Val and I met when we both worked fast food together. Young and full of life, I was married and she was not YET. I was established, and Val was still figuring things out. I'd come to work and this smart-ass, wise-cracking young woman would always try to keep my attention. Fast forward 20 or more years and just as I thought dating was too complicated and not worth my time, who appears on a thread? This same wise-cracking smart-ass with a beautiful smile. Need I finish this story? Perhaps Val has another version? In my 20's I worked with a woman sporting short jet black hair, Diana, my boss at the time, who was always so serious, I purposely got under her skin to try and get her to loosen up a bit, but all I did was get her mad, lol. I left that job and never kept in touch with her. Soon after, I got married and started my life as a wife and mother. 20 years later that relationship ended and I gave online dating a shot, low and behold a few months into my journey I crossed paths with that woman with her short jet black hair, now graying, whom I used to torment. We started talking and here we are now, I feel so incredibly lucky to have reconnected with Diana. I no longer torment her, I give her my unconditional love. I am excited for the next chapter of our lives, with her by my side as my wife.