By Théo & Claudia

Theo’s Vows To Claudia 

Deep down, I’ve always known that each one of us had, somewhere in the world, another half who would complete us.
I have always been certain that somewhere on earth, in heaven, among the stars.
In this life or another, my other half was waiting for me.
I have wandered from one soul to another, without ever finding myself.
I had almost lost hope, until that 22nd of October, 2011.
When I set my eyes on you.
At that moment, I knew I would never be alone again.
Because I found you, I will never be lost again,
Because I love you, I have fulfilled my destiny,
Because you said yes, no other “no” will ever hurt me,
Because you love me, no weapon can ever hurt me.
Never have I seen the world as I see it in your eyes.
Life has never seemed so bright as it does in your arms.
I vow to keep the flame of our love burning.
May the sparkle of our love pierce the sky way beyond our lives now united.
May our united hearts forever beat in unison throughout the universe.
I will love you to the brink of weakness.
And even then, I will love you even more.
My love, my destiny, my eternity.

Claudia’s Vows To Theo

I am not one to improvise, so I wrote this down.
Theo, I wanted to tell you that ever since we met, and especially since we decided to be together, it hasn’t been an easy ride. Despite our sexual and gender identities leading to the rejection of our love by society.
We also have very different personalities (especially mine which I admit can be difficult), and have had to face lots of trials which nonetheless made us grow closer.
All the difficulties that we have overcome have made me realize that we were made for each other and that you were the only person that I needed in my life.
It’s true that we promised to never hide anything from each other, but there is one thing I never told you.
When I was younger, one day during catechism classes, our instructor had asked us to trust the Lord and challenge Him by writing down our wishes, and that God would grant us our heart’s desires.
My wish was to meet the man of my dreams. This is how I had described him: shorter than me (laughs), strong enough to support and protect me. He would be attractive, generous, outgoing, kind, funny, sincere and faithful. I had also written “who loves alcohol”, but later crossed it out. I don’t think God noticed that I crossed that out (laughs). Lastly, the man of my dreams would be affectionate, charming and love me above all.
Today, on April 21st, 2022, it is with deep emotion that I thank the Lord for this beautiful gift because that teenager wish has become reality. I thank the Lord because He has put by my side the person who comes closest to perfection.
May He be blessed and may He continue to bless us, my darling.
I love you beyond the imaginable. I love you even more than what you can see, and everyday, I will strive to make you the happiest man alive.
I will end my speech by telling you that no time spent with you will ever be enough so let’s start with eternity.