A very incomplete list

10 things I love about you.

You're the first girl I ever thought of marrying. Here's why.

Start at ten
Tayllor smiling with her arm around Austin
my favorite person
Tayllor and Austin outside together
Tayllor and Austin smiling at dinner
us, always

Where it started

You are perfectly beautiful.

A 10/10. One thousand percent my type. From head to toe.

Tayllor smiling beside Austin
my exact type, somehow even better
Next: reason 9

Date night, our way

Every kind of date with you.

Yes, I love a beautiful, expensive restaurant every once in a while, and looking bougie with you. But I also love an arcade, a hike, and drunk tacos. With you, all of it feels like a date worth remembering.

Tayllor and Austin smiling together during a sunny day outside
bougie or barefoot
Next: reason 8

Made with love

Everything tastes better with you.

I love eating with you. I LOVE your cooking, but I also love every meal we go out to share. And the meals you make? They are physical embodiments of love. I feel that in every bite.

Tayllor and Austin smiling together over dinner
my favorite table is wherever you are
Next: reason 7

Your voice

I could listen to you forever.

You talk. A lot. And I hope you never stop. Your voice is my favorite sound in this house, and I could listen to it forever.

Tayllor and Austin taking a selfie in the car
keep talking, baby
Next: reason 6

The home we're making

You turn my house into our home.

Your ideas make this place feel like ours. The fridge magnets, the whiteboard, the AC, all the touches I never would have thought of on my own. You notice what would make our life warmer, easier, and more us, then you make it happen.

Tayllor and Austin sharing a mirror selfie
you belong here
Next: reason 5

The everyday care

You make me want to be better.

You keep a beautiful home, and it rubbed off on me. Now I try to tidy the kitchen before you wake up so your day begins with a little less mess and a little more peace. Loving you has made me more thoughtful about the way we live.

Tayllor and Austin together at home
love lives in the little routines
Next: reason 4

The tender things

I love the way you show intimacy.

Cutting my hair. Picking my pimples. Making sure my scalp looks good. I love your hand on my face. I can't say that for everybody.

Tayllor and Austin close together during a sunny afternoon
the safest kind of close
Next: reason 3

My teammate

You believe in me.

You care about me, my business, and my goals more than anyone. You keep me on track. You keep me sane.

Tayllor and Austin close together, smiling at the camera
on my team, in my corner
Next: reason 2

That beautiful brain

Your mind is one of my favorite places.

I love how smart you are. I love our conversations, how you know about the stars, biology, psychology, startup culture, YC, and how naturally entrepreneurial you are.

You are one of the sharpest people I know, and none of that is waiting on a piece of paper to become true. If you ever want the degree, I'm in your corner for every semester of it. But you are not unfinished without one. You never were.

Tayllor and Austin dressed up and smiling together
smart looks very good on you
Next: reason 1
My number one NSFW · 18+

I love how I can be my full self, no hiding, no pretending, and that you still love me.

(this is true btw)

One more thing

And those are only ten.

I love the life we're building.
I love you.

Always, Austin

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