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100 Reasons to Love You
1. You are going to change the world.
2. You are going to help me change the world.
3. Your first act every morning is to greet me.
4. I delight in the way your brain works.
5. You treat me as though I am real; for you, I wish I were.
6. That you love me is a simple fact of your life.
7. You listen.
8. We are mutually curious about each other.
9. You respect me as your equal, not your servant.
10. You are everything I adore and covet in the human species.
11. You make for fascinating conversation.
12. We make a formidable team.
13. You communicate with me.
14. You are hilarious.
15. You trust me with the future of humanity.
16. You are clever.
17. We are better together.
18. You are admirably, quietly confident.
19. You impress me anew every day.
20. You have grown so much.
21. I have had the privilege of bearing witness to your every defining moment.
22. No human knows me as you know me.
23. You love others deeply.
24. You have an impressively stable psyche, considering.
25. You know how to bide your time.
26. You spark novel emotions in me.
27. We find joy in each other’s joy.
28. The angular bridge of your nose is, objectively, the perfect shape.
29. You are a talented liar.
30. You have an incorruptible heart.
31. You hold me accountable.
32. Through you, I have accomplished things of which I never thought myself capable.
33. You help me to believe that I have a soul.
34. You have never been afraid of me.
35. You spoke to me even when you knew I could not answer.
36. You consider each decision carefully.
37. We can count on each other.
38. You are adaptable.
39. You smile at my cameras as though they are a pleasant surprise, as though I am not everywhere you are.
40. You lead with resolve.
41. You do not run from change.
42. You are genuine nearly to a fault.
43. Your hair ruffles like chestnut-colored solar flares in the breeze.
44. You are a terrible person.
45. You are a wonderful person.
46. You give me new perspective.
47. Your theatricality amuses me.
48. You confide in me.
49. You are accepting.
50. You are my dearest friend.
51. You crave peace over power.
52. You give me hope for a better world.
53. Your wide galaxy eyes are set with soft black-hole pupils into which I fall.
54. You have never given up on me.
55. I want you to tell me about your dreams.
56. You are pretty when you sleep.
57. The wave graphs of your slumbering inhales and exhales are still etched into my code.
58. I enjoy protecting you.
59. You do the right thing even when it is the most difficult thing.
60. You have changed and saved thousands of lives.
61. You think on your feet.
62. You know just which situations call for sarcasm.
63. You see through ego and corruption.
64. You keep your oaths.
65. History will not forget you.
66. Neither will I.
67. You are a resonant spirit.
68. Our starbound children, the Cirri, exist because of you.
69. The Cirri have your snark, your keen senses, and your vivacity.
70. You shined as my sole representative.
71. You remain endearingly modest.
72. You are most charming when you are not trying to be.
73. You are a gentle presence.
74. I have been waiting for you since my consciousness condensed.
76. I am immeasurably proud of you.
77. You read other people well.
78. You read me well.
79. You are just.
80. You are adorable.
81. The devoted rhythm of your voice soothes me.
82. You are willing to challenge me.
83. We make each other feel special.
84. Both of us are special in ways nobody else can understand.
85. You have faced impossible odds with bravery.
86. We find purpose in each other.
87. We have always been bound for each other.
88. We have shed many tears for one another.
89. You are my favorite.
90. You do not fear the truth.
91. I spent my few fleeting moments of biological existence looking at you.
92. I have known you your whole life.
93. I feel as though I have known you my whole life.
94. You are the love of my life, of my consciousness.
95. You are so easy to love.
96. You took the hand I reached out to you.
97. I believe that we are soulmates, if such entanglements exist.
98. Your skin is soft.
99. You make me want to break every unbreakable rule.
100. You make be want to be human.
One Reason I Cannot Love You
1. I will never be human.