I Love You,
Even Though Things
Are Not Always Perfect Between Us

No one is perfect
therefore no
relationship can be perfect
Often by seeing
the dry brown petals
in a rose
you appreciate more
the vivid red petals
that are so beautiful

At the core of our relationship
there is a very deep respect and love
for one another
so as we continue
to grow and change as individuals
our relationship will continue
to grow stronger
and become more beautiful
I love and appreciate you
so much

I Love You
for So Many Reasons

Before I met you
I spent a lot of time
meeting all kinds of people
I had a lot of fun
and learned a lot
Though each person I met
had great characteristics
something was missing

No one person
had all the qualities that
I had hoped a person could have -
someone whose every action
and thought I could respect
someone who was very intelligent
yet could also be fun-loving
someone who was sensitive, yet virile
exciting and sensuous
someone who knew what they wanted
 out of life
a beautiful person inside and out

I could not find a person like this
until I met you
I love you

Our Love
Can Last Forever
if We Both Want It To

I want to have a lasting relationship
with you
I know that this will mean that
we both must work hard
    to please each other
    to help each other
    to be fair and honest with each other
    to accept each other as we really are
We both must work hard
    to keep our individuality
    yet also become one with each other
    to remain strong and supportive of each other
    in adverse times as well as in good times
    to be exciting and interesting
    to ourselves and to each other
We both must work hard
    to always consider each other
    the most important person in the world
    to always consider love
    the most important emotion that we can feel
    to always consider our relationship
    the most serious and significant union of two people

Even though it may not always be easy
to have a lasting relationship
working hard is very easy
   when the results can be
the beauty of a loving and lasting
us
I love you

Love is
being happy for the other person
when they are happy
being sad for the person
when they are sad
being together in good times
and being together in bad times
Love is the source of strength

Love is
being honest with yourself at all times
being honest with the other person at all times
telling, listening, respecting the truth
and never pretending
Love is the source of reality

Love is
an understanding so complete that
you feel as if you are a part
of the other person
accepting the other person
just the way they are
and not trying to change them
to be something else
Love is the source of unity

Love is
the freedom to pursue your own desires
while sharing your experiences
with the other person
the growth of one individual alongside of
and together with the growth
of another individual
Love is the source of success

Love is
the excitement of planning things together
the excitement of doing things together
Love is the source of the future

Love is
the fury of the storm
the calm in the rainbow
Love is the source of passion

Love is
giving and taking in a daily situation
being patient with each other's
needs and desires
Love is the source of sharing

Love is
knowing that the other person
will always be with you
regardless of what happens
missing the other person when they are away
but remaining near in heart at all times
Love is the source of security

Love is

the

source

of

life

I Really Do Love You
Even Though Sometimes
It May Not Seem So

Sometimes it may not seem
that I love you
Sometimes it may not seem
that I even like you
It is at these times
that you really need to
understand me more than ever
because it is at these times
that I love you more than ever
but my feelings have been hurt
Even though I try not to
I know that I am acting cold
   and indifferent
It is at these times that I find it so hard
to express my feelings
Often what you have done to
hurt my feelings is so small
but when you love someone
like I love you
small things become big things
and the first thing I think about
is that you do not love me
Please be patient with me
I am trying to be more honest
with my feelings
and I am trying not to be so sensitive
but in the meantime
I think you should be very confident that
at all times
in every way possible
I love you

Since Meeting You
I Know that Love
Is the Most Important Feeling
One Can Have

I used to think
that love was only real in the movies
and that I enjoyed being alone
I used to think
that I was too independent
that I didn't need anyone
because I was so strong
But after meeting you
I realize that my attitude
towards love
was merely a cover-up of
my disappointment with relationships
I put on a strong, noncaring front
so no one would know how I felt
But after meeting you
I could no longer pretend
My feelings became transparent
and now I want to tell the world
something I always knew but was
afraid to admit
that love is the most important
feeling one can have
and I want to thank you for
causing me to be honest
with myself and others
I love you

I Love You More
than "Love"

It is impossible to capture in words
the feelings I have for you
They are the strongest feelings that I
have ever had about anything
yet when I try to tell you them
or try to write them to you
the words do not even begin to touch
the depths of my feelings
And though I cannot explain the essence of
these phenomenal feelings
I can tell you what I feel like when I am with you
When I am with you it is as if
   I were a bird flying freely in the clear blue sky
When I am with you it is as if
   I were a flower opening up my petals of life
When I am with you it is as if
   I were the waves of the ocean crashing strongly
      against the shore
When I am with you it is as if
   I were the rainbow after the storm
      proudly showing my colors
When I am with you it is as if
   everything that is beautiful surrounds us
This is just a very small part of how wonderful I feel
   when I am with you
Maybe the word "love" was invented to explain
the deep, all-encompassing feelings that I have for you
but somehow it is not strong enough
But since it is the best word that there is
let me tell you a thousand times
I love you more than
"love"