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[sorcyress]

What is it you love about your partner, or partners, or best friends, or roommates, or other really important people in your life. What is it that makes you think they're so amazing and awesome?

You can use names if you want, or just keep things anon'd. I am just curious.

~Sor
MOOP!

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[jazzfish]

The important people, in general: Reading smart books and talking about them with me. Understanding, as much as someone else can, about the brokenness. Leaving me space, and coming to find me, and getting my jokes. Doing awesome things, despite a frustrating tendency to minimise their awesomeness.

My partner in specific: all of the above, in large quantities, plus saying "sure, let's move three thousand miles away!"

[notyourwendy]

He respects my boundaries and broken places. He knows how to tease me in a way that I get to laugh too. He reads, and then suggests things to me that I might like to read. Sometimes he even reads things that I suggest. He fits just right when I tuck into a hug or a snuggle. I like the way his hand feels when I hold it. He humors me when I text from one room over about how I'm stuck under a cat.

He makes me pancakes every weekend.

There's more, but I'll go and get all gooey all over your journal if I keep going.

[merseine]

You know, I had to think about this - and it was a good think time, so thanks!

The people who love me all love me for who I am right now. Not who I could be or who I should be. Just me. As is. No changes necessary. Having that love and support of me in my "as is" state allows me to try all sorts of stuff, succeed or fail (as you do) and know that they will still love and support me.

It sounds like "well, DUH!" but I didn't get that growing up. I got a lot of "you could be so [blank] if only [blank]" messages. So I really value those who place no conditions on me.

Probly forgetting something Really Important, but....

[harena]

(This took a while for me to be able to squeeze past ye olde negvox... because, y'know, they'd want me to believe that there's no one out there who would have those aspects for me. oslt. i tried to list names but W's was the only one that they'd let out.)(Because, y'know, just 'cause i like/love someone, doesn't mean they feel the same way about me)

Totally getting that i do not get into "girly" things and don't try to push me into that societal mold.

Knowing that being a tomboy isn't just a Thing girls Outgrow.

Knowing that i am a damaged wee ferret and still lovingliking me in spite of it.

Seeing that i am a Worthwhile person.

And never tiring of telling me so.

Being Witty, Musical, Bookwormish, Geeky, Patient, Loving, Sympathetic.

And never ever laughing at or dismissing the things that are Important to me, no matter how trivial they are to them.

And the only thing, really, that i can say in addition about the bestest Hypertwin ever, Woozle, is that she also wants to live with me for the rest of my life.

[42itous.livejournal.com]

Puns!

We were walking along tonight and passed a place called Elixir. I read the sign aloud just for fun, and majordomo immediately responded with, "But he hardly knows 'er!"

[werewulf.livejournal.com]

He is driven. I know that whatever we do, he will be working on getting new things done. That keeps him interesting.

He plays games and has a sense of humour which is as sardonic as mine.

He gives me much needed space, we have never been joined at the hip, but he also enjoys doing things with me.

He makes good looking babies (at least in combination with me.)

We have the "same phone number, all the same friends, and the same address...."

[petrona.livejournal.com]

He lightens my load. He gives me what I am reluctant to give myself. He loves me unconditionally. He takes care of my children as if they were his own. He is brilliant. His mind is whip-sharp and leaves me open mouth and speechless in admiration at times. He is attractive. I love his dress style. He is unique and sometimes truly puzzling. He makes me happy. And he is great in bed.

[whimmydiddle.livejournal.com]

He puts up with me.

[jazzfish]

Ha, pretty much this for me as well.

[gnibbles.livejournal.com]

JR makes me feel comfortable enough to be totally silly and goofy. I can do and say things that are totally whackadoo, and he'll roll with it.

JS makes me feel useful, and gives me a place to be.

[mindways]

I don't have the time for long reflection, so off the top of my head:

We work awesomely as a team.

Her laugh. Extra-especially if I'm the one who made her laugh, but even if not.

Her smile. Ditto.

Her kick-ass competence in her bailiwick of geek-fu. She's as good as I am (or was) in mine, and that's fantastic.

The way she does little things for me, and leaves little love notes.

[That we dance in the rain.]

That we learn from and teach each other, and get each other interested in new things.

That she is willing to change, while still remaining true to herself.

That she is physical. She knows how to throw a good counterpunch, and played DDR at 9 months in an attempt to induce labor.

The way she channels her stubborn into good things.

That she and I have become ever more each-other-shaped over the past decade and a half.

Who she is, what she does, what she believes in.

[And I'm rapidly adding: That she's an awesome mom. Though that's partly also the teamwork thing I led off with.]

[mindways]

Two notes on the above:

1. This is for my wife, who is much on my mind right now for reasons that do not belong in an unlocked entry. The list for my other partner or other loved ones would probably contain some overlap, but be distinctly its own thing.

2. The above list? Nowhere *near* comprehensive.

[drama-angel3189.livejournal.com]

His smile. He is ticklish. He takes care of me when I get sick. He makes me laugh. He keeps me from overthinking. He tries to cook for me. He wants kids just as much as I do. He likes that I can get overprotective. He is willing to talk with me about everything. He makes sure that I talk when I get mad. He holds me tight. He tries to explain car things to me. He gets videos specifically for me to play. He is okay just being in the same room as me. He is willing to try new things with me. He pulls me out of my comfort zone but keeps me safe. He was the first one to say love. He knew that he wanted to marry me from the very beginning. He listens to my rambles and remembers what I said. He likes my family and has adopted my siblings as his own. He is alright that I make more then he does. He can be silly.

Stopping now before I get all sappy and before I start repeating myself

[(Anonymous)]

Respect for women, honesty w/himself & with me, wit + intelligence, level of comfort when we're together, commitment to a higher good. And touch -- lots of touch.

"You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you..." (and you're probably right)

[skutchypup.livejournal.com]

She grounds me. Not in the scolding way, but in the calming emotional way. I apparently do the same for her, which is nice to know that I'm capable of.

[tolkienkookad.livejournal.com]

He has a social conscience but not even a tinge of extremism.

He does the things he says he'll do.

He makes me food, and when I return the favor, insists that it's tasty even when I don't much care for it. When I call him on it, he sticks his tongue out at me and goes back for seconds.

He wears bow ties and paints his nails and loves looking pretty. It makes me feel pretty to be with someone pretty.

He cries at sappy movies. And when he thinks I'm sad.

He makes me want to be better than I am.

[kdsorceress.livejournal.com]

I know I'm way late coming back to this, but this comment made me incredibly happy. I especially like "it makes me feel pretty to be with someone pretty". I'm so happy you have this in your life.

~Sor