In Love In San Juan

GABRIELA ZOÉ PÉREZ SILVERLove & RelationshipsCosmo CouplesIn Love In San JuanOur Cosmo Couples series, for which we travel the world photographing real-life partners, is proof that there’s no single blueprint for romance. This time, we touched down in Puerto Rico to ask five pairs about their chemistry and what makes their love work.By Maxwell Losgar, PHOTOGRAPHED BY GABRIELA ZOÉ PÉREZ SILVERPublished: Sep 24, 2026Gabriel + Gabriel 31, creative director; 32, content managerYears together: 8GABRIELA ZOÉ PÉREZ SILVERGabriel: We honeymooned in Brazil and visited the same beach town Edward and Bella had gone to.Gabriel: He’s a big Twilight fan.Gabriel: I realized it during the boat ride.Gabriel: I’d wanted to take him to the house where they filmed the sex scene where they’re breaking everything, but you can’t go. It’s private.Gabriel: So I just looked in from the gate, thinking, They fucked over there.Adrian + Natalia29, contractor; 27, model and studentYears together: 1.5GABRIELA ZOÉ PÉREZ SILVERAdrian: I once took her to this super-beautiful secret beach.Natalia: It had rained that day, so we had to walk through some gnarly terrain to get there.Adrian: It was almost sunset and we had a couple of drinks—the vibes were great.Natalia: It was all cuddles, until it was time to leave....Adrian: We got back to the car and I couldn’t find my keys. I’d left them on the beach. My phone was dead, she only had 1 percent, and it was pitch-black out. She was in her bikini. We only had one towel.Natalia: He was so embarrassed, but I was just happy that we had a little bit more time together.Ana Paula + Mussa28, filmmaker and photographer; 28, actor and DJYears together: 5GABRIELA ZOÉ PÉREZ SILVERMussa: I always trust Ana Paula to do my makeup.Ana Paula: I love doing her makeup. And her eyebrows.Mussa: Since the beginning of our relationship, we’ve had a very femme-for-femme dynamic.Ana Paula: We always joke, “We’re too too much much.”Mussa: Because we’re both too much.Alfonso + Cenit35, restaurateur; 34, modelYears together: 10.5GABRIELA ZOÉ PÉREZ SILVERAlfonso: We met at my restaurant. I opened it up after hours for her, her friend, and a friend of mine. It was a double date.Cenit: He made some tacos and said I should check out brunch the next day.Alfonso: When she came in, I forgot about all the other tables.Cenit: The food was amazing. I was like, I think I like this guy.Alfonso: I lived on the second floor of the restaurant, and she liked it so much, she never left. I would go down and cook for her at all hours. Once, I went back upstairs and she was in one of my shirts playing Mortal Kombat. That’s when I knew I might have met the one.Daymé + Pablo34, singer-songwriter; 34, visual artistYears together: 7GABRIELA ZOÉ PÉREZ SILVERDaymé: He saw me on TV.Pablo: I was delighted by her music. I was talking to a colleague about this woman I saw dressed all in white who sang barefoot, and she was like, “Oh, she’s my friend. She lives next door.”Daymé: That was my best friend. She and I have known each other since I was 8 years old and she was 12.Pablo: She said, “Let’s go knock on her door.” But you weren’t home; you were traveling.Daymé: When I got back, my friend was like, “I met a guy who I believe is in love with you.”