These are affirmations of loving partners who dedicate themselves not only to one another but to all of us:
We do not abandon others. If they seem inadequate, unintelligent, or insensitive, we only have more room in our heart for them. We notice more tolerance within ourselves and more incentive to offer our time and service to protect them rather than malign them. We relate to pain. We do not stand in judgment on it. We keep others in our circle of love even if they scare, dislike, or fail us.
— David Richo, How To Be an Adult in Relationships