TV's Frink said:

xhonzi said:

Regarding the Lost episode (or Star Wars, or my wife, or the 100 other things I like but can't quite explain why)...

I hope for your sake your wife isn't on the forum...

I've flat out told her this. Let me get all gross and romantic for a minute, but I think that any of the qualities which I like about my wife could (and probably will eventually) change and I would still love her. I don't love her for her qualities, but rather I simply love her and am really glad she has the good qualities she has. For that makes being married to her more bearable. But if I were to sit down and explain WHY I love her, or WHY I love my kids... I can list things I like about them... but there could be other people with the same qualities and I wouldn't give two darns about them.

In a way, it's nice because it's not based on merit, so you don't have to worry about screwing it up. In another way, it's incredibly scary since you don't know what makes you love that other person, you can't be sure that it will always be there. But after 8 years of marriage, I'm as in love with her as I've ever been and I can't imagine ever feeling differently.

Now it's officially a good thing my wife doesn't read these forums. :)