A true partner is one that stands by you

not just when you’re in the prime of your life,

peak of good health and financially well-off.

A true partner is one that stands by you,

even when you have a terminal illness,

have had innumerable rejections

and feel completely lonely and empty inside.

One who says, from their heart and soul,

“I’ll always love you and be there for you,

no matter what obstacles come in our way,

in ALL the ups and downs life brings to us;

because your problems and mines are the same

and we’re going to spend the rest of our lives

IN TOGETHERNESS AS ONE.”