Dear Matt,

Can you believe it was six years ago that we officially became a couple? I’ll never forget sitting in that movie theater with you, surrounded by 20 or so of our fellow Summer Project-ers, waiting for Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince to start at midnight. I’d told you you weren’t allowed to sit next to me, because I didn’t want to be distracted by your presence during the movie. And then our friend Ashley Woolwine (praise the Lord for A-Dub!) asked if we were dating. I looked at you, you looked at me, I cocked my head, and said “Yeah, I think we are!” And that was it.

You pulled me out of the theater on the pretense of getting a bag of popcorn before the movie started to make sure I was serious, and once we’d established we were now boyfriend and girlfriend, you took my hand and smiled that secret, slightly embarrassed grin of yours. I remember thrilling, standing in line in that New Hampshire movie theater, your warm hand holding mine; something was different this time. I’d dated a lot, and I’d been hesitant about dating you because I knew you were different- I didn’t want to mess things up by pushing for something before its time.

But that July 14th, standing in line at 11:15pm with the aroma of popcorn in the air, my hand feeling small in yours, it just felt right; I think it’s because it was the beginning of something far more epic than I think you or I had dared to imagine.

Matt Springmann, it is my joy and privilege to still be dating you after six years together.

Love,
Abby

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