I will take responsibility for my mistakes and try to do better.

I want to be the person who stays after everyone else leaves.

I will pick up the kids when school ends if you’re running late.

I’ll bring your lunch tomorrow so you don’t have to skip it.

I intend to grow, not to stay comfortable and blame you for the rest.

I’ll keep your notes in a drawer so I can reread them when I miss you.

I will hold the door so you don’t have to juggle your bag and the stroller.

I plan to be someone you can count on for the small emergencies.

I set an alarm to remind me to call you at lunch because I forget.

I will come back after fights to talk, not to prove I was right.

I will defend you when someone speaks for you instead of listening.

I’ll replace the burned-out bulb in the hallway without you asking.

I want to keep working on us, even when progress is slow.

I will sit through the movie you pick even if I fall asleep.

I promise to learn the name of the coworker you mentioned, and care about it.

I am committing to try again after we mess up, not to walk away.

I will stay patient while we untangle the things we mess up.

I’ll take the late train if you need me there at 11.

I will hold up my end when money gets tight and schedules cramped.

I put your jacket on the chair so you can grab it without looking.

I will be steady company on the boring evenings and the busy ones.

I plan to keep choosing you, not because it’s easy but because I decided to.

I’ll remember to text you when I leave work so you stop waiting.

I’ll water the plant you forgot for a week so it doesn’t die.

I’ll learn to make your oatmeal the way you like it, lumpy and with honey.

I put your spare toothbrush in the bathroom so we never have to ask.

I mean to keep showing up, even on days I feel tired of trying.

I’ll pick up your dry cleaning on Friday, because I want the small things fixed for you.

I will choose us when decisions are tight and say so out loud.

I promise to be patient with your bad days and not try to fix them immediately.

I will remind you of your strengths when you doubt them and do it plainly.

I promise to keep a calendar invite for us, and actually open it.

I will tell you my plan for the weekend before I make other arrangements.

I promise to learn one thing you love each month and ask you about it the next.

I’ll rotate the laundry schedule so the chore never piles up on you.

I will stay on the line while you deal with the plumber so you don’t feel alone.

I promise to bring you soup and chopsticks when you’re sick, no questions asked.

I will call your boss to explain if you need time off and I’m the better speaker.

I promise to keep the old ticket stubs you care about in the drawer you’ve shown me.

I will learn to change the tyre so you don’t have to wait on the roadside.