The Promise

The Promise -

I didn't marry you because you were perfect.

I didn't even marry you because I loved you.

I married you because you gave me a promise.

That promise made up for your faults.

And the promise I gave you made up for mine.

Two imperfect people got married and it was the promise that made the marriage.

And when our children were growing up, it wasn't a house that protected them; and it wasn't our love that protected them - it was that promise." ~Thornton Wilder