Melinda French Gates

Oh, gosh.

So much, right?

It can extend time.

You know, it can go over what I mean is a span of years, right?

I have people now who I've loved for so long.

My parents, I was just with my parents in Southern California.

They're 87 and 85, right?

I love them.

They're very healthy and healthy.

You know, I have adult children who I've loved over a long period.

I have new granddaughters who are one in three, and I love them.

And they're like these new little people.

And I think of friendships.

You know, I have friendships still.

My best friend from high school, from the first day of high school, is still one of my closest friends.

I've learned that love is...

can be very, very mature, too, if you know yourself deeply and your partner knows themselves deeply and you can admit your faults and be willing to let the other person hold up the mirror as a reflection to you, right?

And I've learned that love absolutely takes...

Trust, absolute trust.

And if you have that deep trust, both partners can grow individually and together.