Mar 2, 2015
#this is the couple that really changed the game#who show how valuable it is to have a partner who you WANT good things for#they don't fight about running for governor#neither gets angry or yells#this isn't a make or break for them#leslie and ben are always compromising#ben telling leslie it was okay to run for city council#leslie welcoming the long distance while ben was in dc#both of them deciding to put their relationship into the open no matter the consequences#THIS is a modern equal partnership#this is healthy and safe#this is I love you and Iike you and actually meaning it#it's not unrealistically pining for someone#its not brooding or hegemonic or traditional#it's unconditional#ben doesn't tell her to run because he's losing something#he tells her to run because he knows that no matter what they do#they'll do it together & good things will follow#and its the perfect note to bookend their relationship with
