I met him while I was still dating someone else (a loser).  Within a week he had already told me he loved me and if I gave him a chance he’d do everything he could to make me happy. Of course I thought he was full of crap. Nobody falls in love within a week, right? Wrong. He meant it.

At the time, I was tired of men and wanted to dump the other guy and just be single. But there was just something about him. I didn’t make it easy for him, but he was very patient and didn’t press me to do or say anything I wasn’t ready for. It took awhile for me to let my guard down but I’m so happy I did. He completely has my heart.

—C

Postscript: When my father died, he quit his job to move across the country with me to help take care of my Mom. I think God sent me an angel. We’ve been together for 3 years.

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It was within the first couple weeks of knowing each other. He had a late, late night job. I woke up at 2:30 in the morning from a nightmare. I knew he’d be at work. I send him a text message telling him I just had a horrible nightmare. Expecting a text back, I was surprised when he actually called me to calm me down so I could go back to sleep. I felt protected and safe by the sound of his voice. I knew I loved him when he went the extra step and called me rather than just texting back and forth.

—K

Postscript: He no longer works late nights and whenever I have a nightmare I just have to turn over and wake him up. I married that boy.

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I was at the beginning of what felt to be the longest shift of my life. On my break, I called him to complain about how bad my day was going and that I could really go for a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. A few hours later, I went to the staff room for my lunch break and about 50 packs of Reese’s Pieces overflowed out of my locker. All the other employees were awkwardly staring, but I was glowing ear to ear.

—Moving On

Postscript: Turns out, all the sweet things he did for me were just to cover up years of his cheating ways. I’ve moved on now, couldn’t be happier.

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He told me he would move to be with me when I couldn’t cope on my own anymore.

—Allyson

Postscript: One year, two months we’re going strong

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My boyfriend and I had been dating a couple months when I went with him to a family dinner in another city. After dinner, we were in the living room with his two brothers sitting on the couch. He was looking at me, and I asked him what he was thinking. He looked up at me and simply said, “You are in the category of people I love.”  At that moment no one else was in the room and nothing else mattered.

—Claire

Postscript: A year later we are still together, and though we are young we know we will make it.

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After our second date, he canceled a trip back to see his family so we could spend more time together. His mother called to tell him there were plenty more fish in the sea, but only one mother. He replied that there was no one else in the world like me.

—Katherine

Postscript: 3 years later and still going strong.

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It was love when I was looking for a new home for my cat, because my roommate’s cat was always beating up on mine. He volunteered to take my cat and look after him at his place. The cat now belongs to both of us!

—Annette

Postscript: Aftermath: My cat loves it there, and loves my boyfriend too!

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