romantic

It may not have been the traditional way you make a baby, but it still felt strangely romantic.

I wish there was some romantic story surrounding it, but it really came down to my doctor who brought it up.

“I was surprised it didn’t feel romantic to be written about. I felt kind of violated,” she said.

This is mostly rooted in the partnership between Khalid and Ina, a relationship that, in its avoidance of overt romantics, blossoms and finds meaning in the gentle progression of their closeness.

When they went on their road trip, “all of our friends and both of our mothers were convinced that we were on a romantic getaway,” she says.