CODY AND I ORIGINALLY MET ON TINDER. HOWEVER ONLY ONE MESSAGE WAS EXCHANGE "ADD ME ON SNAPCHAT" FROM CODY. I ENDED UP ADDING CODY BUT THEN DID NOT TALK TO HIM FOR MONTHS AFTER. A WHILE LATER CODY MESSAGED ME OUT OF THE BLUE AND ASKED FOR MY ACTUAL NUMBER. AS I WAS IN THE DRIVE THROUGH GETTING ME AND MY FRIEND FOOD WITH ABSOLUTELY NO MAKEUP ON , HAIR IN A MESSY BUN , AND A OLD SWEATSHIRT , I RECEIVED A FACETIME CALL FROM CODY. HE WAS IN HIS BARRACKS ROOM WITH HIS FRIENDS ALL THE WAY IN JAPAN. FROM THE MINUTE I ANSWERED THE CALL WE AUTOMATICALLY CLICKED. EVERYTHING FLOWED. WE BOTH FOUND EACHOTHER TO BE CUTE AND GREAT TO TALK TO. I STILL DIDNT REALIZE HE WAS STATIONED IN JAPAN THOUGH. I HONESTLY THOUGHT HE MUST BE IN CAMP PENDELTON AND WOULD SOON BE GOING ON A DATE WITH THIS GUY. THAT WAS NOT THE CASE UNFORTUNATELY . WE TALKED ALL NIGHT ON THE PHONE AND DIDNT WANT TO HANG UP. WE ENDED UP TALKING FOR MONTHS . GROWING MORE AND MORE FEELINGS EACH DAY BUT NOT WANTING ANYTHING MORE DUE TO THE DISTANCE. IT WASNT UNTIL AFTER MY FRIEND PASSED AWAY AND SOME DIFFICULT TIMES THAT CODY AND I BEGAN TO REALIZE " WHO ARE WE KIDDING" WE SHOULDNT LET THIS DISTANCE HOLD SOMETHING GREAT BACK . AFTER HAVING A LONG HEAVY HEARTED TALK WE SHARED OUR FEELINGS. WE SHARED HOW THROUGH THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND HARDSHIPS WE GREW SO MUCH LOVE FOR EACHOTHER. CODY ENDED UP FLYING OUT A FEW MONTHS LATER AND WE SPENT AN AMAZING WEEK TOGETHER. ALL OF OUR FEELINGS WERE THE SAME AND IF ANYTHING BETTER IN PERSON. JUST LIKE WE CONNECTED INSTANTLY ON OUR FIRST CALL WE CONNECTED IN PERSON. WEVE DEALT WITH THE DISTANCE FOR ALMOST A YEAR . WE REALIZED WE DIDNT WANT TO BE APART OR GO THROUGH LIFE WITHOUT THE OTHER BY OUR SIDE WHEN CODY AND I SPENT TWO WEEKS TOGETHER SEEING HIS FAMILY AND TAKING A 14 HOUR ROAD TRIP TOGETHER. WHEN I HAD TO GO BACK HOME IT WAS SO PAINFUL. SOON AFTER CODY GATHERED MY FAMILY AND SUPRISED ME ON OUR FIRST VALENTINES DAY BY ASKING ME TO SPEND FOREVER WITH HIM .