So you say you fall for me.
You wish to start a family with me.
You confess you adore my demeanor,
and in your eyes, I appear
the right partner for marriage.
For this, you long to exchange vows with me.
You say the character I carry
is the one you have been searching for,
and for that, you want me
to place a ring upon your finger.
Isn’t that beautiful?
Marry me not
not because I do not love you,
but because my love for you is an ocean
that would suffocate if trapped in a dam.
Marry me not
not because I would break my vows,
but because I would carve them into my heart,
and they would wound me
the day you forget yours.
Marry me not
not because I am unfit for love,
but because I love so deeply
that love itself would envy me.
Marry me not
because I care too much,
and I would love you for ages.
Jan 16
Jan 16, 2026 at 4:03 AM UTC
So you say you fall for me.
You wish to start a family with me.
You confess you adore my demeanor,
and in your eyes, I appear
the right partner for marriage.
For this, you long to exchange vows with me.
You say the character I carry
is the one you have been searching for,
and for that, you want me
to place a ring upon your finger.
Isn’t that beautiful?
Marry me not
not because I do not love you,
but because my love for you is an ocean
that would suffocate if trapped in a dam.
Marry me not
not because I would break my vows,
but because I would carve them into my heart,
and they would wound me
the day you forget yours.
Marry me not
not because I am unfit for love,
but because I love so deeply
that love itself would envy me.
Marry me not
because I care too much,
and I would love you for ages.
Refusal can sometimes be an act of love, not rejection.
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