Michael is a dentist, and Matthew is a travel photographer. We are husbands living together in Portland, Oregon. Hello! Our names are Matthew Schueller and Michael Lindsay. I always ask myself “is this fight going to be revisited in the future?” If so, it’s worth discussing. And think about arguments and disagreements in future terms. But just don’t forget to come back to it. Sometimes your relationship gets put on the back burner. From scary car accidents to mental health to losing family members. There was a time when we weren’t sure we were going to make it. What’s your best marriage advice?įocus on each other as much as you can. We also later got matching tattoos in each other’s handwriting with the words, “She keeps me warm” lyrics from our first dance song by Mary Lambert. We know it wouldn’t have been as magical with everyone watching us. Our vows and ceremony were all written by us for us. It was like everything fell into place right then. It was just us and it was magical and perfect.
Our wedding was ordained by my (Alexas) brother. Two people who no one was rooting for loved each other anyway, and it’s what’s kept us together when the whole world tried to break us apart.Įven when our relationship didn’t make sense, our love was enough. Not traditional according to that, but it definitely has been a fairytale. We are an interracial, lesbian couple living in Mississippi, right in the middle of a very religious area. I wouldn’t call our love story traditional AT ALL.
Hi! We’re Alexas and Chasity Ellis, a married, interracial lesbian couple and cat mommies! How’s your love story a ‘traditional’ fairytale? Life is a crazy ride that no one has seemed to have mastered but having a life partner to share your greatest highs and your extreme lows with is amazing. Marriage to us means, two people, journeying through life together as a partnership. Happily ever after… what does marriage mean to you? So that makes for a lot of laughs and being 100% comfortable with each other. And most importantly, we are best friends before anything else! We have been fortunate enough to have grown together in our relationship and embrace the changes that happened within us. Our love story is special because oftentimes when couples start their relationships in their teens, they tend to grow into their true identities and find out they are no longer compatible. We have created a safe place via our social channels where people from all walks of life feel loved and accepted! How’s your love story special? Our family has become a symbol of hope for many of our friends in the LGBTQ community as many of them didn’t think it would be possible for them to build their own families.
We are based out of Atlanta, GA and are gay dads raising our two children. Tell us a little about you, who are you?! Make the choice every day– listen, learn, and see them for who they are, who they are becoming, and who they aspire to be.įollow and on Instagram and listen to Priya’s podcast Queering Desi! Reema lives by the saying: “Find someone who you can grow in love with, not fall in love with.” Priya’s advice is to SEE your partner every single day. We uplift and strengthen one another, supporting and loving each other through everything that makes us who we are. It was magical and perfect, everything we could have ever dreamed of and more! We made our traditions and our culture, which is so important to both of us, new again– more open and loving and accepting of our truths.įrom different orientations to different religions, we make little “sense” on paper–but together we complement each other like puzzle pieces. We found a priest in Mexico who performed our Hindu ceremony. We’ve survived and thrived all kinds of ups and downs, from family turmoil to a huge dream wedding. Our love is special because we’ve defied all odds. We are Priya and Reema! Reema is in international business and Priya is a journalist and creator of “Queering Desi,” a bi-weekly podcast that uplifts the stories of South Asian LGBTQ+ folks. Photo by Tell us a little about you, who are you?!