One night I was online and I got a new message from a guy. The message read, “I like your profile but I am outside your age range so I guess I won’t work for you.” He was older by a year. I replied back saying, “that’s fine!” As I was messaging him, another guy sent me an image. When I went to swipe and delete the other person’s image, I had accidentally deleted Luciano’s message. I scrambled to find him on the directory. I hoped he would message me back, just when I was about to succumb to a “missed chance”, he messaged me. We agreed to meet for a first date.at Martunis. I got to Martunis and sat at the table with a view of the door. Luciano came into the bar, looked at me and smiled, sat down and we began talking and getting to know each other. After talking for a while Luciano told me that he had to work the next morning and needed to go home. I asked if I could walk him home. Luciano looked at me, smile gone, and said, “Gurl, we’re not going to sleep together!” I told him, “No", I said, "I just want to make sure you get home safe.” He looked at me and had a little smile on his face, pleased with my response. We left Matunis and I walked to his home. We kissed for a minute or two before he opened his gate and went into his apartment. I remember that night well. I walked home thinking how lucky I was. I added Luciano onto my phone and subtitled him, “Future husband.” I knew that night that he was the one for me. It wasn’t the words he said but the feeling I got. Not a moment goes by that I don’t think of how fortunate I am for Luciano messaging me.

Everything started online. Story of most of our lives right ?! But actually it really was.... After many years trying the impossible I finally found a decent human being online. Yes, I actually found a beautiful man online that was to be my other half. We texted for about 20-30 minutes and then I realized I was talking to someone with the same goals as me. We decided to meet at Martunis for a drink. For me, it was love at first site, very cheesy to say but very true. When I first laid my eyes on him I knew that we had a very special connection/Chemistry. Everything that my Mom said happened. She always told me “You will know when the right one comes into your life”. She was absolutely right. I knew it then and there... he was the one I was marrying. When the night was about to end he politely asked to walk me home ... literally…JUST WALK ME HOME. We are two people with very different backgrounds. We are so perfectly balanced for each other, different yet share so much in common. We both cultivate love family and life equally. That night was our first kiss but I knew this would be the beginning of our beautiful journey in life together. Love Always Wins!