Eight years ago, who would've thought "This Love" would exist.(Shinelle): Well Chrissy was a single mother as far as I knew. I was a hopeless wreck with relationships. Bad luck seemed to be my Bestfriend. Never in a million years would I think a woman admired me, let alone be attracted to me. (Chrissy):My feelings for Shinelle could no longer be contained. So I took a chance on love to see what I could gain. (Both) For the first 3 years fear took charge in our relationship. It was a battle between Love and War. The opinions of others clouded our thinking. Tossed between religion and self truth. But the truth of the matter was and still is... My truth, her truth, our truth remains true in the eyes of the beholder. With this fact, we stood on God's grace and pressed through. Some days we laughed some and others we cried a great deal. With each new day, our love grew more and more. It was then that we discovered "This Love"was built to last. This was real and made of something so rich and unique. "This Love", deserved more than what life offered. More than what our parents fostered. Our 8th year not only marks the completion of many things, but the beginning of a new thing. So here and now we have come to a place in both our lives. When we're ready to declare to eachother,before God and witnesses that "This Love" is for a lifetime.