Echoing What’s Important To You

You can tell that he is the one by how the butterflies in your stomach make you feel. You know that he is the one when you start to stutter every time you set your gaze on him. You know that you are falling deep when every love song you hear and every romantic movie that you watch makes you feel dreamy and hopeful. You know that he is the one when you analyze everything that he said, asking yourself whether there are any signals that he is feeling the same way.

You think it’s time to open up the lid and tell the awkward truth. It is time to confess. Are you ready? Here are some tips to prepare yourself before the huge step is being made.

1. Plan your strategy.

How are you going to tell him? Are you going to write a letter, call him up, or are you going to tell him face to face? I propose that you tell him personally. It shows how sincere and genuine you are. In fact, it saves you the embarrassment if your letter is circulated by him to his friends!

2. Plan what you are going to say.

I know, I know, I know, it’s hard to plan what to say when you are already nervous about the whole thing, but just keep in mind the gist of things that you want to tell him. This will prevent the staircase syndrome; as you certainly do not want to say something that you will regret later! In addition, when you plan ahead on what to say, you will not leave out important things that you want him to know.

3. Always be honest to yourself.

At times like these, it is always easier to lie about your true self just to impress the person in front of you, but try to be honest. Show him the real you, because no matter the result; whether he is also into you or the opposite, you are special in your very own way. Don’t try to be someone you are not, because he will find out eventually.

4. Brace yourself for rejection.

Even though you may feel that he is the right one for you; he might not feel the same way. When you plan to confess, do not put on too much hope that it will work the way you want it to be. This will save you the hurt of being rejected. Hey, at least you’ve taken it out off your chest, haven’t you?

5. Smile and enjoy life as it is!

If you have bravely confessed to the other person, do give yourself a pat at the back! You may feel happier, or hurt after the confession, but it is all part and parcel of life. If he feels the same way about you, congratulations! If it goes the other way round, just brush it all off and tell yourself that your prince charming will be there later to sweep you off your feet and bring you to the land of happily-ever-afters — when the time is right. And of course, just smile and enjoy life as it is!