Ricky and I met in high school as we had mutual friends and hung out at the same table during lunch time. When a friend introduced us I gave him the dirtiest look, which didn't seem to bother him one bit. Although at first I wasn't very nice to him, he continued to try and get my attention. He was always buying me snacks and constantly made me laugh no matter how hard I tried not to. He asked me out so many times and I always said no, but he never gave up. Even after he graduated high school we continued to keep in touch and were there for each other during some tough times. Slowly he began making his way into my heart and I finally said yes to him on 2/22/2010. Almost 9 years later we are engaged and I could not be happier as he is still the same loving, caring, and patient man I met so long ago.

I met Yarely in high school because we hung out at the same spot. The very first time I actually spoke to her, I said "hey" and she just stared at me up and down said "hi" and walked away. I knew she was a real one from the start and although she had a horrible boyfriend at the time, I continued to do everything I could to make her smile and get her attention. After I graduated high school, I was still there for her for emotional support and a good laugh. I was so sweet to her and would constantly ask her out on dates and send her sweet texts, but she never gave in and would always say "No". When my sister passed away my whole world changed and something in me changed for the better. Yarely was there for me when I needed her support, so I asked her to meet up with me and that's when I told her straight up: "I've learned that life can be taken away from you in an instant and you shouldn't keep things in and be true to your feelings. I want you to know, even though I've made it obvious this whole time, that I want you to be my girlfriend. I like you a lot and I know you're not ready because you just got out of a really bad relationship, but I want you to know that I want to be with you and I'm willing to wait." A few months later she was ready for all this White Chocolate to be hers. I asked her out on February 22, 2010 and we have grown together since then and made each other better. She always says I'm the perfect one in this relationship but she can't see what I see when I look at her.