“Love, as I watch you sleep, knowing the iron in the blood that keeps you alive was born from a hard star-death somewhere in the past that is also the future, and what I mean to say is that I am so lucky to be living with you in this brief moment of light before everything goes dark.”— Dean Rader, narrativemagazine.com
“Love, which we are traveling through at such an astonishing speed, entire galaxies racing past, universes, it is as if we are watching time itself drift into the cosmos, like a spinning wall of images already gone.”— Dean Rader, narrativemagazine.com
“Only a man connected to a heart can ever love a woman in all her wild mysterious fullness.”— Bryan Reeves, facebook.com
“My sweet woman, do not fear you cannot possibly scare away a man who is truly ready to love you.”— Bryan Reeves, facebook.com
“I’m going to take on this uncomfortable mission-oriented task because that’s how I can best offer my masculine gift right now while honoring your delicious gift of feminine energy to my life. I will demonstrate my deep commitment to your care by ensuring you can stay warm under the covers and linger…”— Bryan Reeves, bryanreeves.com
“Then you look at her and smile a smile your dissembling face will remember until the day you die. Baby, you say, baby, this is part of my novel.”— Junot Dìaz, amazon.com
“She is mesmerizing. Not only is she mesmerizing in what you see on the outside, but mesmerizing in everything that she does. When her eyes light up with happiness and confidence, you can’t help but fall harder for her.”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.com
“She will be strong enough to demand equal treatment from you, and strong and self-confident enough to return it back to you.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“She will be the North to your South-facing compass. She will be the hot to your cool. She will be the silence to your voice. She will balance you. She will keep you grounded, yet free.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“You don’t try to change each other. You both accepted a long time ago the unique quirks that both make you you. Sure, you might not understand why she does everything she does but that’s okay. You’ve accepted her flaws and imperfections just as she has accepted yours.”— Luke Bennington, thoughtcatalog.com
“It doesn’t scare you to think about being with her for the rest of your life. You stopped caring about other girls a long time ago. Sure, you might notice a cute girl from time to time but you don’t ever think about being single anymore. You can see your girl in your life for…basically…ever. She’s p…”— Luke Bennington, thoughtcatalog.com
“You never get sick of being around her. She’s always the number one person you think of when something happens. If you find a funny clip on YouTube or you just witnessed some crazy shit happening she’s the first person you text.”— Luke Bennington, thoughtcatalog.com
“You want to take care of her. You feel that natural instinct to want to love her and protect her even if you know she can completely handle her own.”— Luke Bennington, thoughtcatalog.com
“You can tell her anything. There’s nothing you ever feel like you need to hide from her. Ever.”— Luke Bennington, thoughtcatalog.com
“You’re more than just her boyfriend and she’s way more than just your girlfriend. You’re in a partnership. Both of you actively play a role in your relationship to make it the best it can be.”— Luke Bennington, thoughtcatalog.com
“You’ll want to kiss her and hug her and flirt with her. You’ll find yourself thinking about her when you get bored at work and you’ll look forward to walking in the door when you get home. She’ll be a ‘sight for sore eyes’ to you and a vacation away from her will be painful. If she is the right woma…”— Greg Trimble, gregtrimble.com
“She will make you forget that your heart was ever broken as she slowly patches the broken pieces back together. She will replace your tears with smiles, your fears with faith, your doubts with certainty and she will always make you feel like you’re enough – more than enough.”— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.com
“She will open up your heart to all the things you were afraid of. She will make you embrace your vulnerability, she will make you appreciate your softness and she will slowly break down all the barriers you built around your heart so it doesn’t break.”— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.com
“She is compassionate. You don’t have to pretend to be someone else around her. If you feel like you want to cry or let your guard down or open up about your past, she won’t judge you or love you any less. Her kind heart accepts all parts of you equally, the dark and muddy and the bright and shiny. S…”— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.com