What Do You See When You Look At Me?

My man had me so irritated yesterday. He was in a bad mood because of something that had happened at work and he brought that s*** home. Ugh!

I didn't say anything to him. I just let him walk around the house and throw his little temper tantrum for an hour or so. I was cooking dinner and he came to me and said,

"What Do You See When You Look At Me?"

Not knowing where this all came from or where it was going, I hesitated and thought for a moment. Did he want to know what I saw physically, or did he want to know what I saw beyond the looks?

After a short pause I said, "I see something wonderful when I look at you. I see a handsome man, who takes care of himself, to make sure he'll be around to take care of me for a long time. I see a man that is loving, kind, patient, loyal and honest. I see a man who has the ability to make me melt with just one word. I see a man who is sure of himself in every way...his religion, his career, his life. I see a man who is able to take charge of situations rather than wait for someone else to make all the decisions. When I look at you, I see love. What it has been to me, what is to me now, and what it will be in the future."

I could see him smiling from the inside out. Whatever he had on his mind didn't seem to matter as much. He started helping me with dinner.

Relationships are hard work! As much as I wanted to knock his head off I didn't. I just let him have his time and work his situation out on his own without interference. It's not that I didn't care about what was on his mind I just felt like if he wanted me to know, he would have told me. Sometimes situations are not there for me to fix.


What do you want people to see when they look at you?