Dating : What I Want From You

I want you. Who are you, though?

You are mine. Not in a controlling way. But I am yours in the same way. We are together for the long haul. And we are secure, knowing that each is there for the other. We give each other safety. We give each other love.

In that safety, there is depth. In commitment, there is intimacy. In intimacy there is no limit.

There is heat. Passion. No limits. No holding back. A fire that can spark and burn at any moment.

You make me want to write poetry. You make me see more colors in the sunset. You make me a romantic. Secretly, you are soft and sweet. But you don’t like to show it.

And with all of the intimacy comes humor, delight, truth, and honesty. Real honesty. The kind that includes bad jokes and the occasional tear. The kind that we both want to last a lifetime.

You make me better. You help me see the world in other ways. You help me see other people and cultures that I wouldn’t have understood. Help me connect to how they feel and respond in an always-changing world.

And I help you grow. We don’t try to change each other though. Instead we look for the pain and the feelings that we can help with. We share our experiences and accept the flaws of the other.

We find adventure. Sometimes two blocks from our home. Sometimes on a bike ride through where we live. Sometimes on a beach half way around the world or exploring deep in a jungle. Or romping through a city. But we want to explore and learn and love and interact equally. It’s a part of what we were meant to do.

We plan those adventures together. Sometimes you do the work, sometimes I do. That’s how a relationship should be.

We are patient with one another. We are not dismissive.

I want you to want me. Who am I, though?