Where your scars END

He paused before continuing.

"And about marriage... marriage doesn't mean that only you take care of me. That isn't a wife's duty. Marriage means equal effort-fifty-fifty. It isn't just about comfort or the permission to share a bed. It's about taking care of each other when one of us can't stand strong.

Marriage isn't only about cooking for one another-it's a promise. A promise that when we grow old, or when one of us is ill and can't even walk properly, the other will still be there... helping, supporting, loving.

It's not just about being comfortable in nakedness, but about being comfortable with flaws, scars, and imperfections too."

He took another long breath and looked at her again, searching her face-waiting, hoping for even the smallest reaction.