Who do you love and why?

[lindahand]

You don't have to use first names - use an initial or something like DH (dear husband) but tell us who you love and at least one reason why you love them. Having people we love in our lives is one of the best protectors we have. Naming them reminds us of what we will do to them if we committ suicide and honours them as part of our 'team'.

Mine is easy. My husband. The reason why I love him is because he is the type of guy that still after 7 years of marriage opens the car door for me everytime we go for a drive.

The second one I will mention is my dog. No matter how I am feeling that waggy tail as I enter a room brightens my spirits.

[ILADVOCATE]

    Yes my family because they have always been supportive of me emotionally and pragmatically as regards my various disabilities over the years (and of course in many other ways as well, I am not quite so good with emotions). They just helped find me a laptop with speech to text technology so I will be able to communicate in a way so people can understand me and also start to integrate back into the community again. They have also shown a willingness to change as regards acceptance of disabilities in general. I know some people I have met who could not disclose their disabilities to their families. I am very thankful for what I have. I don't know as many people as I did in the past as regards friends but I am thankful for those who have stuck by me and hope to meet more.
    Sometimes its just a matter of thinking of people (neighbors, etc.) who have helped me out even in a minor way and shown concern when they  didn't have to. When things take a turn for the worse I always remind myself there are people like that.

[paranoid_cataclysm]

Well if we're talking relationship-wise, I love my fiancee who I'm going to be married to in a couple of months if everything works out as planned.  I love her because she's caring and loyal and funny and cute in the way she acts (although she's physically cute, too ;D) and we have similar interests and she's very devoted and supportive of me even though I have schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder or whatever the hell I have.  There's probably other things, but as I've said in the past, I'm extremely bad at making complete lists on the spot.

I also love my family because of their own quirks and such and some of them are supportive of the same thing I wrote above.  I also even love one of my friends like a brother.

[freddie8605]

I love this website! lol I know that not quite what you mean. But this is truly a good idea :)

I love animals, every single animal on this Earth. I love everything around me, the bed, the table everything around me  - they are my friends, the ones i feel closest too, The ones that understand and get it. I am blessed that they came into my life. Plus the cat, she is precious, makes me get up in the mornings to feed her even if i go back to bed, she smothers me with love... never makes me feel awkward...and is always there for me.

I am thankful for my family but not sure love is the right word, They don't get it even when they think they do, but most of the time they are kinda there for me, well at least my bf is really trying hard though still sometimes completely misses the point or misreads a situation and well you get the point.

[looloo141]

My kids and partner, I would be nothing without them
My partners kids, who drive me batty, but as they live with Dad, they are always there
One day we will all live together, well when the biggest 3 kids have left home LOL

[Mom2four85]

great idea; sometimes I tend to take for granted those who help me the most and put up with the most from me...

my husband and children; even when I feel the worst or act the worst they love and support me no matter what.

my mother in law (yes it's possible :P) she really understands what I've gone through and vice versa; we're 2 kindred souls who are more like sisters

my friends; even though they don't understand all the time, they listen to my ramblings, venting and complaining and remember me how I was when I felt great