Letter To My Wife - Part Two Comments

'Sometimes, all I can offer is my presence. But I believe that presence, offered with love and without condition, is one of the strongest gifts anyone can give. I can't always understand everything you feel, but I will always try. Your sadness will never scare me away. Your struggles will never make me love you less. If anything, they make me want to hold you closer, to remind you again and again that you are loved, exactly as you are.

You do not have to pretend with me. You don't have to paste on a smile or hide your pain behind laughter. I see you—all of you—and I am staying. I choose you, on your best days and your worst. When you feel unlovable, I will be there reminding you of all the ways you are cherished. When you feel invisible, I will be the one who sees you, who notices the small things you think no one cares about.
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