“Write yourself a love letter once a month. Address it, mail it, and when it arrives, read it—a compliment from the most important person in your life.”— Laure Redmond, oprah.com
“At the end of the day, I want you to know that I love you. I can’t wait to figure out all of the things that make you happy and all of your quirks and habits. I can’t wait to be there by your side during the moments of your proudest achievements. I can’t wait to be the person who you call in the mid…”— Bianca Smith, thoughtcatalog.com
“My independence is more than just a character trait; it’s a way of life. I am guarded and there are certain details about my life that I don’t want to share with you at the drop of a hat. This will most likely annoy you and make you feel like I don’t want to share my life with you. Please be patient…”— Bianca Smith, thoughtcatalog.com
“I’m never going to let you down. I’m not going to feel like I’m ever missing out on someone else. I’m not going to turn my back on you and tell you to kick rocks. I’m going to love everything about you that she made you feel like was unlovable. Because she is definitely her but I am me. And I’m goin…”— Alexandria Brown, thoughtcatalog.com
“I can’t promise you perfection but I can promise you something real. Something that won’t feel like a chore. Something that won’t make you feel like you’re second. Because you’ll always be my first. My first choice. My first priority. My first real love.”— Alexandria Brown, thoughtcatalog.com
“The girl before me made you think that you weren’t special. That you were like every other guy. That you were easily replaceable. But you’re not. You are one of a kind. You are the puzzle piece that fits with me. And I’m so happy with you. So that was her but this is me. I am going to be there in th…”— Alexandria Brown, thoughtcatalog.com
“I promise that I won’t be too hard on you. I can be patient and kind as long as you are willing to do the same for me. I’ll give you my whole heart if you are ready to give away yours. I will give you all the love you need. I will give you the world. All I ask is that you handle my heart with care,…”— Melissa Libbey, thoughtcatalog.com
“I vow to help you love life, to always hold you with tenderness and to have the patience that love demands. To speak when words are need and to share in silence when they are not. To live with in the warmth of your heart and always call it home.”— Nicholas Sparks, amazon.com
“I’m asking you to be patient with me. It’s not going to be an easy task for me opening up to you right away. If you put in the work and the effort, I promise my heart will show you the loyalty you deserve. Once I love you, I’ll love you in ways you never thought imaginable.”— Audi Anderson, thoughtcatalog.com
“I’ll take you on the good days and the bad. When you’re ready to tell me about your demons, I’ll face them head on with you. I’ll never be quick to judge because I know how it feels and if your past troubles you, I’ll work to help make it a little less troubling.”— Audi Anderson, thoughtcatalog.com
“If you invest your time in me, I’m going to invest mine in you. I’m going to love you with everything I know, and I’m not going to half-ass it either.”— Audi Anderson, thoughtcatalog.com
“You’ll be the person who I can laugh in front of and cry in front of, you’ll be the person who makes me feel everything while simultaneously making me feel like I’ve found the place where I belong, I’ll finally feel like I’ve found home.”— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.com
“I won’t expect you to be perfect because I know you’re not. I know you’ll screw up, I know you’ll do things that make me want to rip my hair out and I’m positive I’ll do those things to you, too. I know we will fight and struggle through hard times because that’s life. But on top of all the struggle…”— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.com
“I want to go out of my way to make you happy because your happiness is in fact my happiness.”— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.com
“I’ll love you with all my heart and make sure you know you’re the only one I care about. I’ll make you feel safe and secure around me, like when we’re together the world can’t touch us. I’ll always keep your promises and won’t wager your trust. I want you to know you can always count on me to be the…”— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.com
“I don’t want to give up on us. Even when it gets tough. Even when we’re fighting and we’re both too stubborn to admit we were wrong. I want to always work it out. I never want to fall asleep mad. Life is so short and unpredictable. I know we’ll argue. That’s how it works. But I don’t want to let it…”— Ari Eastman, thoughtcatalog.com
“You have loved before. There have been important people who carved initials into your heart. You have memories that I don’t expect to erase. I have them too. They were all valid. They all served a purpose. We don’t have to pretend we are each other’s firsts. We are each other’s now. To me, that’s so…”— Ari Eastman, thoughtcatalog.com
“Maybe our goals will shift. Maybe our world views will expand. I never want you to feel stifled. I never want you to think I expect you to remain exactly the man I fell in love with. I want to grow with you. I want to fall in love with you again and again, including all the new parts of you.”— Ari Eastman, thoughtcatalog.com
“I promise to be gentle with your heart. Your past left you sensitive and your lungs, weakened by people who ran over your every word. So, I promise to listen to you when you are angry. I promise to shower you with kind words, and never make you wish you never had met me. I will lift you up, and hold…”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.com
“I promise to dance with you in our living room, chest to chest, and kiss you softly. And then I will feel your heart race when I chase you to the bedroom and hear it beat boldly. I will make sure to make your heart race with anticipation, lust and love for all the years of you and me. I promise to k…”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.com