Gustaf ♥ Valeriia

Chapter one · the beginning

One message.
Then you.

One day I sent you a message because I thought you were unbelievably beautiful.

A day later, you replied.

And somehow, from that moment on, we never really stopped talking. What began as one message became the part of every day I looked forward to most.

Gustaf and Valeriia together at dinner early in their relationship

the beginning of everything

30.10.2022

The first time I saw you in real life

I just knew I was attached.

After a month of talking, I finally got to meet you.

And I remember how quickly it became impossible not to think about you. There wasn’t a single moment of the day when you weren’t somewhere in my mind.

I was completely blown away by you.

I didn’t know every chapter yet. I only knew I wanted more of the story — and more of you.

Real love, not perfect love

Not perfect.
Ours.

We’ve had our ups and downs, just like everyone does.

Loving someone isn’t pretending everything will always be easy. It is knowing that even when things are difficult, there is still nobody else you would rather find your way through life with.

And after everything we’ve experienced together, I can genuinely say this:

you are my soulmate.

♥♥

Gustaf and Valeriia together in Paris around the time of the proposal

So happy you decided to smoke that cigarette.

Paris · when I asked

I already knew.

I proposed to you in Paris because by then I already knew what mattered.

I knew you were the person I wanted beside me. I wanted our ordinary days, our adventures, our difficult moments, our ridiculous moments and everything still waiting for us.

More than anything, I knew I wanted forever with you.

What you give me

The things I feel
because of you.

Comfort

With you, I have a feeling of comfort I’ve never been able to replace with anything else. Somewhere feels like home simply because you are there.

Happiness

You make me happier than I ever knew another person could. Even the smallest moments feel different when I get to share them with you.

Purpose

You give my life a purpose I find difficult to put into words. Loving you and building our life together means more to me than I can properly explain.

Us, in little pieces