This is Tahlia…

This is Talia, we've been together for the last 7 years and the one thing that's kept us together is something most couples never do. We don't talk to anyone about our relationship. They only hear your side and they don't have any context and suddenly everyone has an opinion on something they know nothing about. Sometimes the people closest to you don't know what's best for you. We also have a code word for when things start to get heated.

One of us says it and we just stop. Walk away for 5 minutes then try again. Because you say things you don't mean when you're angry and that 5 minutes saves you from saying things you just can never take back. And we never go to bed angry. We just sit there until it's all figured out. And the thing that took the longest to learn is that what makes me feel loved is not what

makes Talia feel loved. And once we figured that out, everything changed. Relationships are not always what you see online and you have to work at them every single day. But it is the most amazing thing in the world and I wouldn't change any of it.

single day. But it is the most amazing thing in the world and I wouldn't change any of it.

But it is the most amazing thing in the world and I wouldn't change any of it.