I removed myself from the dating game for years. I knew that I needed time to heal. I needed time to build a solid foundation for my boys, needed time to build on my career, needed time to further my purpose driven work, but after time had passed, I never new that perfect timing had come, when I finally decided to get back out there looking for love. Found myself combing through profiles, looking through hundreds of photos, vetting words, beliefs, personalities, and, of course, looks to. Then it happened! My eyes fell upon the most beautiful, attractive, interesting woman who captivated my mind and all of my attention. She, Ushonna Carr, became my dream girl. And because I'm a former WNBA player, I knew the importance of "Shooting My Best Shot."" It was time to slide in her DM. Anxious to get her to catch my bait, I threw everything at her. I threw who I was, what I was striving for, what I was hoping for, my accomplishments, my faith, my truth, my boys... showered her with compliments, showered her with praise... and for 2 months, she never responded. Every day, I checked my Dm, hoping for a reply. Day after day, week after week, nothing appeared!!! I never sent anyone else a DM because I never saw another that could compare to my dream girl, so I just went on with my life. Finally, one day, I did a post about the love that I had for my boys. And of all the public commentary that came in, a sweet surprise popped up from the woman that I had been hoping for, "Beautiful," she said. Oh my Gawd! Did she just comment that she thought my relationship with my sons was beautiful. Was she referring that she thought my kids were beautiful, or could it be that she was professing her mutual attraction to me... calling me beautiful. Going crazy, I had to find out, so once again, I slid back in her DM, reminding her that I had been waiting. She went into this wild theory that she thought I was Cat-Phishing, thought I was a fake person, thought it was irrational that a person would be so open, honest, and revealing... that she thought it couldn't be real. We laughed back and forth about that. Began inboxing back and forth... forth and back until we had to Zoom to confirm if what we were feeling was real. Our 1st Zoom date would go on for hours. She was everything that I imagined, and even more. She stole my heart on day 1! I couldn't get over the fact that my 1 dream, my 1 dream girl, was now feeling me the way that I was feeling her. Since making our relationship official, there has never been a day to pass that I'm not still in awe of my baby. It has never been a day that I've taken her for granted, never a day that I'm not grateful for her presence. In a lineup of millions... I would choose her each and every single time. She's been my best friend, my consultant, my counselor, my prayer partner, my joy, me, and the boys' happiness, my forever and always dream girl. For you I have, for you I do, for you I will! I promise to love, honor, cherish, and commit the best of me to you... until my last breath does us part. Thank you for loving me! Thank you for loving us! Let's Get Married!