The Future Mr. & Mrs. Díaz

When you are single for as long as I was, you put yourself out there on dating sites in hopes that there are finally different fish out there. 99% of the fish need to be tossed back but in these last days, you start to settle lol. However, it took one last ugly fish to go and delete all dating apps off my phone. I was tired of smelling like fish. So, I took the walk of shame back to my phone to delete my dating profile and I see a follow up message from Derry that was about 2 months. I responded and said "I'm deleting this but you can Whatsapp me". I really didn't think he would message me since my response was so delayed so I proceeded to delete the profile and go about my life. A week or so later, I get a message from a man named Derry who I completely forgot about at this point. Once I remembered who he was, I also remembered he lived in Houston and I was immediately going to friendzone him because my plan did not include a long distance relationship nor moving again but then I made the best mistake of my life...I responded. We shared about our lives, our faith, our relationship with the Lord, our families, our dreams and goals. We aligned on everything regarding where we feel the Lord is leading us and it became evident that our feelings for each other wasn't just a crush but it began to feel like life wouldn't be fruitful without each other in it. We knew that we needed to meet each other to know if this was just a great person to talk to or if there was a real connection. I had a trip already planned to visit Dallas, TX for a weekend getaway and to spend time with some friends but I decided to change flights and visit Houston instead. The moment we met and saw each other face to face, we both knew this was it but we didn't say anything. We went out to eat, walked around the city and I even met his brother. It felt like a dream but also one big confirmation that my love for him and his love for me was not something made up in my head. It was real. When I returned home, my heart grew with each passing day. We had a little debrief of what we were feeling after seeing each other in person and he said "I knew the moment I saw you that you were it for me". It solidified something in me that I never thought could be my reality and that's finding a real love. God has blessed us tremendously and I am so grateful that He kept His promise. The 10 years I was single and all those moments of loneliness, vanished the moment we started walking in one mind and looking forward at a future together. God is faithful and CAN be trusted. We are so excited to celebrate our wedding day with all of you!