@allie120 I think about this. The difference in how we see love or commitment when we are younger and what that means after we have been in one for decades or just how we view it with time. Night and day for me... I guess I had this idea of how it was supposed to be. That idea doesn't resemble what it actually is.
I have been through a lot of chaos over the last few years. Dealt with a lot of loss. Some from misunderstandings and at other times from the cruelty of others. Never mind that, because that is on them, but the one thing that has never wavered is the loyalty between us and the solid ground we stand on when we are in it together. If he is happy and healthy I am. Visa versa. We take good care of each other like a parent would care for a child. (Saturn)
There are times when I have said or felt it was a bit much, this hovering. But when it comes down to the real deal, illness, being broke, whatever the problem, we have been able to overcome together. I can tell you this... no one and I mean no one has ever had my back, stepped in front of me to face the opposition like he has. Doesn't matter if I am right or if I made a mistake which he would expect me to apologize for ... either way... he's right there. Like a force of nature. People don't see Pisces as a force of nature normally. I am here to report, they are.
We do bug each other. We have been locked in alone together now since 3/2020. We have been reintroduced. He told me the other day; I thought I knew who you were. Now I know who you are, and I love you more. He said that tough guy thing you have going is a wall to avoid pain. You are the softest person I have ever met. I feel the same about him only opposite. That soft side of him ... there is a Capricorn/Aquarius/Aries under all that. He does not F around lol but he is so caring and gentle with the girls. Just like yours... He has taken better care of me than my parents ever did. I am learning to really practice gratitude. I love him romantically, but he is also my truest friend.
Now I can see why people never remarry after they lose their love. Why they have no interest in dating and why some just lay down and go with them in the end. You can tell someone about it, but they really don't know until they know or have experienced this through their own parents. If it's his time to go before mine, I guarantee I am going with him. And I mean it.
I consider mutual respect romantic. Also, his sense of responsibility.