couples we love: rach & lizzy

Rach & Lizzy are the kind of couple that make you believe in soulmates. These two love fiercely, loudly and with the clear intention of making their partner feel like the only woman in the world.

What do you admire most about your person?

R: Most? Gosh it actually feels impossible to narrow it down.. so let me say a few things that come to mind instantly. 

She has this way of making other people feel really included and really welcome. Don’t know her & it’s your first time meeting her? It won’t feel like it. Her positivity is contagious. It’s a really beautiful quality to see in action, no matter where we are, I know that people walk away from these instances thinking about how lovely their interaction was with her. 

The way she loves me.

I’ve never felt so supported, so safe, so accepted and so loved before and as an anxious attachment style girly, I feel so lucky to be on the receiving end of her love. I feel safe knowing I have her by my side to help me through anything & everything that life throws at us.

L: There are a million things I admire about Rach but this is just a few of them

1. Her vulnerability & growth. She has put in so much work to learn about herself, and her emotions, what life she wants for herself and what she needs as a person, and how be kind to herself all while balancing how to communicate that with others. It not only reflects within her own self, and shines through more and more each day, but it reflects so beautifully on our relationship and sharing this journey with her is really special.

2. Her determination. When she sets her mind to something, nothing will stop her. She will figure out what she needs to do, and wont settle until its done. That quality reflects in every aspect of her life and inspires me daily. 

3. The way she loves me. I have never felt so seen, or heard, or safe and she makes me feel like I’m the only girl in the world. She broke down all my walls and opened my heart up to a love i didn’t know existed and i am aware of how cheesy that sounds but theres simply no other way to describe it. 

What’s your secret to a happy and healthy relationship? 

Creating space for each other, always respecting each other and understanding how each other need to be loved. No matter what we face, if we have these two at the forefront, we overcome anything.

With unlimited resources, what would a perfect day together look like? 

Genuinely, we feel like we’re living our dream life everyday... BUT with unlimited resources? Waking up in a new country and spending the day getting lost in it together would be pretty amazing.

Do you remember the first time you said “I love you”?

L: Yes because I give her shit about it all the time but it’s actually really cute and I feel like anyone who knows Rach, would think it’s very fitting. 

There’s a pub that we call “our place”, because it’s where we met, where we shared our first kiss and where we admitted to each other that we both wanted to be more than friends with benefits. 

This is the same place where Rachel wanted to tell me she loved me. This particular night we were there with friends and had a few too many drinks, as we were drunkingly leaving the venue, she stopped me in the car park and whispered “I know you know that I love you” (her anxiety took over) and I responded with “I love you I love you I love you, but I’ll believe you if you tell me again in the morning”.

The next morning we woke up and the first thing Rachel did was roll over and tell me she loves me and of course I told her I loved her back.

(the above photo is from that night)