Love is being accepted for the person you are.   When I am falling apart and everything hurts, when my bones shiver and my heart aches, you will need to be there to comfort me.   When I am gleeful and I am jocular, when I can not wipe the radiant smile from my face, you will need to be there to laugh with me.   I will need you to stand by me, through thick and thin. I will need you to be a shoulder to cry on, a hand to hold. I will need to be able to be open and honest, completely vulnerable. And I will need you to promise to stay, to not hurt me, to not use me. And I will need you to expect nothing less from me.   I will need you to do all of this because you love me. I will do it all because I love you. As it should be.