Sometimes I can't express myself verbally, or when someone's able to respond to me because I feel pressured to conform to a certain standard of behavior. It's easier to express myself through things like poems and letters. Don't worry; this is a letter, not a poem.

You ask me why I love you and I give you some glossy generalizations because the things that I love about you are really difficult to quantify without feeling like an idiot. These are, when I think about them, stupid things that don't make much sense by themselves, but when they're in the whole they make a world of difference.

I love you because you can quote from Kevin Smith and Adam Sandler movies. Not many girls can do that.

I love you because you can explain astrophysical phenomenon to me moments *after* quoting Adam Sandler movies.

I love you because you let me rattle on about stupid shit like my problems with E-fedding and not complain.

I love you because you love to listen to me talk.

I love you because you laugh at my jokes, even when I'm not very funny.

I love you because you make me laugh at anything.

I love you because you have such an adorable voice, which I know you hate but I like.

I love you because of 'maybe'.

I love you because you called me first.

I love you because I can't lie to you.

I love you because you won't lie to me.

I love you because you told me not to write poems about you.

I love you because I know you'd never purposefully hurt me.

I love you because you think my emotional neediness is cute.

I love you because you'll occasionally let me win those cutsey little 'I don't wanna kiss you first' games.

I love you because you can keep up with me in the cussing department.

I love you because you're the toughest person I know.

I love you because, even though you're tough, you'd still cook me dinner and wash my clothes for me.

I love you because you're the smartest person I know and you don't feel the need to dumb yourself down for other people.

I love you because you don't mind explaining things to me when I'm too dumb to follow along.

I love you because you can consider someone a foot taller than you and twice your size to be your baby.

I love you because you'll give me a shoulder when I need it, advice when I need it, and the occasional kick in the ass when I need that, too.

I love you because you don't mind when I go to bed early.

I love you because you do mind when I stay up too late just to talk to you.

I love you because you'll listen (even when I have nothing important to say).

I love you because even though this list is far too short, the more I talk to you the more reasons I find to love you. Every single moment with you is a treasure. I just wish I had the recall and time to write them all down.