@AuntGlow We met through a friend i had only recently befriended, because he was the boy friend of my sister for some time, and who knew this wonderful girl, telling me she was a really nice person. When i met her i knew he had not lied about her, but had missed many things about her, to tell me about, from the irst time we met i was infatuated with her.
A few weeks later, as we were mucking around about girl friends in his workshop, he jokingly challenged me to ask her out for dinner. i kind of laughingly told him i would taking on the challenge. He then bet me 50 bucks i would not be able to get her to come out with me, for he had tried and others as well, but she had not been easily caught. For he smilingly told the 50 bucks were assuredly for him. i jokingly told him to give me two weeks. Which is precisely how long it ended up taking me. i cannot remember if he ever paid me the 50 bucks, knowing him better now, i doubt it somehow.😉
At the time it put the challenge on big time. However, after some embarrassing moments her mum and dad put me through answering my phone calls, she agreed to come out for dinner with me Saturday night coming, but only for an one night stand. i cleverly agreed telling her of course no pressure(🤣).
However i was in the clouds, and when i laid the phone down, rushed of to my friend to tell him the good news.
We had a great night, and i leaned already that night to see, she had many qualities i really admired in a person. The very qualities i had been looking for in girls, but had not often been able to find, a transparency that glowed honesty, a love for living, and the good things in life, as well as real commitment to her loved ones.
The good part was that before i began dating my wife, i had never been in love, though i did have some brief relationships before. And the girl i had gone out with ended up in love with me, but i was not in love with them. Such times were hard and emotionally painful times. And made me much more careful going out with girls non seriously like i had done before.
Anyhow on that one night stand she told me she wanted to go to Albany to catch up with friends the Easter weekend coming. i had many friends in Albany, i had not seen for some time, so i instantly, seeing a good chance, asked her if she wanted a lift, for i was going there as well. She agreed! And so we came to be life partners. Perth to Albany is a 4 hour drive, we had a wonderful time together, and fell deeply in love with each other over the weekend.
So that Easter weekend we kissed our first kiss and have not stopped kissing since, 😘 nearly 43 years of marriage later, 😍 though we did court for 18 months before we tied the knot. So in reality we have loved one another for 45 years coming Easter. And although my mental illness, which mercifully i did not know i had at the time, although i certainly already suffered the full brunt of it, took us through hell and back, many a times, she stayed faithful to me, even when i was not. Truth be told, my wife, taught me what, and the value of, faithful love. For sadly before i met her, i did not know what true love looked like, her undying love taught me to see!
And yes my sleep has been better the last 2 nights, i did near 7 hours over just two sleeps. A massive improvement to where i have been recently.
Have a great day.
