That’s why, when she matched with Liam on a dating app, she almost swiped left. His profile was simple: a photo with his golden retriever, a line about hiking, and the phrase “Looking for someone who laughs too loud.” No red flags, but no fireworks either. Then she saw the tiny detail: his bio ended with “I’m learning Spanish. Slowly. Con amor.”

Elena laughed. “You’re using that phrase a lot.”

Months later, they celebrated their first anniversary at her abuela’s house in México. Liam gave a toast in broken, beautiful Spanish. He stumbled over verbs, mixed up genders, but when he raised his glass and said, “Elena es mi hogar. Con amor, siempre” — Elena is my home. With love, always — her abuela wept.

She whispered back, “I love you too. With all of mine.”

He kissed her forehead. “Te amo. Con todo mi corazón.”