He has said the following to me:

* I care about you
* I'm here with you
* when I told him I felt like I was just damaged he said, "not damaged - injured" and that I could change with hard work
* you're not a burden to me
* What if I told you that you don't have to be responsible for my feelings?
* when I told him I had a hard time seeing the gray areas he said "I know" in such a way, it was like he really, really understood and was right there with me.
* You can always call me
* I believe this is *very* important work for the both of us
* I will work with you for however long you still want to
* I trust you