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Jahquel J.
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May 7 - May 8, 2025
I stop to think before I speak because I want to be intentional with every word I speak to you and over you. You’ve been through so much that I want to make sure you never go through anything else. Baby, I got your back, your front, your sides… I’m here. I believe you were meant for me. We were meant to find each other, and now that I found you, I’m not letting you go. I can sit and talk about honoring you and protecting you, but truly honoring you means making you my wife. My better half, the one I share my name with. The one I continued to build our family with.
How can I ask you to make a home with me without giving you a commitment. Words are just words, but I’ve always been about showing the action. I know you need to see the action. I’ve never had a home of my own. I need you to make this into our home… a safe haven for our family. Our paradise away from the world.”
I wanted forever and a day with him. Even then, I wanted an extra day after that day was gone.
A man expressing emotions is not fucking weak.
Grieve, because that’s what real men do.”