How Do You Know a Man Loves You?

When a man is willing to put my needs above his own, laying down his life for me

When he makes me feel like I am the most beautiful woman in the world

When he treats me not like an old, dirty, neglected dishrag

But rather like a treasure, a jewel that he cherishes and

Wants to protect

And when he not only says these things 

(Words are so important!)

But also demonstrates them as well

In the way and manner he treats me

When I know that I am safe to be what I am, who I am

And not expected to be

Something or someone I'm not


...then I will know I am Loved.


-ALM, November 2, 2014