I’ll pick up your dry cleaning on Friday, because I want the small things fixed for you.
I will take responsibility for my mistakes and try to do better.
02I want to be the person who stays after everyone else leaves.
03I will pick up the kids when school ends if you’re running late.
04I’ll bring your lunch tomorrow so you don’t have to skip it.
05I intend to grow, not to stay comfortable and blame you for the rest.
06I’ll keep your notes in a drawer so I can reread them when I miss you.
07I will hold the door so you don’t have to juggle your bag and the stroller.
08I plan to be someone you can count on for the small emergencies.
09I set an alarm to remind me to call you at lunch because I forget.
10I will come back after fights to talk, not to prove I was right.
11I will defend you when someone speaks for you instead of listening.
12I’ll replace the burned-out bulb in the hallway without you asking.
13I want to keep working on us, even when progress is slow.
14I will sit through the movie you pick even if I fall asleep.
15I’ll keep the spare house key on the hook so you’re not left out in the rain.
16I promise to learn the name of the coworker you mentioned, and care about it.
17I am committing to try again after we mess up, not to walk away.
18I will stay patient while we untangle the things we mess up.
19I’ll take the late train if you need me there at 11.
20I will hold up my end when money gets tight and schedules cramped.
21I put your jacket on the chair so you can grab it without looking.
22I will be steady company on the boring evenings and the busy ones.
23I plan to keep choosing you, not because it’s easy but because I decided to.
24I’ll remember to text you when I leave work so you stop waiting.
25I’ll water the plant you forgot for a week so it doesn’t die.
26I’ll learn to make your oatmeal the way you like it, lumpy and with honey.
27I put your spare toothbrush in the bathroom so we never have to ask.
28I mean to keep showing up, even on days I feel tired of trying.
29I will choose us when decisions are tight and say so out loud.
30I promise to be patient with your bad days and not try to fix them immediately.
31I will remind you of your strengths when you doubt them and do it plainly.
32I promise to keep a calendar invite for us, and actually open it.
33I will tell you my plan for the weekend before I make other arrangements.
34I promise to learn one thing you love each month and ask you about it the next.
35I’ll rotate the laundry schedule so the chore never piles up on you.
36I will stay on the line while you deal with the plumber so you don’t feel alone.
37I promise to bring you soup and chopsticks when you’re sick, no questions asked.
38I will call your boss to explain if you need time off and I’m the better speaker.
39I promise to keep the old ticket stubs you care about in the drawer you’ve shown me.
40I will learn to change the tyre so you don’t have to wait on the roadside.

