For Mia

Twenty ReasonsI Love You

Written down so that on the days you forget, you can read them back.

Unroll them, one by one

  1. I love the way you look at me.

    There’s something in the way you look at me that makes me feel genuinely loved, wanted, and chosen.

  2. I love your strength.

    I admire the way you handle difficult situations and continue moving forward even when things aren’t easy.

  3. I love your sense of humor.

    I love that we can laugh together, joke with each other, and not take ourselves too seriously.

  4. I love how comfortable I am with you.

    I don’t feel like I have to perform or be somebody different around you. I can just be myself.

  5. I love how affectionate you are with me.

    The hugs, kisses, touches, and little moments of closeness mean more to me than you probably realize.

  6. I love that you challenge me.

    You make me think about the way I communicate, the way I love, and the kind of partner I want to be.

  7. I love your independence.

    You have your own life, personality, opinions, relationships, and ambitions, and I respect that about you.

  8. I love our friendship.

    Beyond being attracted to you and being in love with you, I genuinely enjoy you as a person.

  9. I love the little expressions you make.

    Your facial expressions, reactions, mannerisms, and the little things you probably don’t even realize you do have become things I recognize and love.

  10. I love that we can have real conversations.

    We can talk about feelings, our relationship, our families, our fears, our future, and things that actually matter.

  11. I love that we’re learning each other.

    We don’t always communicate perfectly, but I love that we care enough to figure each other out instead of expecting everything to always be effortless.

  12. I love the way you make ordinary moments feel important.

    It doesn’t always have to be a trip, an amazing dinner, or something extravagant. Sometimes just being with you is enough.

  13. I love how deeply you care about the people you love.

    The relationships in your life matter to you, and I admire that loyalty and depth in you.

  14. I love that I miss you.

    Even after spending time together, there are times when I find myself wishing you were still beside me.

  15. I love our chemistry.

    There’s an attraction and closeness between us that feels natural, exciting, and uniquely ours.

  16. I love that you make me want to be a better man.

    Not because you demand perfection from me, but because loving you makes me want to communicate better, love better, and show up better.

  17. I love that I want to experience life with you.

    When I think about traveling, celebrating milestones, having new experiences, or even doing ordinary everyday things, I want you there.

  18. I love that I can see you beside me when life gets difficult too.

    I don’t only imagine us together during the fun parts. I can picture us facing the hard parts of life as a team.

  19. I love that thinking about a future with you feels natural.

    When I picture my future, I don’t have to force you into it. You’re already there.

  20. I love that somewhere along the way, my idea of the future started changing from “me” to “us.”

    That may be the biggest reason I know what I feel for you is different.

Twenty was where I stopped writing, not where I stopped feeling. Come back whenever you need to.

Always yours,Daniel

An illustration of the two of us sitting together on a flowering branch, surrounded by books, flowers, tennis rackets and a mug.
Mia & Daniel Sittin’ in a tree...