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Give me yourself so that I can love every part of you, so that I can stand beside you when the storms come, so that we can make meaning of this life, even when it hurts.

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I don’t want a superhero, a prince charming, a savior. I don’t want anything other than an imperfect soul intertwining his arms, his hands, his heart with me.

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You lost what so many people spend their entire lives desperately searching for.

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You do not confuse love for compatibility. Both are necessary to make a relationship work.

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Love and perfection are two different things. Love is real. Finding someone who will drive you crazy, but still make your life wonderful—that’s real.

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Since our very earliest interest in boys, most of us have been searching for the perfect man.