i’m so fascinated by (and somewhat in awe of) the way that dnp are approaching their relationship now in the post-coming out era. it’s so clear that it’s still something they are holding close to themselves and somewhat off limits in terms of public discussion. there’s been no real shifts (that anyone has recorded at least) in the way they conduct themselves around each other in public or speak about each other in their personal anecdotes. and yet in light of what they’ve said and confirmed, it’s genuinely fucking beautiful to have affirmation of how those fond stories, the constant “we” speak, the references they make to each other as their consistent support/companion/life partner–all of the “me and dan” and “phil and i” that we’ve gotten for years was ALWAYS suffused in that same love and care we now have some explicit “confirmation” of. that the privacy they’ve held on to really was ALWAYS a measure they took to protect something so completely precious to them.
nothing really has to change in their behavior because the way they’ve acted in public has always been an extension of their love for each other. that love and the profound, mutual respect that it is built upon has always been beyond words and it’s still just absolutely amazing to me that we get to witness it.
