Make No Mistake... It's Love

Love is a friendship that has caught fire, it is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and confidence.
It is loyalty through good times and bad.
It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.
Love is content with the present, it hopes for the future, it doesn't brood over the past.
It's the day in and day out of chronicles of irritations, problems, compromises, small disappointments, big victories.
And working towards common goal.

My beloved sunshine, I love you.

I love you because...
of your kindness, your tenderness, and your thoughtfulness.
I love you because...
you are a dear friend and a loving companion.
You smile at my silly jokes and enjoy my spirit.

I love you because...
of the every second that I have longing to be close to you.
I love holding your hand on a walk during the day;
and snuggling beside you on the bed during the night.

I love you because...
you listen to me as I share the small triumphs or struggles of the day.
I love you because...
in moments of friction between us, you hear me out.
Even when you don't agree with me, you listen with a longing to understand me.

I love you because...
you respect me.
You honor the person I am, rather than to try to make me into someone I am not.
You take into stride and embrace my imperfections and my shortcomings largely without complaint.

I love you because...
you appreciate me.
You enjoy my attentiveness and appreciate my efforts to be with you.
You appreciate my love to yourself and my love to others.

Loving you is so easy and effortless. And isn't that supposedly how love should be? You keep asking me what makes me so in love with someone like you. There are so many things, Saleh. The little things you do, the simple gestures you make, the thoughts and dreams that you share with me. I adore the way you look, the way you move, and most evidently, your infectious smile.

I can't imagine ever feeling so safe, so secure and so loved. You've changed me with your presence. Your strength, your character, and your sweet, sweet spirit have filled my life with bliss and purpose.