If you ask me about my husband

 If you ask me about my husband

I’ll tell you I love him

But if you ask me on a deeper level
I’ll tell you he’s my safe place

He’s the one who sees the versions of me no one else gets to see
The tired me
The overwhelmed me
The soft me I usually keep hidden

I’ll tell you he’s the person who never made me feel like I had to earn love
Or shrink myself
Or pretend to be easier than I am

I’ll tell you he’s the reason I believe in partnership
Not the Instagram version
But the real one
Where you choose each other on the hard days
Where you stay when everything feels heavy
Where you celebrate the tiny wins that no one else would understand

If you ask me on that deeper level
I’ll tell you that loving him feels like breathing
And being loved by him feels like finally being understood
In a world where most people only ever see the surface

I don’t just love him
I’m grateful for him
In all the quiet ways that matter most.