text: why do you love them? be it your boyfriend, baby, or dog, what is it that they do to make you adore them so much? i love my husband because we have been married for 17 years. in this day, 17 days is good and 17 months is a miracle. 17 years is unheard of. we have great respect for each other and sometimes when i don't want his advice and it makes me mad, i still listen and vice versa. we have learned we may both think differently, but we respect the others thoughts.