To Ezrul Ekram, with love

I got busy and just got married to Ezrul Ekram, the man I now call my husband.

Ever since my confetti poem post, I’ve wanted to pen down my feelings towards this man, the moments leading up to our decision to get married, the meeting the family, the wedding and now married life.

It’s been over a year since our friendship / relationship began and now we’re basically “permanent roommates” for life (to borrow his words)! It has been >4 months since our nikah and reception and all I can say is that I am so grateful to have him in my life. He was my rock through one of the most difficult times of my life - when we found out my brother had brain tumour a few days after our honeymoon. Allah’s timing and planning could not have been better.

He’s caring in the old fashioned way – not one with sweet words, rather his attempts at making jokes are what I feel is his way of putting a smile to my face. Most of all, he is a responsible man – he provides what he promised, he makes sure I have a comfortable home to live in, that we spend time with both his parents and my family, helps out with the chores, treats my mom very well. That is a true GEM in my book. 

We have some things in common - He is stubborn but his stubbornness is what I think has led him to not settle for anything less. Also, we are both pretty low-key people.  

He is hard on himself, keep his thoughts a lot in his head and is a deep thinker. I hope that with time, he can see all his good qualities as we navigate through our day-to-day life.

I now understand marriage a little better -  It’s basically having 2 people who grew up differently to live under the same roof and build a home together. It’s about teaching and loving each other, even when things are tough and you don’t feel your best.

Ez, my sayang, thank you for compromising with my shortfalls that you know well. Thank you for choosing to love me despite my flaws. Thank you for forgiving me when I was rude to you and giving me another chance.

My hope is that Allah SWT bless our marriage and protect our bond until our last breaths. I hope to be able to learn from you through our differences and likewise, I hope you feel the same too.

I love you, the love of my life. Thank you ALLAH SWT for bringing him into my life.