His girlfriend had dumped him. His sister lived in my dorm. The sister told him he should come over and visit me. We were both dog lovers, so we already had something in common.

There were no big fireworks. I was a party girl and he was the shy, studious type. He was just a nice guy to talk to. We became good friends and the love blossomed from there. One of his great features was his sense of humor.

After college, we both moved back home, 4 hours apart. I wasn’t sure if the relationship would continue and was really sad about it, but we kept in touch. One night after getting ready for bed at my mother’s house, he called on the phone and asked if I wanted to go out for a drink. I responded with a “ya, sure”, knowing he was playing a joke on me. 5 minutes later he showed up at my door. What a total surprise!!! I really knew he was special after that.

20 some years later, he is my husband and still my best friend. Whenever we go to our college reunions, everyone is so happy to see how much we still love each other.