A true gay love story

When we were growing up there were few if any gay love stories around for us to be exposed to, whether in real life, on TV, or anywhere else in the media. We would have absolutely loved to have been able to learn that gay love stories do exist and that gay relationships and gay romance could be real, true and loving.

Our first date was at a local brewery where we talked for hours and played pool. We hit it off immediately, both growing up in the rural parts of Alberta and this being our first gay relationship, we had so much in common. We were head over heels for each other. We had opposite shift-work schedules, Branden would drive an hour just to see Stephen briefly before he began his shift at work.

Over the first year Stephen, newly out of the closet, supported Branden with his coming out journey. This experience strengthened our bond together. Within a year, we moved in together and five years later we married with of our closest family and friends present.

We have now been together for 12 years and counting. Our relationship has matured over time and we are excited for our future together and the experiences to come. TheVisionaryHusbands a. Branden and Stephen. We lived in Frankfurt not together but nearby until Then Luis went to Spain and I stayed in Germany.

After 12 year together we decided to pause our relationship. But just at this point Luis contracted on lymphatic cancer and later on they detected a HIV-infection. As a result, we started our relationship up again and bought a flat in Mallorca, but as I had a good job in Germany I remained there until I used every opportunity to go to the island to visit.

However, this was not to be: in November Luis contracted liver cancer and passedon 28th of January He was my only true love of my life. We used to work in the West End as Front of House. A true gay love story although we worked within the same theatre company, we were based in different venues.

He was gifted a night out at the theatre, to another venue. I, Arif, went looking to buy an ice-cream. Suddenly nothing else mattered.

An Inspiring Love Story: The Love That Gay Deserves

Just three months after that magical encounter, my theatre was closed down for a couple of weeks, whilst they changed to a new play. Where was I sent to work in the meantime? You got it. It only took a couple of days for us to start flirting, and then for Ricky to kiss me in the changing room….

The rest is history, and here we are! Now, happier than ever, building our own Wonderland, and inspiring you to build yours! After spending 3 weeks together, we knew it was meant to be. We arrived back in Europe and were in a long-distance relationship. We would visit each other every weeks for a couple of days, sharing our adventures on Instagram.