Dear Sweet:
I wasn't kidding when I said how proud I am of you, of all your accomplishments, and most of all, you for being you. I know I can get distracted at times and I am impossible at other times, but my love for you grounds me in all the right ways.
Thank you for everything you are doing, have done, and will do in what I believe will be the love that truly beat the shit out of the odds. I will trust your judgment instead of always playing by my own selfish rules. I will listen to you and attend to your concerns now that I have the gift of time to do so. I am grateful for that gift. I will always ensure that we are both provided for, and I will always act for both our benefit. The home we are creating together is going to be beautiful soon. I will never shut you out the way I have in the past again; it's hard for me to talk about and express things sometimes, however verbose I may be.
I know I have neglected and belittled your challenges in the past because I felt they paled in comparison to my own. They did sometimes. It's not easy being me, but I neglected the fact that you don't always have an easy time being you. I will not make that mistake again.
I love the way you express your love for me and I love our balance of space and togetherness. We work so well as a team; I've never experienced such a sense of balance and truth in a relationship. I feel a sense of wanting to cultivate what we have together, to work at things, to feel empathy rather than anger or frustration. You truly bring out the best in me. You bring out a softness and femininity in me that I didn't know I had until I fell more in love with you than I did the first time we said it (and I certainly meant it then). I am happy being your partner and I know you accept me for myself, which is a commendable task. You bring me from doubt to faith. You bring me happiness by just being in the same house as you. I never thought I would find that in another person. You bring me peace, because you are a peaceful person. I always said I wanted a partner who is smarter than I am, and you exceed me in that realm exponentially. I admire your brilliance; my idealism is no longer blind, and even if it was, it wouldn't matter. You are a source of joy, truth, inspiration, and the love for you I feel at this moment is what I hope will be an indicator of the life we will share together.
You brought me truth and meaning and love when I needed it most; at my worst, your love drove me to be a better person for you and for us. You inspire me to do the right thing with your patience, tolerance, and love, most of all. I hope this moment will last forever. Even if I get frustrated with you at times, I have never doubted that we will walk the road together. I don't have blinders on and know it will not always be this easy. I will remind myself of this moment when I have doubts. You are my love and devoted partner, and I am yours. I have never seen, much less experienced, a relationship with such fairness, equality, and love as ours.
Thank you for loving me as I am, and for being who you are.
-Your Sweet