That’s How You Know: Happy 12th Anniversary!

How do you know he loves you? This is how I know:

• He literally tells me how much he loves me every single day. Multiple times a day.
• He takes very good care of me. When he vowed to love me “in sickness and in health,” he meant it, even though he had no idea what it would entail at the time when I later developed such issues with anxiety, depression, and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
• He accepts my apologies when the irrational part of my mental illness takes over and I treat him in a snippy manner when it’s totally not his fault. He doesn’t hold a grudge over this.
• He cooks dinner almost every night, and you can tell the meals are prepared with love. (And he’s a really good cook!)
• He willingly slept on the couch once a week (for years!) so I could get one decent night of sleep until we discovered that Breathe Right strips stifled his snoring.
• He’s a wonderful father, so proud of the life we created together.
• We finish each other’s sentences and often burst into song at the same time.
• Sometimes, he drives home from work just because he wants to hug me in the middle of the day. Or bring me lunch to make me smile.
• He’ll run out to the kitchen to make me an amaretto sour when I’ve had a really bad day or my back really hurts… or Nutella hot chocolate when I’m cold.
• He treats me like a princess. Both in that “Head Over Feet” kind of way and the Enchanted kind of way…

I love you so much, Tom, my wonderful husband! Another half a year and we’ll be halfway to our 25th anniversary. 😉

Christina Gleason (976 Posts)

That’s me: Christina Gleason. I’m a writer, editor, and disability advocate. I'm a multiply disabled autistic lady doing my best in this world built for abled people. I’m a geek for grammar, fantasy, and casual gaming. I hate vegetables. I cannot reliably speak, so I’ll happily conduct business over email or messaging instead.