Fourteen years ago I married my best friend.
It started in a Prodigy chat room on September 4, 1996. It was a chat room for divorced people. There were approximately 20 people in the room and we were all just carrying on with general chit-chat. He was in Houston -- I was in Tucson and it was about 9pm (my time)
I seriously don't even remember if he was contributing to any of the conversation in the room. I do remember him typing that he was leaving and everyone said good night. The next thing I know is an instant message pops up on my screen from him asking me a question. That was the exact moment that everything in my life changed.
We chatted that night back and forth for about two hours and signed off with the promise that we would talk again soon. And boy we sure did. Every night until the wee hours of the morning we would chat back and forth asking questions and staying up really late. These were back in the days when you paid for your internet by the hour and we both sure racked up some hefty internet bills.
I can remember the first time he called me and I heard his voice for the first time. Pictures were exchanged and arrangements were made for me to come to Houston to meet him in person (against the wishes of all people that knew each of us because they were afraid for our individual safety). The moment I got off the plane and saw him the first time -- that was it for me. We gave each other a big hug and I knew that this was going to be the man I would marry. For him it happened after I walked out of an airport restroom. He said that when I came out of there and he saw me -- that was when he knew I was "the one".
Our long distance romance didn't last long and within two months he relocated to Tucson and we've never been apart since.
Paul Gainor I love you with all my heart. You have been the most kindest, funniest, and best man any woman could ever have. From the first moment of meeting you I have felt a completeness that I don't even have to describe to you because I know you feel it too. As cheesy as it always sounds, you are my "soul mate" and the person that I was meant to be with. 14 years later I am still so in love with you and so happy that we have built this wonderful life together. Can't wait to see what the next 14 years are going to bring us! Love ya baby!
It started in a Prodigy chat room on September 4, 1996. It was a chat room for divorced people. There were approximately 20 people in the room and we were all just carrying on with general chit-chat. He was in Houston -- I was in Tucson and it was about 9pm (my time)
I seriously don't even remember if he was contributing to any of the conversation in the room. I do remember him typing that he was leaving and everyone said good night. The next thing I know is an instant message pops up on my screen from him asking me a question. That was the exact moment that everything in my life changed.
We chatted that night back and forth for about two hours and signed off with the promise that we would talk again soon. And boy we sure did. Every night until the wee hours of the morning we would chat back and forth asking questions and staying up really late. These were back in the days when you paid for your internet by the hour and we both sure racked up some hefty internet bills.
I can remember the first time he called me and I heard his voice for the first time. Pictures were exchanged and arrangements were made for me to come to Houston to meet him in person (against the wishes of all people that knew each of us because they were afraid for our individual safety). The moment I got off the plane and saw him the first time -- that was it for me. We gave each other a big hug and I knew that this was going to be the man I would marry. For him it happened after I walked out of an airport restroom. He said that when I came out of there and he saw me -- that was when he knew I was "the one".
Our long distance romance didn't last long and within two months he relocated to Tucson and we've never been apart since.
Paul Gainor I love you with all my heart. You have been the most kindest, funniest, and best man any woman could ever have. From the first moment of meeting you I have felt a completeness that I don't even have to describe to you because I know you feel it too. As cheesy as it always sounds, you are my "soul mate" and the person that I was meant to be with. 14 years later I am still so in love with you and so happy that we have built this wonderful life together. Can't wait to see what the next 14 years are going to bring us! Love ya baby!
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