If so - you are truly blessed. When was the last time you told them, even better, showed them, that you knew what an incredible blessing it was to have them in your life. I hope today. And I hope they returned the favour. I have friends who live this way and I adore the way they treat each other, even after decades of marriage, rush to meet each other at the door, gaze adoringly at their partner when engaged in conversation. And I wonder what it is that makes their relationship tick along so beautifully, despite whatever challenges they face now and in the past.
To have someone give you their heart - to live their life and their days at work, or school, be a mother, father, academic, poet, all the things they are, is amazing. To be all those things they are and to have given you their heart - their desire to share the beautiful and the ugly of their days, to hold at night, to dream and share and plan, to grow as themselves but walk down the same road as you... to have given their heart to you is an honour. Never take it for granted. Make time everyday just for the two of your hearts to connect, say hello, hold hands, hold each other. If you say you're going to call in an hour, call. If you can't, at least text and make a firm time that you can with love and wishes. Never be so wrapped up in your own world that you forget to ask about theirs. Offer tea and foot rubs, make dinner or do the dishes, draw warm baths or a walk in the garden.
If someone has trusted you with their heart - realize what a gift you have been given. Don't neglect it. Never forget how privileged you are. If you nurture and appreciate and love, the reciprocal love will wrap you up in such amazing joy and light. Nothing will be impossible to overcome and your life... well, I bet your life will be happier and longer..
You have my heart!
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