Our Love Story
It definitely wasn't love at first sight. In fact, I remember the first time Elvin tried to kiss me. It was a cool October night, at his family's Halloween party. I felt cute in my Princess Jasmine costume. He was dressed as a skeleton and we hung out on the front steps. I remember being scared and I having butterflies. He leaned over and tried to kiss me right on my lips. Then I ran inside and told on him- it wasn't my fault: I was only five and he was ten! As our families grew apart and time passed, I forgot all about the skeleton boy. Flash-forward fifteen years, we reconnected and got to know each other again. After a few dates, he attempted a second time to kiss me. I felt those butterflies again, only this time it felt different. And this time I let him.
It's great to reminisce about our relationship and especially to joke that it took him fifteen years to work up the courage to kiss me again. There's something odd with our timing, considering that our first date happened during his last few weeks living in New York. He had already planned to move to Florida and had his things there. He was just getting ready to say goodbye to his friends and family when we decided to do lunch. That lunch continued to a movie, then into another movie, then to talking all night in the car in front of my house. Needless to say, he postponed his flights a few weeks as our budding relationship blossomed. Then his move was postponed indefinitely and we have been together ever since.
Our relationship is of the "true love" variety, and as corny as it sounds, I never really believed it existed before him. The happy and healthy marriages and relationships I have known are few and far in between. For us, there are some elements we have that are fundamental to our success. These include love, respect, honesty, trust, and compromise. A fault we see in many of our peers' relationships is that there isn't enough of a balance given. Maybe because we started our relationship as good friends, we know we can confide anything in one another.
I myself am a recent graduate looking for a teaching position and he just started his career as an FDNY EMS worker. We know things won't come easy and we are planning this wedding alone. Ironically, we are both the youngest of three children and also the first of both families to get married. Also, neither of our parents had weddings. It would be great to have the first dream wedding in our family, and I can not wait to spend my life with him.
It's great to reminisce about our relationship and especially to joke that it took him fifteen years to work up the courage to kiss me again. There's something odd with our timing, considering that our first date happened during his last few weeks living in New York. He had already planned to move to Florida and had his things there. He was just getting ready to say goodbye to his friends and family when we decided to do lunch. That lunch continued to a movie, then into another movie, then to talking all night in the car in front of my house. Needless to say, he postponed his flights a few weeks as our budding relationship blossomed. Then his move was postponed indefinitely and we have been together ever since.
Our relationship is of the "true love" variety, and as corny as it sounds, I never really believed it existed before him. The happy and healthy marriages and relationships I have known are few and far in between. For us, there are some elements we have that are fundamental to our success. These include love, respect, honesty, trust, and compromise. A fault we see in many of our peers' relationships is that there isn't enough of a balance given. Maybe because we started our relationship as good friends, we know we can confide anything in one another.
I myself am a recent graduate looking for a teaching position and he just started his career as an FDNY EMS worker. We know things won't come easy and we are planning this wedding alone. Ironically, we are both the youngest of three children and also the first of both families to get married. Also, neither of our parents had weddings. It would be great to have the first dream wedding in our family, and I can not wait to spend my life with him.
Our Secret to Happiness
Our secret to happiness is not a secret at all- we have been lucky enough to figure out our perfect balance between friends and partners. We are literally best friends and we love the fact we can maintain separate identities. It keeps our love exciting and rich.
