When I say, “I Love You!”

“I Love You” means

that I accept you for the person you are,

and that I don’t wish to change you into someone else. 

It means that I do not expect perfection from you,

just as you don’t expect it from me. 

“I Love you means that I will love you and

stand by you even through the worst of times. 

It means loving you when you are in a bad mood

or too tired to do the things I want to do. 

It means loving you when you are down,

not just when you’re fun to be with. 

~Deanne Laura Gilbert