“She will show you what love really feels like. Not the half-love you’ve known. Not the love that fades when times get tough, or when someone new comes along. Instead, she will love you consistently, patiently, willingly, and fearlessly through the ups and downs. She won’t pull away. She won’t run. S…”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“She’ll share her last slice of pizza. Or even her corner of the pillow, or her half of the bed when you roll over and take too much room. She is so loving and so willing to put your needs equal to, if not more important at times, than her own.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“She loves the world, and her kindness and love glows in everything she does. If you’re down, she can bring you up with just that simple turn of her lips. And even if she’s driving you crazy, or the both of you are in the middle of a heated argument, one smile from her makes all the anger fade away.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“You realize the incredible power and strength you gain from giving yourself to someone. You learn about give and take, and you understand that the world isn’t always terrible, isn’t always broken. You discover who you are with a woman who isn’t afraid of showing her true self to you. You let go, you…”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“You learn to let go of your insecurity. She wraps you up in all her kisses and comfort, making you think of nothing else but her touch.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“You see, for the first time, the beautiful way two souls can love one another. This woman has loved before, and she has lost. She knows what it means to give her soul away to someone. She knows what it means to be vulnerable and unafraid. And she opens herself willingly, beautifully.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“The world opens to new possibilities. Suddenly you aren’t afraid of commitments or the future because you’ve been held in the arms of a woman who sees your worth, who has imagined a beautiful future with you.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“She will change the way you see relationships. She will change the way you feel when you get up in the morning, making you refreshed and renewed. She will bring more sunshine to your life than there ever was before.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“She will love you, and keep on loving you. Even when times get tough, even when you feel defeated, even when you’re scared to love her back the same way. She will love you when you’re tired and worn, when you’re lonely and closed-off, when you don’t think you could ever give her that same amount of…”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“She will make you laugh and cry, make you learn and grow, make you wonder how you were living on this earth without her all this time.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“She will erase the pain from your mind and build new memories. She will teach you how it feels to be cared for, to be trusted, to be safe.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“It’s the way she smiles, how it seems to stretch across her face like a child’s—innocent and unconscious. It’s her laugh, and the way that it sneaks into conversation and makes the moment just a little brighter. It’s the way she listens, with her eyes, staring into your soul, making you feel like yo…”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“You feel lucky to be dating her because you know she would never date anyone just to date them. She isn’t afraid to be single and she is self-sufficient. You know she is dating you because she’s attracted to you and she thinks that you will help each other grow to be even higher quality, together.”— Chrissy Stockton, thoughtcatalog.com
“You wouldn’t think twice about inviting her into different parts of your life: a barbecue with your college friends, a dinner with your parents, a fancy work party — she knows how to handle herself in different settings.”— Chrissy Stockton, thoughtcatalog.com
“She doesn’t try to make you jealous. She’s secure in her worth, and your ability to recognize how valuable she is. She doesn’t need to play games to ‘trick’ you into seeing her her for what she is.”— Chrissy Stockton, thoughtcatalog.com
“She never asks you to choose between her and your family. She understands that both can be equally important parts of your life, and you shouldn’t have to take sides.”— Ella Cerón, thoughtcatalog.com
“She is mature enough to talk about awkward and even difficult things with tact, and look you in the eye as you’re having these conversations.”— Ella Cerón, thoughtcatalog.com
“She notices the little things that might make life easier, not just for you but for you both — but still respects that your space and time are yours, and her space and time belong to her.”— Ella Cerón, thoughtcatalog.com
“She doesn’t feel the need to check in with you at every second of the day to see where you are — partially because she trusts you (as trust is kind of important in any relationship) but also because she has stuff to do, too, and she’s going to spend her time accordingly.”— Ella Cerón, thoughtcatalog.com