Lindsay and I’s story is one that spans almost a decade, and what a decade it has been! We first met in 2011 in high school and really only considered each other friends for the first few years we knew each other. It wasn’t until the summer of 2013 when we realized that we liked each other. A lot. She was one of my best friends, the person who could always make me smile, and the first girl I ever said “I love you” to. Young love couldn’t last forever though. In fall of 2014 Lindsay had to leave for college, and we both knew that our relationship had to come to an end. I still remember being consoled by my boss at work the next week and her saying to me, “If you guys are meant to be together, she’ll come back someday. It might just not be the right time.” I held on to that thought for many years, but it was a thought that was just a dream. I honestly never believed she was coming back. Then last summer, my dream became a reality. She moved back to Michigan, and after running into her at a friends wedding we started talking again. We decided that we’d only be friends and slowly get to know each other again. That lasted about a week. Our new relationship formed faster than either of us could imagine, it was like our time apart never happened. She was still the beautiful, kind and lovable person I had fallen for years ago. I knew this time wouldn’t have the same conclusion as last. On January 12, 2020 I proposed to the girl of my dreams and she said yes. I feel like our story has just begun and I cannot wait to see what is in store for us, doing life with the love of my life.

Richard & I met in 2011 through our private school in Grand Ledge. We became close friends, soon realizing we were more than friends. I caught feelings for the dorky sweetheart who made me laugh. November 2013, we started dating while I was in high school & he was in college. Nine happy months went by, enjoying many laughs & lots of love. Happily ever after! Just kidding. I wish. High school graduation came much too soon. Summer of 2014 was coming to an end, & I had been accepted to Grove City College in Pennsylvania. End of summer 2014, I broke up with Richard in the park at Grand Ledge. He brought me flowers & a beautiful digital scrapbook with photos of us - & I DUMPED HIM. Right in the middle of the park. (You may hate me now, understandably.) Four years of college flew by. We met up a few times to catch up. We dated other people & remained friends. Little did I know, he had feelings for me the entire time I was gone & talked about me often with his close friends. June 2019, I moved back to Michigan. Richard & I reconnected again at a friend's wedding in July of 2019. I reached out to him afterwards to get coffee & catch up. The hangout turned into 8 hours of coffee, enneagram discussions, dreams & passions, career choices, our walks with Christ, & lots of laughs. I was in BIG denial that I still had feelings for him. It’s funny how time & distance hadn't changed a thing, yet changed everything. Later on, he confessed his feelings for me. It didn’t take long to know he was the one. He knew before I did, as I had my head in the clouds & in the friendzone! His patience & persistence is shocking, & I am undeserving of his continuous love for me. On January 12th 2020 he proposed to me in that same park in Grand Ledge & I said yes! I will spend the rest of my life making up for those years I missed out on with him. The Lord is so good to me & so faithful.