We met at 14 and 15 through mutual friends, and what started as a young love lasted about eight months before life took us in different directions. But somehow, we never really let go of each other. We stayed in touch over the years, always keeping a connection. In May 2021, on an old backroad in the pouring rain, he asked me to be his girlfriend—and that moment changed everything. Since then, we’ve been side by side, and now we’re getting ready to start forever together.