An Orca Proposal for Eternity

Growing up Mormon I was taught to believe in the concept of “eternity.” In a brief sense, if you are righteous enough, then after death you get to live with your loved ones for eternity. However, I knew I was gay from an early age. I struggled with the cliche dilemma of deciding whether or not to renounce my religion and choose who I want to love, or remain true to my religion and live with my family for eternity. I chose love. I struggled for years with relationships. I doubted whether or not I had made the right choice of leaving Mormonism. I gave up my eternal family for this, and yet love consistently slipped away from me. Until, I met this girl on Hinge (yeah I know). I responded to a picture of her stuffed animal orca. We began talking, and she told me she had slept with her orca every day for decades. She has never slept without him once. To make a long story short, we fell in love and I felt this overwhelming sense of peace. At last, I have found her. Even if it’s just in this life, I want her for eternity. I want to propose to her in the summer of 2025. I already bought 2 plane tickets to Seattle and put a deposit down on an AirBnB in Anacortes, WA. I want to take her on a whale tour so she can see orcas in the wild. However, I work as a tech at a drug and alcohol rehab in Colorado and can’t afford the cost of the rest of the AirBnB, a rental car, and a good whale watching tour. She deserves a special proposal while watching wild orcas. I’m not asking for much, because I know money is tight for everyone these days, but just a little, so I can give her an eternity on Earth.