Despite any obstacles that come our way
and all the many differences we've shared,
I find myself loving you more with time.

I love you when our moods vary
and when our opinions go
in opposite directions.

I love you when your ideas
aren't quite the same as mine
and our beliefs clash.

I love you when you take a stand
on what you feel is absolutely right,
even if I don't feel the same way.

I even love you when you're tired and grumpy
and don't want much to do with me at that moment.

What I'm trying to say is that
I love you no matter what,
even as we struggle to be
our own individuals.

It's doesn't matter how different we may be.
As I've spent more and more time by your side,
I've learned that I love you most of all
because you are different
from me and can express it.

I love you for what you believe,
for the emotions you feel,
and for the ideas that help me open my mind
to possibilities I haven't yet explored.