1. Never before in my life have I had a friend like you. It sounds rather immature and foolish, a man in his fifties realizing what it's like to have a best friend for the first time, but here we are. It wasn't what I expected when we first met and I know I'm a selfish ass a lot of the time, but I'm grateful for you and for this.
2. It doesn't even have to be pretend, you know. He might have biology on his side, but I like to think nurture plays a role in what makes a real parent.
3. I wish I could give you back the thing you love. Or in its place, something else that steals your heart. All I can do is be here and I hope that's enough.
4. What we do and what we've done is somehow both very different and incredibly similar at the same time. I'm glad to have met you, to have developed a partnership with you. When it comes to this work, I feel like equals, which is not something I've ever had before.
5. I'm already utterly head over heels. I may not always be good at this, but I'm very much looking forward to you making me feel like a dumbstruck idiot simply by looking at me.
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2. It doesn't even have to be pretend, you know. He might have biology on his side, but I like to think nurture plays a role in what makes a real parent.
3. I wish I could give you back the thing you love. Or in its place, something else that steals your heart. All I can do is be here and I hope that's enough.
4. What we do and what we've done is somehow both very different and incredibly similar at the same time. I'm glad to have met you, to have developed a partnership with you. When it comes to this work, I feel like equals, which is not something I've ever had before.
5. I'm already utterly head over heels. I may not always be good at this, but I'm very much looking forward to you making me feel like a dumbstruck idiot simply by looking at me.