Spirit to overcome

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saint, - I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! - and if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

I want our love to always be a
personal thing -
just between you and me.
There will be others who will
think they know us better
than we know ourselves -
who will want to offer their
opinions
on the way we ought to be
There will be times when we
are curious or confused
and we'll find comfort in
talking to a friend
or spending time alone ...

But if ever there is a problem
involving the two of us,
I hope that we will always come
to each other first
For just as it took only the two
of us to fall in love,
the two of us can overcome
any obstacle
that ever gets in the way.