Dear Sharu ❤️

My love,

Sometimes I wonder how one person can make me feel so many things I never even knew I was capable of feeling.

I love all the little things about you, Sharadhi. The way you play with my hair, the way you touch me, the way you look at me with those big brown eyes of yours. The way you get mad at me, the softness in your voice, and the way your eyes light up when you talk about something you love. I could sit there listening to you talk for hours, just watching you be you. I hope you never lose that spark in your eyes. I hope the world always gives you reasons to be excited, curious, and happy, and I hope I get to be right beside you to see it all.

You probably don't realise how much the smallest things you do mean to me. Sometimes, all I need is to have you beside me, playing with my hair or talking about your day, and suddenly everything feels a little better.

For as long as I can remember, I've wanted a partner who truly understands me. Someone who knows who I am, even the parts I struggle to explain. Someone with whom I can be completely myself. And then I found you.

You make me feel understood in a way I never knew I needed so much. You make me feel like I'm the king of the world, simply because I have you beside me. You've made me feel things I never knew I was capable of feeling, and you've made me realise just how beautiful it is to be loved by someone who truly gets you.

And that's the magic of us.

I've realised that love isn't always butterflies and rainbows. Sometimes, life gets difficult, we get upset, and the world outside feels like a huge storm. But love is knowing that we have each other through it all. It's finding comfort in a hug, reaching for each other's hands when things get overwhelming, and remembering that it's us against the storm, not me against you.

I don't want a perfect fairytale with you, Sharadhi. I want a real life. One where we keep learning about each other, laughing at silly things, making mistakes, forgiving each other, and growing together. I want to be there for your happiest moments, comfort you on your hardest days, celebrate your little victories, and remind you how special you are, even when you forget it yourself.

We got married on 29 October 2025, and looking back at this first year, I can't believe how many new things we've experienced together. So many little moments, so many memories, and so many feelings I never knew were waiting for me. I've loved every bit of it, even the imperfect moments, because they're ours.

And the best part is that we're only getting started.

There are so many places we haven't seen, adventures we haven't been on, and experiences we haven't shared. I want to explore the world with you, get lost in unfamiliar places, try new things, laugh until our stomachs hurt, and collect stories we'll tell each other when we're old. I want the big adventures, but I also want the ordinary days — the quiet evenings, the random conversations, your hand in mine, and you playing with my hair while we're doing absolutely nothing.

I hope that even years from now, we never stop making time for these little things. I hope I never become so familiar with having you in my life that I forget how lucky I am to have you. And I hope you always feel safe enough to be every version of yourself around me.

Happy first anniversary, my love. ❤️

Thank you for being the person I always hoped I'd find and so much more than I knew to hope for. Thank you for understanding me, for bringing so much happiness into my life, and for making the future something I look forward to with excitement.

If I could go back to the day I married you, knowing everything I know now, I'd still choose you without a second thought. I'd choose you when we're laughing over the silliest things, when we're figuring out the hard stuff together, and on those quiet, ordinary days when it's just you and me, and that's more than enough for me.

Here's to another year of loving each other, discovering new things, chasing adventures, holding each other through the storms, and finding magic in the little things.

One year down, a lifetime to go.

And if life gave me a thousand lifetimes, I'd want to find you in every single one. I'd fall in love with your big brown eyes, your little quirks, your beautiful heart, and all the tiny things that make you you — over and over again. No matter how many years pass, I hope I'm still the person playing with your hair, stealing little moments with you, and looking at you thinking, how did I get so lucky?

You are my favourite part of this life, Sharadhi. And if I had to begin all over again, I'd still find my way to you. Every single time. ❤️

Forever yours,
Ashwin Rao H K