Question #6

My friend Chrysalis asks:

"How did you meet your hubby, and how did you know he was "the one"?"

Wow... That IS tough!!!

I met hubby at church when I was 15 years and 10 months old. He had just graduated high school mid-term in Valdez, Alaska, and moved back to Indiana.

He was the nicest, most caring guy I'd ever met. He was sooo sweet! One night I sat crying, very upset about something, and he walked up to see why "a pretty girl cried." He tried to comfort me as best a stranger could do.

He made sure I was okay and had stopped crying before he left me. He talked with me everytime he saw me at church, and called me at home. (I wasn't allowed to date until I was 16, though, so we didn't get to 'go out' until then. Yeah, yeah, yeah.... I'm OLD!! :P)

As far as knowing he was "the one," I can't really put my finger on anything specific. We were just a very good match. We didn't know it then, but our personalities really complimented each others in everyday things. We were both frugal and conscientous, caring and compassionate, and just loved each other very much. Every other person seemed to pale in comparison. We seemed to know fairly early on that we wanted to get married. We were engaged after 9 months, and married 13 months later.

We've had a long and crazy road in this journey together. We've had heartaches and been to hell and back (a couple of times), but also times when our hearts soared and we didn't think we could see the ground. We've had all the vows pressed upon us -- for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and health.... But we've made it this far together, nearly 23 years later. Through it all, though, we've never lost the caring bond that we've shared nearly 25 years since we met. No matter how mad, or bored, or hurt, or lost we may feel, we always have no doubt that this person is the chosen person to be there to help, love, guide, and care for the other. We've always known it.

Don't know if that answered your question, Chrys, but I hope it helped.