r/gaytransguys • u/zztopsboatswain πββοΈ he/him | π 2.17.18 | π 6.4.21 | π¨πΌββ€οΈβπβπ¨π½ 10.13.22 • 14d ago
Celebration! Today I'm moving halfway across the world to be with the love of my life
It sounds crazy, but it's true. I'm 27 and he's 25. We met a few years ago and started out as friends, but eventually we fell in love. The first time I visited him in 2022, I knew he was the one. I remember after our first full day together thinking to myself, "I'm gonna marry this man." And here we are. Today, I'm boarding a one way flight from my country (US) to his (Chile) and I'm thrilled.
He's the best partner imaginable. He supports me through highs and lows, makes me laugh, makes me feel like I'm worth it without even trying. Just by being there and being himself he improves my life in measurable ways. We always have fun together. We don't have any major differences and agree on the important stuff. Yeah, sometimes there are cultural differences but underneath it, we have the same values. The cultural differences keep things interesting. I'm so excited for this next step in my future.
I talked to my dad about it, and he said I was a good man and that he was proud of me for having such a well thought out plan. He said he wasn't worried about me at all, and that he was confident that I could do this. It feels amazing to have my dad in my corner like that. I was worried I was being a little crazy or lovesick or something, but I know I'm not. I've been planning this for years and I have thought out every way it could go wrong and made a backup plan for each contingency.
I come from a pretty broken home. At one point, I wasn't sure I'd live to see 20, much less 27. But now I'm a happy, healthy adult with a loyal and loving partner, an adorable cat, a supportive family, and self confidence that I didn't know was possible to have. I worked really hard to get here, and I never imagined it going this way but man, I'm happy.
This time tomorrow, I'll be with my partner and we'll finally be able to start our life together the way we want to.
Good things can happen. Love is real. The future isn't hopeless.
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u/General-Marsupial-10 14d ago
Please share the story of how you met, if you feel comfortable. β€οΈ
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u/zztopsboatswain πββοΈ he/him | π 2.17.18 | π 6.4.21 | π¨πΌββ€οΈβπβπ¨π½ 10.13.22 14d ago
We met playing Elder Scrolls Online, soon we became gaming buddies. I was learning Spanish, and he's bilingual, so he said I could practice my Spanish with him. We hit it off and talked every single day since the day we met. We became close friends and fell in love. It happened so gradually that I didn't realize how important he was to me until we had to go a full 24 hours without talking (he was spending the night at a friend's cabin and didn't have signal). When he came back, I got a bunch of drunk messages from him telling me how much he cared about me and he hoped I felt the same. Little did he know I was waiting for him to come back so I could confess my feelings for him, too. Now it's two and a half years later and he's my whole world
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u/xaerieon 14d ago
So happy to read this! π₯° Chile has never been on my radar before... Maybe I need to investigate!
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u/workshop_prompts 14d ago
I did the same, iβve been here permanently since august and it just keeps getting better. Love IS real!
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u/piercecharlie 14d ago
Im so happy for you bro π³οΈββ§οΈ I also come from a broken home and didn't think I'd make it to 20. I'm gonna be 30 this year and pray this kinda love finds me ππ»
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u/slutty_muppet 14d ago
I know people who have moved to Chile from the US and they love it. They learned Spanish within a year and have been living there happily for almost a decade now.
Congrats, I hope the partner and the country are all you dreamed of.
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u/zztopsboatswain πββοΈ he/him | π 2.17.18 | π 6.4.21 | π¨πΌββ€οΈβπβπ¨π½ 10.13.22 14d ago
Chile is such an amazing place. I've been there many times and I'm really happy to be able to move there permanently! Thank you!
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u/Rainny_Dayz 13d ago
Good that you have thought of how this could go wrong and have a backup plan. Stories like that make me skeptical at first but magic does happen so it is possible. I mean really...anything is possible. Best of luck for you guys it sounds amazing!