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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Amy Lovat

The moment I knew: ‘I had a realisation – if the plane crashed I’d die without Laura knowing I loved her’

Laura and Amy sit in a sun nook. Laura is holding a book and kissing Amy's hand, while Amy looks at her and smiles
Laura kisses Amy’s hand on vacation in Bellingen after they had been dating for six months, in 2018. Photograph: Fox & Kin

It didn’t take long for me to know I was in love with Laura.

At first, our interactions were mostly online: Instagram flirting, book recommendations, long text chains. Classic millennial stuff.

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