My manfriend gave me the most amazing gift. Yes, it is a zipper. You may be thinking, “um, did you have to fix the zipper on your favorite jeans or something?” No, I didn’t. It is just a zipper. It is what the zipper symbolizes that makes it amazing to me.

He sat me down on the couch with an open zipper in hand and began to tell me what it means to him. (I am paraphrasing. I wish I took a video.)

“This side of the zipper represents me. Before I met you, I was in a bad place and I was finding my way out of it. I needed some guidance, strength and some structure in my life. I really wanted to find that special person to help me move into the next chapter of my life. This side of the zipper represents you. Before you met me, you were dealing with your own bad place and finally moving forward from it. You hadn’t dated anyone and you were looking for the right person to share your life with. We were both one half of a zipper and when it is open it is not as strong as it could be. When we met, we were both at a point in our lives where we were ready for that next step. When I met you, I began to realize how remarkable you are and everything just began to fall into place.”

He began to close the zipper and continued. (Yes, I was all emotional already.)

“Our separate halves of the zipper began connecting. A zipper is secure. Think of the zipper on a jacket. When you zip it up, it keeps the jacket on you so it can keep you warm. It just keeps everything together. A zipper is seamless. Each piece connects together keeping it secure and strong. The connection fits perfectly and it is seamless. And, that is how I feel about us.”

So, it is not just a zipper. It is everything I have ever wanted to feel in a relationship. It is what I have always wanted to see in the person I would share my life with. I am the luckiest half of a zipper in the world because I am connected with the most incredible half a zipper in the world, and I will never take that for granted. Ifly, my manfriend, and that it absolute and constant.