Four years with one of the most radical, loving, brilliant, kind humans I've ever been lucky enough to know. For those who don't know, Gabriel and I have been friends for over eight years now, and I was crushing on him every day of that friendship. I just wanted to find a way to be around him as much as possible. Nobody had ever lit a fire in me like he did. And yet in all those days and years, I had no idea. I had no idea what it would be like to love this beautiful human. I had no idea that love could make you MORE yourself each and every day. I had no idea that it was possible to have such a sense of home in the heart of another person. We have laughed together every single day, even when facing some of the hardest times in our lives. I have felt safe and loved and respected and seen every single day in this relationship in a way that has shown me how much more I should have been expecting safety and respect in all of my relationships. I will not say that this love has been healing - because I don't think healing works like that and I don't believe that people can heal us. But the way that Gabriel has loved me each and every day has created space and support for my healing in a way that I could never have imagined. He has been cheering me on each and every step of the way, all while underscoring the fact that I'm worthy of all his love right now as I am. I wish you all a love that is this full, this whole, and this fun. Happy anniversary @gabrielteodros - thank you every minute of every day.