Jaymes Vaughan Instagram – Two years ago today I got to marry my best friend. For as long as I can remember I used to dream about marrying my husband, and what it would feel like to find my forever person. Two years in I can honestly say it is way better than anything I ever dreamed of. I get to wake up every day with my best friend, my practical jokester, my soul mate.
If I could be Dad for a second and offer just one thing I’ve learned about love, it’s this:
Don’t settle. Be open to love, but don’t settle. Wait until you find that person that it’s so obvious it practically hits you over the head. That person that it is so easy to just exist beside. That person that makes you feel like you can exhale. That person that makes you feel safe to be every part of yourself. That person that you’re excited to see even if you’ve just seen them 5 minutes ago. That person that feels like you’ve known them your whole life, when they show up…lock them down. That’s the one.
Growing up gay, so many hateful things got put into my head that really messed up what I thought love was, I thought love was supposed to hurt me…so I let it. Then, my person came along and slowly and carefully fixed all that…he showed me what love is actually supposed to be. It’s uplifting, it’s safe, it’s consistent…it never hurts you, in fact, it heals you.
I love you @jonathandbennett, Happy Anniversary my Prince. Thank you for being my one. Forever.
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