Hi our amazing Surro-hero,

We hope you are out there somewhere, and that one day you find this letter tucked away in our little digital bottle, drifting across the seas, waiting for you to discover it.

We are Michael (35) and Jonas (37), a married couple from Gothenburg on the west coast of Sweden. Our love story began in our early 20s, on a dating app, and with a random first meeting at a nightclub late on a Friday night. A meeting that only Michael remembers – Jonas woke up to embarrassing texts from himself asking, “Did we meet last night?”. After a “second chance date,” where Jonas came running into the bar soaking wet from the rain, we fell in love. And we haven’t left each other’s side since.

Today we live in our house a little out in the countryside, in a small cozy town surrounded by forests, lakes, and wide open fields. Imagine a cozy living room with a crackling fireplace, something baking in the oven, Michael reading a book under a huge blanket while Jonas is planning the next big get-together with all our friends – that’s where you’ll find us. When we’re not at home, we love to travel. Every year we go to Italy, where Michael, who is half Italian, has many relatives. We also spend every summer on a small fishing island in Croatia, where our best friends and their children have their summer house.

Jonas is the handyman in the relationship. He works as a sales manager for a big Swedish furniture company. He is the one out in the garden, fixing things around our home and taking on all kinds of projects. Most of all, he is an incredibly warm and caring person. He is the extrovert and the social one – the one everyone calls all the time. Not only because he can fix a car or make a home look like something out of an interior magazine, but because he is deeply invested in the people he cares about. He is the one who always want to know what is happening in our friends’ lives. The one always checking in, always showing up, always wanting to help, and never saying no.

Michael is the dreamer and the introvert. A real child at heart, the one who disappears into books and fantasy worlds (can’t get enough of Narnia and Harry Potter!). He works as a journalist at a newspaper, where he writes and makes podcast documentaries shedding light on injustices in society. (Note from Jonas: he is actually one of the most award-winning journalists in all of Sweden, and some of his stories have been turned into stage shows and pitched to Netflix). Michael’s dream is to become an author, and his first big book is being released later this year.

Since the day we met, we’ve always dreamed of having children. For gay couples, however, that isn’t so easy. Adoption was something we considered, but unfortunately it is almost impossible for gay couples in Sweden. Then we heard about some friends who met an angel in Canada who helped them start a family through surrogacy. Today, they are best friends and have an amazing relationship with her and her family – something we can truly imagine for ourselves too.

To us, this journey is not only about finding someone who would help us carry a child. It is also about finding someone we genuinely connect with, trust, and care about. We hope for a real relationship built on warmth, honesty, and mutual respect – something that feels natural and meaningful for everyone involved. Our dream is that you would always feel welcome in our lives, not just during a pregnancy, but long after. Our home would always be open to you, and if you ever wanted to visit us in Sweden, you would be welcomed with open arms.

All of our friends and family know how many years we have been dreaming of a little teammate of our own, and they have been so supportive along the way. We already have an extra room planned in our minds. We even have a little pretend name for the baby that we joke about every day. We also received a little chest as a gift from Michael’s grandmother, who said, “The child is going to need somewhere to keep its toys and precious things in the future”. Grandma passed away three years ago, but we know she is watching from above, spreading her miracle dust. <3

So where are we now? After many years, thanks to an amazing egg donor, we currently have five embryos. We were standing in front of the sea when we got the news that five little super-healthy embryos were growing. They are now sleeping and waiting at the Create clinic in Toronto. And now we are keeping our fingers crossed for the biggest miracle of all: finding the angel somewhere in the world who would want to help us bring that child into the world.

Please know that we would be the most supportive and thankful parents in the world. People who would welcome you into our lives with open arms, and who would stand by your side not only through a pregnancy, but for the rest of your life. Just thinking about it makes us feel a little nervous and overwhelmed sometimes. But we both find comfort in the feeling that once we find you, everything will fall into place naturally.

Wherever you are in the world, we hope this letter finds you someday. Keep the letter safe in the bottle. Because one day, we hope to tell the whole story to the little child who came into the world thanks to the biggest miracle of all.

Lots of love,

Michael and Jonas from Sweden