00:00I think that so many people, especially in social media, share many things.
00:06They share arguments. They share their kids doing things. They share recipes.
00:12We are just one of many voices who share love.
00:17I mean, we're just sharing a part of who we are, a part of our life.
00:23I think we share from an authentic place.
00:26I'm Niecy Nash.
00:29And this is Jessica Betts.
00:31Well, I'm a Betts too, but this is also Essence Uncovered.
00:42First of all, being the first same-sex couple on the cover of Essence is mind-blowing.
00:50We're like, wait, what? Wait, us? Well, you've never done this before?
00:55Gulp.
00:58And then we thought, how cool.
01:05Definitely an historical moment for us. For us all.
01:08And when I say that, I mean women, the culture, the community.
01:11And it means a lot to us because we know it's going to mean so much to others.
01:15When you say Hollywood love story, I don't exactly know what that means.
01:22Well, we work in entertainment.
01:24I think anytime you meet your soulmate, you're better had.
01:29The person that completes you, it's a fairy tale.
01:32It's a fairy tale.
01:33I don't care where you live.
01:34This could be a Compton love story.
01:36What is it?
01:37Southside.
01:38Southside.
01:39What's the most romantic thing you've ever done for me?
01:48Ooh.
01:49I've done so many things.
01:51No, no, no.
01:52You're not supposed to talk about what you've done.
01:54I've done so many things.
01:55I've done so many things.
01:56Uh-uh.
01:57So what have I done for you that was the most romantic?
01:59Well, I'm more of a sentimental person.
02:02You know, I'm not necessarily into all of the things that we would consider tangible.
02:07You know, materialistic things.
02:09So something as small as making my coffee in the morning, when I know my wife doesn't
02:15have to, is a gesture of love that goes deeper than her.
02:20You know, I guess buying me a pair of expensive shoes or, you know, something that we all relate
02:25to materialism.
02:26I think, you know, you making my coffee every morning.
02:29Make sure that I eat breakfast every morning.
02:31That's, that's an authentic way of telling me you love me.
02:36Oh, my God.
02:38It's romantic.
02:43The most romantic thing that this beautiful soul has ever done for me is to receive me.
02:49just as I am.
02:50If there's so much romance in that and being fully seen and that person being like, you're
02:56enough.
02:57No, no, no, no.
02:58I know what you're working on.
02:59But even if you don't change a thing, I'll take it.
03:02You know what I mean?
03:03And so I'm, I appreciate that because not only do you see me, but I showed up with a game.
03:10I mean, all the kids, my mama, you know what I mean?
03:13And I, I, you, you receive us.
03:17And you see me.
03:18And that's, that's so romantic.
03:21The one thing about my spouse and I is that some ways we're similar and we like certain
03:31things.
03:32And oftentimes we, one will buy the other one something.
03:37And then the other one will give that person so many compliments that they like, I'm gonna
03:42buy it for you too.
03:43Right.
03:44And so that's, that's kind of how it goes.
03:47And that's why we sitting up here looking like bookings.
03:50We thank you Essence for this.
03:56This means everything.
03:57Thank you Essence for seeing us.
03:59Yes.
04:00And inviting us and having.
04:01Making us feel fully seen.
04:03Making us feel fully seen.
04:05Because we, you know what?
04:06People say, oh, it's history making.
04:08And I like to say, it's herstory making.
04:11You see what I did there?
04:14I love you.
04:20I love you.
04:21I love you.
04:23I love you.
04:24I love you.
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