To The Man I’m Falling In Love With

“To the man I’m falling in love with, 

You don’t really know this because I don’t know how to vocalize it, but I think I’m falling for you. 

But not just falling for you, I’m trusting you. 

Trusting doesn’t come naturally to me anymore. I hide behind a facade to protect my insecurities and fears, and yet here I am… trusting you. 

You make me feel safe. 

Physically, and spiritually, but most importantly… emotionally. 

I can talk to you and you listen. 

I look at you and you look back with your gentle eyes.

I hold your hand and you squeeze mine tightly. 

I shiver and you give me your coat. 

I scrunch my nose and you kiss it. 

I cry and you comfort me. 

I freak out and you remind me to breathe. 

I snuggle you and I feel a difference. 

I leave you and it hurts. 

I pout and you make me laugh. 

I serve and you serve with me. 

I rush and you slow me down. 

I get sad and the mere mentioning of your name lifts my spirits. 

I become feisty and you know how to calm me down. 

I wait and you open my door. 

You have wiggled your way into this vulnerable and fragile heart of mine and at times I don’t know what to do—whether to prevent it from happening or embrace it. 

I wonder if it’s true. 

I wonder what it will feel like when I get hurt. 

I wonder what fighting with you looks like. 

I wonder if things will last. 

But at the same time… 

I wonder what it’s like to wake up with you each morning. 

I wonder what it’s like to own a home and a dog with you. 

I wonder where we will live. 

And with all the fear I feel, I experience sweet comfort wash over me. 

You support my ambitious plans. 

You look at me and my heart skips a beat. 

You tell me to follow my fire. 

You recognize my weaknesses and don’t exploit them. 

And it’s through all of this that I think I’m falling in love with you. 

There are still things I would like to know about you, but time is all I need.

Thank you for respecting me. 

Thank you for helping me to shift my thinking. 

Thank you for opening my doors. 

Thank you for letting me use your arm as a pillow.

Thank you for being a gentleman. 

Thank you for making me feel loved. 

I think I love you because these feelings are so familiarly unfamiliar. 

It’s the way you hold me when we nap. I feel your presence and I feel your heartbeat. But you’re not there to satisfy only yourself, you’re there because you care about me. 

When you look at me, I see within your eyes a gentle and tender light that warms me from the inside… because your heart is pure. 

You reassure me that you will never do anything to make me uncomfortable. 

You are beautifully imperfect. 

You are genuinely caring. 

You are a phenomenal human. 

And it’s all of these things that yet again remind me that I am head over heels for you. 

I’m thankful for our foundation of friendship and for the memories that we both have and hold onto.

I laugh just remembering how young we were and the fun we had. 

I smile at the growth we’ve experienced with each other. 

I imagine life without you and it’s dull. 

So to the man I think I’m falling for, 

Please take care of this fragile heart. 

Please keep me safe. 

Please protect me from my fears. 

Please snuggle me and keep me warm. 

Please continue kissing me and making life exciting. 

But above all else, please continue being you.

Because it’s you that has brought out this trust within me and I no longer fear who I am.”

-Anonymous-

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