Strong Love

Lately I was thinking about when my hubby & I got together years ago. What was it that he found attractive about me? He's told me that it was because I was friendly, pretty & outgoing (among other things). How have I changed since then? I like to still think I'm all those things. I may be older but I like to still think I'm relatively attractive, even if I have that mom-look most the time. After staying at home taking of our son & home for the past couple of years, I'm now more serious because of my responsibilities. It's also made me more reclusive in some ways. I don't find it as easy to integrate myself into social events anymore. I actually find I have to work at it some which I'm not used to. Then there's also the matter of trying to find topics to talk about that aren't baby-related.

I know we all change as we get older & so does love sometimes if you take it for granted. My hubby & I don't ever forget that (even if we get busy sometimes). My hubby still has the same qualities he did when I fell in love with him. He's funny, loyal, attentive, passionate & supportive. As he's gotten older, he also has changed & I only love him more because of it. Fatherhood has made him more responsible & thinking about future planning; not to mention it brings out this boyish fun side of him that I find adorable (when I'm not in a rush to get things done).

Yes, we do change as we get older & if you don't work together then your love will weaken over time. It take two people to keep your love together strong. I believe the qualities that you found attractive in each other initially should still be attractive in the other person after years of being together.

So although I'm a different person in some ways than when I met my husband, I think I've also changed in some ways for the better. I'm more confident, self-reliant & willing to adapt to change than I used to be. So now I have more to give to him & our son. I love them both so much & that will never change.