Growing old with the one you love was an underrated treasure. Aging was frightening. Death was an ominous certainty that nipped at our ankles. But the journey to the other side of this life with someone who held your heart, who shared your dreams and fears, who knew you in the deepest corners of your soul, was a privilege beyond measure. It was a promise of companionship through every storm. And as Reed’s words encompassed me like a comforting embrace, I knew that no matter what lay ahead, we would face it together. I was good at doing hard things. And the hardest things in life gave way to
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