8 Moments in Elton John and David Furnish's Relationship That Will Melt Your Heart

Updated on 6/30/2017 at 4:45 AM

"Rocket Man" Elton John has always been known for his vibrant stage performances and his lavish Oscars parties every year, but over the years, the singer has comfortably settled into family life with his longtime love, Canadian filmmaker David Furnish, and their two sons, Zachary and Elijah. They met and quickly fell in love in 1993, back in a time when they couldn't legally get married, but that never stopped them from sharing their love with each other and with the world. Since then, they've gotten married twice and welcomed their sons via surrogate in 2010 and 2013.

Also since then, Elton has grown more and more vocal about same-sex equality, even saying in 2012 that the term "partner" wasn't sufficient enough for how much he loved David. "'Partner' is a word that should be preserved for people you play tennis with or work alongside in business. It doesn't come close to describing the love that I have for David, and he for me," he told The Independent. And in 2014, the two were able to legally wed and call each other husbands for the first time officially, which was just one sweet moment in this decades-long romance for them.

They met in 1993, and Elton said there was an instant attraction.

Elton told Parade magazine that back in 1993, he came to a point where he decided he wanted to meet new people and maybe even date. "So I rang up a friend in London and said, 'Could you please rattle some new people together for dinner here Saturday?'"

He said he was immediately attracted to David and he was well-dressed and very shy. The two had dinner together the next night and the rest is history.

Elton proposed in 2005.

His proposal came more than 11 years after they met, and the two had a civil ceremony that same year.

They send each other a card every week to share their love.

No matter where in the world they are, they stop to take the time to remind the other of their love.

They aren't afraid to discuss "scary" things.

Elton told Parade magazine that the couple discusses things that scare him, including sex.

The couple wed again in 2014.

When gay marriage was legalized, the couple married officially at their home in Old Windsor, England, in December 2014.

They didn't get married for legal reasons.

While Elton and David's 2014 marriage made them legally wed, that was not the reason they chose to do it. "We don't feel the need to take an extra step legally. But since we're committed for life, we feel it's really important to take that step and take advantage of that amazing change in legislation. We all live by example," David said.

Elton and David keep their kids humble.

Elton and David have both been vocal about not giving their two sons, Zachary and Elijah, everything they want and instead making them work for it.

Elton credits his family for helping him deal with his problems.

After meeting and falling in love with David and then having two children, Elton said he has done a lot of work on himself, including sobering up and making himself into a better person.