I am marrying you because
You don't just support my writing, you encourage it.
I am marrying you because
I believe that being more like you would make me the better person I
want to be.
I am marrying you because
you carry me piggyback.
I am marrying you because
you made the tater tot hot dish when I had to move quickly in January
I am marrying you because
you don't just have good ideas, you act on them
I am marrying you because
you're my favorite poet
I am marrying you because
you're my favorite imaginator
I am marrying you because
I've been able to make you laugh every single day I've known
you. Usually before noon.
I am marrying you because
You honored and loved your mother, and still do.
I am marrying you because
When I hug you just right you make an ooomph sound that melts me.
I am marrying you because
I know we will grow old and play Scrabble together.
I am marrying you because
I love the way your mind works.
I am marrying you because
You make me hot toddies when I'm sick.
I am marrying you because
You take my best ideas and make them better, and make them happen.
I am marrying you because
You know just how to work me out of a prickly hedgehog mood.
I am marrying you because
I can no longer imagine a life without you in every minute of it.
I am marrying you because
We are two bumbling bumblebees in summer, two white moths aflutter in
the garden.
I am marrying you because
You have never doubted me.
I am marrying you because
You ice skated like a pro and let me lean on you.
I am marrying you because
You bought ME flowers.
I am marrying you because
I'm looking forward to learning more about you.
I am marrying you because
You're optimistic without being unrealistic. I look forward to what
you will find in each day to share with me.
I am marrying you because
You are unapologetic about using butter.
I am marrying you because
You still make me feel like we're the man and woman in Gustav Klimt's
"The Kiss".
I am marrying you because
When you hold my hand, I float.
I am marrying you because
I learn something new every day from you, about you, and for you.
I am marrying you because
You drove for 12 hours to see me for only 2.
I am marrying you because
You are the total package.
I am marrying you because
You like my meatloaf.
I am marrying you because
I really only have one thing to give —the rest of my life — and I want
you to have it.
I am marrying you because
I promise you can have all the rest of my life.
I am marrying you because
I promise you can have the first and last bite of my every dessert.