Open Letter To My Wife

I wrote my wife a letter, because of the protection order I obviously can't give it to her. I feel a need to put it somewhere so somebody can read it. Please don't think less of me for this,I hope you people on here will understand.

When darkness enveloped you and you were scared,I brought you to the light.
When you were sick or hurt,I took care of you and comforted you.
When you made an impulsive,wrong decision,I stood by you.
When you came to me with tears in your eyes,I held you and cried with you.
When you were mad,I let you be mad.
When you hurt me I didn't get mad,instead I suffered silently.
When you came to a fork in the road and told me to go a different way from you,I followed two steps behind, to catch you if you stumbled.
When you pushed me away,I backed off,but never completely left your side.
When you confessed to me that you had done something wrong, I forgave you immediately.
When you said I don't love you,I will never love you again,I kept loving you.
There is nothing you can do or say that could ever make me love you less.
When we got married I took a vow not just to you but to God,I meant it then and I still do.

Why do I do this? Because that's what true,unconditional, unending love is. That's what I feel for you.


Thank you all for letting me post this on here. I for some reason felt a need to have someone read it.

mark,

I think it is a beautiful letter. I am sorry she won't see it.

Thank you for posting and sharing.

Red

I am sure DNF will have a field day with it and rip me to shreds,but I feel better for having posted it.

mark,

Why would anyone rip you to shreds over such a personal thing as a letter to your wife??

no one should.

Red

Thanks for the support Small Talk.

Been there, Mark. Or almost. I wish I could have been strong enough in unconditional love to have hung in there so well.

I hope you won't be offended if I flee into light-heartedness. Perhaps when you consider that the saintly source of the following quote it will seem more applicable:

"We, the unwilling,
led by the unknowing,
are doing the impossible for the ungrateful.
We have done so much,
for so long,
with so little,
we are now qualified to do anything
with nothing."
           —Mother Teresa

[ Unbelievable, I know. I had heard this for years without realizing the source. Shows how sainthood requires a sense of humor. ]

SmallTalkRed wrote:no one should.

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mark_8621 wrote:I am sure DNF will have a field day with it and rip me to shreds,but I feel better for having posted it.

Come on. You think I do this for fun? Seriously though, the fact you have posted this shows you know what you are doing to yourself. I don't need to say anything.

Mark, it is a beautiful letter, and I'm glad you shared it.

When you feel ready, think about writing another letter: this time write about what she has given to you.

Then write one more: what you and some lucky woman who hasn't met you yet will share some day.

That truly was a beautiful letter. What makes me sad is, it was to someone who will probably never appreciate it or understand the feelling behind it.

Imagine if the letter was to someone that could actually reciprocate those feelings. That would be my wish for you Mark, you sound like a wonderful guy