Balance

When you want him to hurt you so he can love you later.

You want him to leave marks, to bite, pinch, slap, and paddle. Then you want him to use his hands to massage the hurt away. Use the mouth to kiss it better.

You want him to tell you what to do. But then he tells you to take care of yourself.

He tells you be careful in place of I love you.

He tells you to be ready for what is coming. Then what comes after is the best sort of princess treatment.

He won’t let you come. He teases you mercilessly. Then he makes you come over and over until you can’t stand for it to not be his turn.

Then it is his turn and there is nothing else that makes you feel more loved, cherished, and cared for.