your wings, your shoulder to cry on and the only person who holds your hand through all of life’s difficulties.

Ela é a única pessoa que moveria montanhas por ti e que coloca sempre as tuas necessidades à frente das dela.

E tu sabes tudo isto muito bem. So it’s time to ask yourself if you are matching her efforts.

Aprecia esta rapariga o suficiente? Sabes o quão preciosa ela é? Sabes o que tens ao teu lado ou só terás plena consciência disso quando a perderes?

Porque é nessa altura que será demasiado tarde para compreender algumas coisas.

Está a fazer tudo o que está ao seu alcance para manter esta rapariga ao seu lado? Ou está a tomá-la como garantida enquanto passa os seus dias com todas as outras raparigas que sairão do seu lado no momento em que precisar da ajuda delas?

Porque se o fizeres, estarás a cometer o maior erro da tua vida.

Because all of these other girls don’t know the real you. Conhecem o homem sorridente e carinhoso que era no início.

Conhecem um tipo interessante e feliz que lhes dá sempre atenção e que tem sempre tempo para elas. Eles só te viram no teu melhor porque te esforçaste muito para os impressionar.

Mas ela é diferente. Ela foi a única que lutou todas as vossas batalhas. This girl is the only one who’s been doing her best to heal you and to save you, even when you don’t want to be saved or healed.

The only one who’s been trying so hard to chase all of your demons for all this time. The only one you showed your true colors to.

But she didn’t run away from you, did she?

Em vez disso, ela continua a estar ao seu lado durante todos estes anos.

Por isso, seja o tipo inteligente e manter-se fiel a ela também.

Because, trust me, if you don’t, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life. Hurting her will haunt you for as long as you breathe and you’ll spend the rest of your life searching for her in every woman you encounter.

But you won’t find her because she really is one of a kind.