this is my beautiful partner, cole. we met when i got rehired back at the pizza store in april of last year. a coworker invited us both to a party and the three of us ended up becoming really good friends. one night in december when cole and i were smoking and chatting in my van, i laid my head on their shoulder. i was so nervous i could hear my heart in my ears. when they moved in closer to kiss me i almost puked. it was magic.
i fell in love with cole quickly. they are introspective and articulate, empathetic and compassionate, hard working but calm. they are one of the strongest people i know. they also do the funniest voice impressions.
both of us have had a past of feeling repressed by the world around us and happen to be on missions to live our truest and most authentic lives. this partnership is real special.
im horrible at taking pictures of what i love but their smile makes me want to get better at it. our friend actually took this picture on cole’s last day of work at the pizza store last month.
getting to know them has been a pleasure, getting to love and be loved by them has been a healing privilege🖤
May 26, 2025
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Maybe one day I'll share the cinematic story of how we got together, but I feel compelled to share more about our relationship now.
We've been together 10 years, and every day we're still looking at each other like this 😍. We love each other, but we also like, respect, and care for each other. It's not that we don't have conflict or get annoyed, but rather we just talk things through.. kindly.. respectfully.. even when angry. I truly didn't know relationships like this actually existed before we started dating, and that's why I married him even though long term commitment was scary!!!
Relationships need to be fed. Every day we show affection physically and verbally, every day we share our appreciation for each other. We've been through so much individually and together but we've always been on each other's side, even if we didn't fully agree. We leave space to each of us to be who we are, but also help each other grow where it's needed. We both feel like we've married up and lowkey kind of are obsessed with each other. I love being in partnership with him.
This isn't an attempt to paint me, us, or our marriage as perfect. Nothing ever is. I just want people to know that it's possible to be with someone long term and give and receive love. Being with someone is a choice, and it takes work, but overall it should be fun and easy! Who knew!!!
May 27, 2025
We are perfectly similar yet different enough that we never get sick of each other. He’s my proof of love at first sight even if I was too skeptical at the exact moment we met. Looking back that is what it was. We understand each other in ways beyond words and it’s been perfect since day one! We are definitely made for each other.
This photo is one of my favorites that I took of him recently. Idk why just something about it is lovely to me like it’s nostalgic for a time that I haven’t lived through
May 26, 2025
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sincere posting look away if ur not a lovestruck fool
sometimes i look at this man with so much love in my heart it feels like butterflies again. i have best friends, of course. i love them so much and they will be in my life forever. but in these moments i’m struck with the thought “you are truly my best friend.” in past relationships, i’d try to force that feeling. now, it really does just occur to me. i get so excited for forever with him. most days, it’s not like this. most days we’re just together and there’s no stress or worry about our relationship. we’re just two people together, happy and that’s that. i am so used to this kind of love, it’s become my normal. but some days, i am struck by how in love i am and how lucky i am.
the first time i realized this was forever, a part of me felt weird about that. i had to say goodbye to the part of me that loved first dates, first kisses, and the ‘will they won’t they.’ Forever was always what I was looking for, but when presented with it, I worried about never feeling that way again.
Anyway, I don’t get first date feelings now, and I’ll never kiss someone new. But this feeling is so much better. He’s asleep right now, and I cannot wait for him to wake up so I can spend another day laughing with him.
Jan 29, 2024
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first project i’ve actually finished in YEARS!! it took me way too long (it was supposed to be a christmas present whoops) but here is the goddamn duck i told myself i would put on this jacket. it’s HERE and I put it there!!! with my own hands!!!
Feb 19, 2025
my chameleon died this morning and i buried him in my mom’s backyard. i had a lot of ladders in his cage, he seemed to really like to zip around on em. it was hard to see him lose mobility in his old age, but i like to remember him as a climber.
rest in peace mr. princess
Jan 12, 2025
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nuff said
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