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Love Like Mine

After decades of rejection, I found the acceptance I’d been looking for—in friendship

My friends helped me realize I was worthy of the love I’d desperately sought
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Love Like Mine

I’m fat. My partner is trans. I’ve never felt so understood

Our unruly bodies continue to surprise me in their overlapping struggles
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Love Like Mine

My queer friends taught me to say ‘I love you.’ Now I say it as often as I can

My family showed love through action, but my friends helped me learn to say it out loud
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Love Like Mine

Loving my partner is easy. Finding the courage to stay feels harder

Our decade together has helped me see myself as capable of change, rather than as always looking for a way out
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