I can't say I never imagined being loved the way you love me. Of course I did. I read all of the stories, listened to the songs. I daydreamt of meeting you every time I left my house in middle school. But I could never have known all the ways you would show that love until you'd already done it. Every time you tell me you think I'm pretty, or tell me that you'll take care of me in a hard situation, or say "what my baby wants my baby gets," I realize that it's hard to know about real love until you find it. You can see it in other people and not recognize it in your own life at first. I didn't know I needed someone who laughed when I cried or got angry, but I do, because that's how I know you aren't getting mad back at me. I didn't know I needed someone who didn't care what we ate for dinner, or when we go shopping, or what we watched...but now I know I'm too picky for anything but what I want sometimes. I didn't know I wanted someone who would purposefully try to teach me to deal with the unexpected or frustrating, but some mornings you push my buttons just to make sure I'm getting there. I don't know how I got so lucky, but I did. Every day I am reminded that I have someone, you, that thinks I'm worth every minute, every dollar, every kiss. And I think you're worth it too.
