03/20/2025
If I could go back and tell my younger self one thing about love and healing, it would be this: Don’t settle for anything less than you deserve.
And what you deserve?
Princess treatment. The kind of love I used to dream about in high school. The kind that consumes you, overwhelms you, and makes you feel a little crazy—in the best way. The kind that feels almost unreal, but it is real.
And the moment I stopped searching for it, it found me.
I am truly living my own love story. But what people don’t always see is the work that goes into it.
The time, effort, and energy we both pour into not just making this relationship work, but making it last—for decades to come.
Love like this doesn’t just happen. It’s built, piece by piece, in the quiet moments behind closed doors.
In the deep conversations, the breakdowns, the softness, the support, and the choice we make every single day to show up for each other.
It has been the most incredible, humbling, healing, and challenging experience.
A whirlwind.
It feels like we just met, yet next month marks nine years together. Time stands still and moves too fast all at once.
Every morning, I wake up consumed with gratitude and love for my fiancé. And the best part? It’s reciprocated. I never have to wonder if he loves me—I know he does.
And all of this? It’s because we both chose not to settle. Not just for love, but for the kind of love that lasts. A love that cherishes and worships. One that runs so deep, so mutual, so all-encompassing that it feels like home.