So I have three questions:
1.) What first attracted you to your partner?
I didn't like him at first. We were teens. We worked together @ a fast food restaurant, and I was coming off a crappy 2.5 year relationship, so I thought I wanted to be a nun. (okay, not really, but I did say it a lot!) He was always sooo nice to me...I worked the drive through, and he would always keep my sauces, drink cups, ice, etc stocked for me without my asking. I was soooooooo mean to him! I'd tell him to get out, demand why he was helping me. Told him I'd never like him... what a treasure I was!
Well, one day my mom asked me why I was so mean to him, and I had no answer... which made me feel stupid... so, I started "tolerating" him... which he took for friendliness, and would follow me around and talk to me all the time... it went from tolerance to, "Hmm, he's sorta okay to talk to."
He made me laugh a lot, and one day I gave him my # and told him he could call me if he wanted. He did, as soon as I walked in the door, and professed his love for me, haha... Oops... I only liked him as a friend... I told him this, and thought he'd hate me... but, he was so darn sweet, and told me as long as we could hang out and talk, if all we could be was friends, he was cool with it... I didn't believe him, but he was just as nice...
THEN, one night, he made me a tape, and titled it, "Songs that make me think of you." While listening to the music, I started falling for him... kinda weird, but true... the last song was called "My Ally" by Victoria Williams
Scroll down and click on "My Ally" to hear it. When I heard it, I KNEW I was going to marry him, and that I was madly, head over heels, in love with him...
Being 19, of course, I had to call him and tell him, "I think I like you.... I mean, REALLY like you." We didn't kiss for awhile after that, but we dated for 2.5 years, and have been married for almost 12 years.
2.) What is the one thing you love most about them?
His huge heart. He seems like he is very cool, but he is the sweetest, most caring man I know.. besides my dad & grandpa, of course! I love that I am the only person he tells everything to, and that I can tell everything to, and not worry about being judged, or having something used against me...
He is the best dad & husband. A very loyal and loving person. He is super forgiving, but not a pushover... I love the way he looks at me like I am a princess, and treats me like a queen.
I also love that we are best friends... no matter how many rocky times we have had, we can always revert back to best friends/team mates, and get through anything. I highly recommend falling for your best friend.
3.) If you had to pick someone based on only one trait, would it be looks or brains/personality?
Personality. He can make me laugh at myself when I am uber-upset. He has a very smart sense of humor, and knows exactly when to say things. I think he is as perfect as perfect can be. But, I am biased.
