You and Me

Email from Dan to Ellie:

We're meant to be together, and we always will be together, and I will do whatever it takes to make you happy about those two facts. I will cherish you and honor you. I will support you and respect you. When you are going through tough times like you are right now I will step up and let you lean on me and I will even carry you if you want. I will appreciate the work you do around the house and the time that you take to raise our son. I will try to help you get sleep when you need it, and when you have projects due or studying to do I will watch Teddy more and I will express my pride and respect for you. I truly do think that your school is just as important as my work, and I acknowledge that you work as hard as any human being can possibly work. You're an incredible person and every day I am proud that you're my wife. I brag about you all of the time and I will try to express to you how proud of you I am because you need to know. I've loved you from the minute I first laid eyes on you and I will never stop loving you. This whole thing isn't just about pride and love and words, it's about actions and deeds (and time and sleep), and I will try to make my actions and deeds reflect my pride and love, and I will try to make these words more than just words.