After three years of distance, meltdowns, and holding it together while falling apart inside, Saheefa Jabbar Khattak is finally where she always dreamed of being – on a couch in downtown Toronto, next to her husband, Khawaja Khizer Hussain. In a series of heartfelt, no-holds-barred Instagram stories, the model-turned-actress shared everything she’s been through while waiting to call Canada home, detailing her journey full of emotional chaos, quiet strength, and a love that endured continents.

“It took us three years to get here. Through meltdowns and messy phases, some seen by the world, most suffered in silence,” she wrote. “We made it.” Khattak and Hussain, who got married in 2017, have been in a long-distance marriage for most of their relationship – something she’s opened up about before. In a podcast with actor Faysal Qureshi, Khattak said, “It’s not easy. Resolvable fights drag on for weeks all because of our phones. Long-distance is terrible,” she shared. “Of course, there’s the pro that distance makes the heart grow fonder, but honestly I would rather live with the person.”

Now, she’s finally in Canada, with her husband, her younger brother, and a sense of starting over. “No, I’ll never have it all. I’ll always leave pieces of myself behind wherever I go. But maybe that’s how it’s supposed to be – we leave, we find, we give, we grow,” Khattak shared.