I love you
Mah bauni, my waifu zi, my panditain zi, my Mrs. Sharma.

I don’t say this perfectly, and I know I don’t always act perfectly either.
So first, I’m sorry, for the times I’ve hurt you, the things I’ve done wrong, and the moments where I could have been better.

But one thing has always been true
I’ve loved you from the beginning, and I still do.

We’re not perfect. We fight, we mess up, we say things we shouldn’t.
But even through all of that, I still choose you.
Not because it’s always easy,
but because it’s you.

I’m really happy, more than I can properly explain
that I get to call myself your husband, even in the way we chose.
And I don’t take that lightly.

You’ve changed things in me in ways I didn’t expect.
You’ve made me slow down, think more, and take better care of myself.

I won’t make unrealistic promises.
But I will say this
I’ll keep trying to be better.
I’ll keep being honest with you.
And I’ll keep choosing you, again and again, properly.

We’re still figuring everything out.
There’s distance, there’s life ahead, there’s a lot we don’t know yet.
But what we did, and what we have
it’s real to me.
And that matters.

- Your Patidev Paras