Hey, Hey, Waffle, gang. I do hope you are well. My name is Mark and today we're checking out some more relationship stories. And if you do love a Reddit story, why not consider him that like, subscribe, maybe that notification bell too. Let's crack on with today's first story. Much love, guys. Now, today's first story comes from

Bathdub Mermaid, who says, a rock-solid relationship imploded in a single night, and I'm

completely blindsided. My partner, 25 male, is my 26 female rock, and I am his. Literally, he

tells me that all the time, including yesterday. We've been

together for five years and have a truly wonderful relationship, always talking, laughing,

comfortable with one another, able to communicate even when we disagree. After I survived

abuse as a child and struggled with unhealthy romantic relationships in the past. The fact that we

love each other in a respectful, secure and profoundly healthy way is truly my biggest blessing

and I wake up every day so happy and grateful for him. He's an incredible man with so much

drive, intelligence, kindness and gifts to the world. About a year and a half ago it came up

for the first time that we saw ourselves getting married one day. It was such a beautiful

moment and it rocked my world to have been vulnerable, said those words and have him say them too.

Since then it's been something incredibly happy that I get to hold in my heart and look forward to.

The subject has come up sporadically since then, but I haven't wanted to push it too

fast since we are young, and it is very much an eventually thing.

Both of our parents are divorced, and his come from money.

He got a lot of strong advice growing up, not to marry young and to protect his assets, to see

it from a more financial view than I have ever thought of it. Nevertheless, the thought makes me

happy and we often daydream about the future we'll build together. The little house in New Hampshire

we hope to buy and the dogs and chickens will have. These are conversations he participates in and brings up on his own all the time.

I want to be able to talk casually about the marriage aspect too.

Go to bed with a sleepy can't wait to marry you or love of my life.

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