So let's begin by noting that sonnets ultimately have their origin in Italy in the 1200s and 1300s. The word sonnet comes from the Italian word sonetto meaning 'little song.' They were short love poems, and they typically had 14 lines. The rhyming patterns used in Italy were a little ...
What I want out of our relationship is love, physical (non-sexual) and emotional affection, duty (meaning my duty to you… a sense of knowing what I can do for you), honor (honoring each other as partners in life), respect ( I wouldn’t allow someone to disrespect you; I would ...