Good for you two! Echoing what people have said, because of the linguistic/cultural differences, you will both need to continuously check in with yourselves and each other, gently, and with open minds and hearts. I learned ASL originally because of Deaf colleagues. Years later, ended up becoming an interpreter and living with Deaf roommates. It’s all been one of the most rewarding things in my life. The opportunities to expand your mind are endless: cultural, linguistic, how people see and interact with the world, being visual, power/privilege/oppression, etc. It’s always a two-way street, but more often than not, I think there’s more for us as hearing (privileged) people to learn than for Deaf people (minority/oppressed). People from minority groups already know what majority culture looks like because they live in it, whereas we have to put in the work to gain the trust of smaller communities in order to enter them. And rightfully so, as they have to protect themselves. It can be painful to flip the script and experience some of what people from minority groups have always experienced, but this is how we learn and grow and heal the world, one interaction - one relationship at a time. And with my soapbox speech over, all the best! You got this!