Have you had a great love in your life? Can you share your story with us?

[DishLady]

Hi Guys and Gals,

Today's question is based on the amazing love stories passed down in my family. Hope you'll take a moment to share your love story this weekend -- either on the platform or in the DM if you prefer to keep it private. <3 <3 <3

[exitseven]

When I was 23 I had broken up with my long term girlfriend and had a few bad relationships. I was going to give up dating for a while or maybe forever. I knew a kid who was going to Colorado to live. I was going to go with him.

I had impacted wisdom teeth and I wanted to have them pulled out before I left. I they were pretty big and i had to have them removed in the hospital. It took a week for the swelling to go down so after I had the stitches out I called this kid to let him know I was good to go. His mother told me that he left without me. I was angry but I was still in town to go to where my family had a vacation home on the ocean. It was Memorial Day weekend and there was a big blizzard the winter before, The lawn was covered with seaweed , driftwood and rocks. I was there with a friend and we were raking the yard when a group of people walked by. I recognized the old lady that lived up the street but did not know any of the others. My friend stopped to talk to them while I did my best to ignore them, I noticed a girl wearing a tan jacket and cutoff jeans and sneakers with holes in the tops so her toes stuck out, She had big brown eyes and the prettiest smile I ever saw. I looked right at her and she shyly turned away. She really did not want to talk to me and after they left I went back to cleaning up the yard.

Later I went down to the beach and went over and talked to her. She would not tell me what her name was but she did tell me that she had just graduated from college and that she lived near me.

I ran into her at the grocery store the next day and walked with her to her grandmother's house. I was still trying to ask her out but could not get it done. She would not even tell me who she was.

The weekend was over and I still did not aske her out. We drove to the ferry dock to put my friends truck in line for the boat. The car ferry held 9 cars and we were the 9th vehicle in line. I noticed that her car was also in line and we would be on the same boat. I would have about a half hour to ask her out.

As it turned out there was a truck in front of us that took up two spaces so we were bumped. We would have to wait until the next boat. I saw that girl drive on the boat and i saw her and her sister laugh at us because we got left behind.

[exitseven]

When i got home I was still thinking about her and wondered how I could find her. Then i got an idea. I went into to town to the college she just graduated from and went to the college library and got the class yearbook. I went through it page by page until I saw that familiar smile. I got her name and then I drove to the town where she lived and went to the town library and got the local phone book and looked up her phone number (This was a long time ago before we had the internet). I found her address and phone number. Just to make sure I did some recon. I drove past the house and saw her car in the driveway.
It took me a couple of days to work up the nerve to just call her out of the blue. But I called her and when I told her who it was she did not sound very thrilled. She coldly asked me how I got her phone number. So I told her the story about the college library and how i looked her up in the phone book. Later she would admit that she was pretty impressed by my skills in tracking down people.
So finally I asked her if she would like to go out with me sometime. That was when she told me that she accepted a job out of state and was leaving the next day.
After I hung up i just figured it was just more bad luck.

[exitseven]

I figured I would never see her again. So on the 4th ofJuly I went back to my family's summer house. When I got off the ferry I saw her on the pier. She said that she was waiting to see if her brother was getting off the boat. I walked with her to her grandmothers house. She had to eat dinner but we made plans to meet up later. We walked all around the island and we talked about all the people that we both knew and then we talked about all the events we went to. We were at a Beach Boys concert at Schaeffer Stadium and we were both on City Hall Plaza when the Bruins won the Stanley Cup. She worked at one of the nearby cinemas behind the candy counter. I told her I was there when one of the Back to the Future movies was playing. I was waiting in line to get popcorn when a fight broke out and soon everyone was pushing and shoving and the manager and one of the ushers came and broke up the fight. My future wife was working that night and she remembered the fight. She drove an old beat up car like I did and there was a gas station in her hometown that all the kids knew about. If you needed an inspection sticker you waited until Saturday night and went in about ten or 15 minutes before the place closed and the guy would just give you a sticker without really checking the car. She told me that her brother told her about that place. It was really amazing how much we had in common. We decided that I would go and visit her in two weeks. It was about a 300 mile drive.
So in two weeks i drove my Chevy hatchback 300 miles up the coast. She cooked me this great seafood dinner. The next day we went to the beach and while we were hanging out she looked at me seriously and told me there was something she wanted to tell me. It did not seem like it was going to be good news.

[exitseven]

She told me she was engaged to a guy she met at school that lived in Alaska and she broke up with him a few months ago. I wondered if she was messing with me, I told her that i was engaged to a girl i met at school that lived in Oklahoma and broke up with her a few months ago. We really could not believe all the things we had in common.
A few months later she moved back with her parents and in 18 months after that we got married.

[DishLady]

ZOWIE!

[Valdemort]

"If they wanted to, they would."

Lol. this story is wild. Love this for you. Congrats ✨

[worldscolide]

Yeah my wife.. I've shared this before, but i love recounting this. in winter 2013 i was kind of down, my life was not good. I had just left someone who too pleasure in abusing me, Not kidding here, it was both emotional and physical. I still have the scars on my face from when i broke it off with her.

Anyway i had come across some extra money, so i decided to see Shinedown. When i got to the concert and found my seat, i kid you not, just minutes later, my future wife sat next to me. We had a good time, we talked, got to know each other between songs and sets. When it was over, i had a pass to meet the singer. I gave it to her. She was a bigger fan than me. When she got out, it was snowing, Heavily. She had a 4 hour drive to go home. I told her that i would be happy to sleep on my couch, if she wanted my bed, so she could wait out the storm. She called her parents, explained things, And she followed me home. I crashed on my couch. The next morning i made us breakfast and introduced her to "Who's line is it anyway". She ended up staying until Monday morning when the roads were safe, and she drove home. We had exchanged numbers, and she called me when she got home.

Later this turned into her texting me "Im coming to see you, you have no choice" And later on, i ended up staying in the hospital for a week, because my wisdom teeth almost killed me. She visited me daily, from 4 hours away, She drove up every day. While i was in there, my wife prevented my mother from stealing my car. When i got out, she started seeing me pretty much weekly.. While i was in the hospital i decided this was the girl i was going to marry. I met her parents in June, on my birthday, and 6 months later she moved in with me so she could go to college and not pay room and board. a year and a half later we were married.

I am the luckiest fucking dude alive, and i love her with all of my heart.

[DishLady]

Aww. Well I'm sorry you had that one negative experience, but it probably helped you see your wife's amazing nature as a stark contrast to how some people can be. You're very lucky.

[worldscolide]

If i hadn't ended up in the hospital i may not have made the choice to be the man she deserves. I promised my self to be a better man after i almost died. I, for lack of better terms, Grew up. The only issue her parents had was the age gap, she is 9 years my junior. The other issue her parents had was the fact that she has autism.. What they didn't know, when i met her and she told me about her self, having Asperger's syndrome, i spent months researching it and learning about her so i could understand her, So i could be a better man for her. Her mom told me "I had my apprehension at first, but seeing her with you, the care you show her, and the respect you show her has made that all go away."

We celebrate 10 years of marriage and 12 years of being together this year.

[DishLady]

Aww, I didn't know she had AS. I know it's a challenge, and yet many of the smartest and most functional people I know have AS.

[worldscolide]

All i know is i love her. Some people have said to me "Oh its so nice you love her despite the autism" As if implying she is broken some how. I love her, all of her, including the autism.

[DishLady]

See, I don't like that... She is a good soul and I love the way you always talk about her... Tbh, this was the first time you've ever mentioned the AS, which tells me you don't "see it" (in the good sense). You juve love each other, which is great. No, I'd never say "broken". A few of my nephews have Autism/AS and I ended up taking extra classes to learn how to help them when they were growing up. Also, my recent ex's eldest brother has AS so I was glad to be able to help him feel comfortable around me; the family was pleasantly surprised I knew how to talk and when to just pause and let him be... that I understood the eye contact thing and was patient.

But these are all great people AND ALSO very highly intelligent. Smarter than some people strutting around thinking they're the best thing since sliced bread... You know?

[worldscolide]

Agreed, she's the light of my life.

[Abbycado]

Well, my parents both met at the school I currently go to way back when they attended. A lot of our family has gone here, dating back generations.

Well, I met my current boyfriend here just like my mom met my dad. Our first official date was at the very same restaurant they went to on there’s.

I thought it was cute and special for me and them as well, following in their footsteps quite literally.

[DishLady]

SO sweet! I love this for you. <3

[Abbycado]

I know! It’s kinda a famous staple of a restaurant here that has been here for ages. Still here today.

Made it very special for me.

[MicahRaine]

That's adorable

[Abbycado]

@MicahRaine Ty!

[Abbycado]

Ty for mho!

[ArrowheadSW]

This morning I was browsing social media, and someone posted a photo of a rustic cafe in the mountains east of here. It made me think of my "second date" with a woman who was a great love back when I was turning 40. I met her through the hobby of hiking, so most of our dates involved hiking. On our second date, we had lunch at that rustic cafe on the way to our hike in the mountains. We dated for quite some time and we were in love, but ultimately it didn't work due to my relocation with my job and some long term life goals that were not compatible. So no resentment, and good memories!

[Sun_Kim-Ai]

It was with a woman who was 15 years older than me. She was a divorced teen mom whose children were already young adults and living on their own, she just really enjoyed the company and to have fun.

She had a very calming, relaxing influence on me and although she made it clear our relationship would be a short one due to our age difference, she really lifted up my spirit in a moment where I was in the dump and boosted my confidence.

It wasn't very difficult to make her smile, and she had those moments where she was really innocent-looking and acting. She was always a bit sleepy somedays and often liked to nap an hour or two, and she would let me sleep against her lap.

It was bittersweet because we both knew it couldn't last forever, but I like to think there was real love in there.

[Shanom12309]

I'm not sure if this counts but it's one that sticks with me. It was one sided, At least I think it was, I never told her how I felt. She is an amazing person and an amazing friend. She's goofy, fun to be around, smart and caring. I couldn't help falling for her, but it wasn't a good time or situation for her. She was in a new country, she missed her friends and family, she was going through some depression. I wanted to tell her, but I was one of her only friends here, so I didn't want to risk that if she didn't feel the same way. And the opportunity came for her to go back home, or stay here and I didn't want to influence that decision if she did feel the same. She ended up making the decision to move back home, and I haven't seen her in person since. But, I will always care about her in some way, and she is happily married and just had a baby. We still chat here and there, and I'm happy that she's happy

[DishLady]

Aww. I had a similar experience with a guy who never really just got the gumption to tell me how he felt.

[Shanom12309]

I wanted to, but when I met her I was overweight. I wanted to drop weight before I asked her out

[DishLady]

Hmm. Well I guess try no to find someone who "matches" your personality as she did.

[Shanom12309]

I will, I don't have any regrets or anything like that. It was just the right person at the wrong time. But falling for her changed me for the better, I lost the weight, she was more adventurous than me, which made me more inclined to try new things.

[DishLady]

Nice. :) Glad you found the silver linings about the situation!

[Sunrising]

I've had a few great love stories in my life. When I returned from work, she was always there to give me love and affection, and make me happy. We had a lot of fun together. I'd say we were the perfect match for each other ! She even chased a mouse away when one came into the building, what more does anyone want in a relationship? A lovely cat 🐈 !

[DishLady]

Hahaha. Unconditional love. Very cute.

[NathanDavis]

yes, my every ex was great on their own... they still are

[DishLady]

Aww! So sweet!

[NathanDavis]

one of them was very sweet... lol

[Joshydavid25]

Can't say that it's happened yet.. The closest one is a girl I had unrequited feelings for, for over a year.. Lol..

[DishLady]

Aww. Well hopefully you'll find the right gal soon.

[Joshydavid25]

Aw thank you, it'll happen one day..

[HungTexan]

I have a great love in my life, and she’s still with me. We can discuss more in DM.

[DishLady]

Yeah, for sure. I'd love to know the story of you and your gal. :)

[Professor-college]

I did but she cheated on me with one of her patients.. it took me a while to trust others

[DishLady]

Ugh! I'm so sorry. :(

[Professor-college]

Thank you for being so understanding. I'm okay now. I'm feel happy again even if I'm alone

[Anonymous]

Sure, but it was unrequited :(

[DishLady]

It's ok. I've had that as well. Hope you find the love that sticks.

[Opinion Owner]

Thank you, I hope so to.

[Opinion Owner]

*too* (typo).