He will tell all of his friends that you are breathtaking. And when they smile politely he’ll repeat it, slowly, No, I mean really, truly breeaaatthhhtakkkiinnngg, will insist that they think about what it would feel like to have the very wind sucked out of them and placed inside of a music box. They won’t understand, but it will be the best way he will know how to describe why when you looked at him for the first time, all he could hear was music and the sound of his own breathing.
You will meet him at a pie-eating contest or at a bad house party or because you happen to be the only two people who like going to the park when it rains. He will be friendly and ask you for your name. You will give it to him. You will talk for hours and when he finally asks for your telephone number, you’ll hesitate. Take the chance, give him your number, ask him out to coffee. He will say yes to anything you ask of him because he loves like you love: sometimes too eagerly, sometimes too early, but always deeply.
He won’t be the most handsome or the most successful person you’ve ever met. His left front tooth will be a little crooked and his favorite movie will be something embarrassing like Must Love Dogs or The Lakehouse, but he’ll fill your days with small surprises, like stuffing all of the pockets of all of your pants and coats with your favorite candy on your birthday. He’ll write things like Have a beautiful smile and Be loved on all of your to-do lists, checking them off in thick red ink. When he walks into your living room to find you dancing, half-naked, to I want it that way he will not laugh or mock you, but will grab your hand and sing every word at the top of his lungs. And when you accidently knock over a drink at an important dinner, he’ll knock over his entire plate to save you from embarrassment.
You will shimmy your way through many decades together. You will choose the paint for the walls of your home based on the silliness of their names: tantalizing tangerine, indigo dream. You will name your children after your favorite characters from your favorite books and he will teach them important things like the difference between frogs and toads and how to whistle with their index and pinky fingers. It won’t always be an easy life, but it will be a life of dancing on tabletops and too-strong margaritas, of embarrassing-the-kid kisses and quiet afternoons with no words, no sounds other than the crinkle of pages he will turn in the book you’re both reading while nesting on the couch.
For him, you will be the light at the end of the tunnel, the halo of glowing yellow that he has been waiting for. Never forget that you are someone worth steering for, someone worth the swift kick in the opposite direction worth all of the trials and checklists and almostrights because you are a mountaintop, the crush of violet on skin from a rainbow that seems so close to the earth that it must be real. When he comes to you, gorge on his compassion. Fill yourself completely. He will think you a miracle, a revelation and will count himself as the lucky one. Do not question him or yourself — this is exactly the kind of love you deserve.
你值得拥有的灵魂伴侣
他会告诉他所有的朋友们，你是多么激动人心。当朋友们报以礼貌的微笑时，他会再度重复，慢慢的，“不，我说的是真的，确实激——动——人——心——。”他会坚称，这种感觉就像是从他们身体中吸出的一阵风，又被放入了一个音乐盒中。他们不会明白，但是这是他所知道的，描述为什么你看他第一眼的时候，他唯一能听到的，就是音乐和自己的心跳的最好的办法。
你可能会在吃派大赛上遇到他，或者是一个糟糕的家庭聚会上，或者因为你恰好是唯一的两个喜欢雨中公园散步的人之一。他会很友好的问你的名字，你也会告诉他你的名字，你们会聊几个小时，最后当他问你要电话号码的时候，你会犹豫。抱着试试看的心态，你给了他号码，邀请他出来喝咖啡。对于你的任何要求，他都会答应，因为他和你一样爱着：有时候过于热切，有时候过早，但总是很深刻。
他不会是你所见过的最英俊或者最成功的男人，他左前的牙齿有点弯，他最爱的电影有点让人尴尬，就像“征婚启事”、“湖边小屋”。但是他会找到一些带给你小小惊喜的方法，比如在你生日的时候，把你的外套和裤子口袋里装满你喜欢的糖果。他会在你的待办事项表上用红色的墨水重重的写下：笑的好看些、亲爱的等。当他走到你的房间发现你在跳舞，半裸着身体，他不会大笑，也不会嘲笑你，他会说，我喜欢这样的你。他会抓着你的手，大声的唱出每一个歌词。当你偶然在一个重要的晚宴上喝醉了，他会把自己的盘子全部打翻，使你免于尴尬。
你们会磨合多年，寻找到合适的方式在一起，你们会基于“撩人的橘色、靛蓝色的梦”类似这种莫名其妙的名字，来选择你们家的墙刷什么颜色。你们会从你们最喜欢的书中选择最喜欢的字来给孩子起名字。他会教孩子们一些重要的事儿，比如青蛙和蟾蜍的区别，如何用粉色的手指吹口哨。生活并不总是轻松，但是会是强有力的龙舌兰酒，会是在桌上舞蹈，会是令孩子们尴尬的吻，会是一言不发的静默的午后。除了他把你们一起缩在沙发上看的书放回去的书页声，一切都静悄悄的。
对他而言，你会是隧道尽头的那一点光，是他一直期待的亮黄色的灵光。永远不要忘记，你是值得他追随的人，是值得他在反方向迅速踢出一脚的人，是值得所有的考验的人，因为你如同山巅，是来自于彩虹的一朵皮肤上揉碎的紫罗兰，这彩虹距离地球如此之近，以至于它似乎一定是真的。当他靠近你，就收下他的热情，完全的充满你自己吧。他会觉得你是一个奇迹，是出人意料的存在，并且认为自己是个幸运儿。不要怀疑他或者你自己，这就是你值得的爱。
