i know we are still learning, still finding our way as we move forward together. we will not always understand each other, and there will be days when weariness settles between us. but even then, i hope we choose to listen, still choose to care about each other, to grow instead of pulling away. i hope we hold on when things feel heavy, when loving asks more of us than comfort. i hope we keep choosing effort, honesty, and patience, not because it is simple, but because what we are building is worth tending to. i hope we do not give up at the first sign of difficulty, but remain, learning how to love each other better. i hope we become something gentler, love softer, together.