I will date you because I choose to. I dont date to feel complete. I will date you because you see me. I will desire you with every dawn and every dusk. I will date you because you make me laugh and think deeper and because despite our flaws and temperaments, my heart feels safe within your hands. I will date you and turn a blind eye to others because my gaze was made for yours.

I will date you in a forgetful way. I wont be able to recall the time you were born, or your mothers middle name. I will forget mini anniversaries, I will forget appointments and the name of your childhood friend. However, I will never forget the way you looked at me when you first told me you loved me. I will never forget the way you smell or the sound of your voice because they are my favorite.

I will always remember what makes your heart race, the moments of smaller magic that bang and clash against your chest when my head rests there. I will never forget the way you make me feel on my best days and especially when I need more care on my worst. I will date you because you trust my heart to hold yours when you also need a place to hide.

I will date you outside of social media. I will hold your hand, I will kiss your lips, I will be your favorite follower, but that will exist between you and I. Two people, unfiltered, unedited, loving without outside validation. You wont have to guess how much I admire you, desire you; you will feel that I could watch you all day. Our relationship will be one incubated within the confines of inside jokes, humorous memories and deep connection and passion.

I will not call you my bae, you will be my home. I will not profess my love for you on Facebook or share photos to prove to the world how much I adore your breath on my neck in the morning. There will be no overt public evidence of our infatuation, but I will love you deeply in the most beautiful places we visit. I will kiss you in your favourite bakery, I will reach for your hand when we explore new streets. We will create memories in the world, not for it. Only we will see our relationship dotted across the globe like push pins.

Most importantly, I will date you in the image of tenacity. I will endure for you, even when we struggle. I will not flee or abandon you when we disagree, or sleep in foreign arms when I feel hurt, but sit in the discomfort untill we are victorious. I promise that when I date you, I will fight for you and with you. I will fight for the beauty our hearts found, and though it will be difficult at times, like all worthy things are, I will believe in you and us because I choose to.