Because sometimes the love of your life is the one that’s been standing next to you all along.

Em and Sam

"Sam is the only person I could ever sincerely call my partner. We know everything about each other and yet we're never bored by each other. We talk every day. Whether I'm thinking 'Who can I go to for support through this?' or 'Who's the first person I want to tell about this?' the answer is Sam. She has an aura that makes everyone feel like they can be something better than they've ever been. It is impossible not to love her. To be loved by her in return is a miracle. It is the best and most beautiful thing in my life."

Em Kwissa

Nidhi and Grishma

"The ​protruding bellies of our mothers must have bumped for the 2 months that they overlapped in being with child - I don't think I ever existed without Grishma. She is the cheese and toppings to my pizza, and the Mindy Kaling to my BJ Novak (or Mindy Kaling, if we can both be her). And at the end of the day, I don't care what anyone thinks of us. Though there are 700 miles between us, it sure feels like she's always with me, in my pocket, on the internet."

Nidi Subi Shah

Alex and Conz

"I was intimated by Conz when I first met her, a quintessential cool girl with multi-colored hair in combat boots and her signature crazy tights. But that coolness belies the reality that Conz lives with her heart completely exposed. She listens to my fears over fishbowls of frozen bulldog margaritas. When I succeed, she's leads the celebration (also with frozen bulldog margaritas). Through boyfriends and jobs and across changing timezones, Conz is a constant. She is a heart emoji in a sea of poop emojis and I am so happy she's part of my life."

Alex Alvarez

Alana and Phoebe

"In a world that insists on moving at a disorienting pace around me, Phoebe is my constant. My still point. My North Star. Her wit is razor sharp but her spirit is gentle and there is no safer place on earth than in her confidence. I can no longer count the number of times I have entrusted her with my clumsy, broken heart and had it returned to me a little less broken and a little more open to belief in dizzying, impossible love."

Alana Massey

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