My dear,

I wanted to write this letter to you for all of the times that I forget to tell you how much you mean to me. I don’t always remember everything I need to thank you for and tell you about. All the things that you do for me that sometimes get over looked. The only way I can know that I fully treat you with all the love and gratitude is to write you this letter so that you have heard all that I need to say to you.

I just wanted to thank you for all you do. You give me a smile when I need one and when I want one. Thank you for being my shoulder to cry on and my words of wisdom, reality and motivation. When things get hard, you are the reason I need to get myself out of bed and to get the job done. You support me. Not only with the work you do; but with your words and actions when times get hard. We work together as a team, me supporting you, and you taking care of me.

I may be high maintenance sometimes, or a lot of the time. I am tired and worn out but you bring me back to life. Sometimes I am too tired to come up and cook or clean, but you pick up my slack, and I try and do the same when you are feeling worn. You keep me safe from harm, and worry about me more then I sometimes wish you would, but the worrying only tells me how much you care. You always pray that I am safe and happy until I am in your arms again.

You are the person that I inspire to impress. You support me emotionally and make me feel secure like I always have two feet on the ground even when you are encouraging me to dream higher than the stars and when the words come out of your mouth they sound so easy and graspable. The way you make me sound is so beautiful and strong, like I can do anything. I just have to reach out and try. No other person in the world can. You support me when I feel inspired. However, you also see when I’m burned out; when my strength has run out and I have fallen, you see when it is time for a new dream. You understand that life rarely takes us were our first dreams led us. You support me in the discovery of new dreams and ambitions.

Don’t get me wrong, I am not naive enough to ignore our bumps and wrinkles. We are both some of the most stubborn people on the planet. We get angry and frustrated and we fight. Most of the time we fight over absolutely nothing. We take some time to ourselves, and we always come back together and talk about what we were really frustrated about, and normally it has nothing to do with the other person. It is usually related to work or to another person. Once we realize this, our relationship is much stronger just because we learned something about the other person, and we allowed ourselves to be vulnerable, because we trust the other to be kind and understanding.

So thank you for being there for me. Thank you for being the person I need you to be when I am in a time of hardship. Thank you for being my best friend in the happiest of times. Finally, thank you for choosing me to be your partner on this crazy ride we call life.

Love, your other half.