My husband and I have been married for four years; however, we have been separated for the past year. Approximately six months ago we decided we wanted to make things work between us because we do love each other and we want our kids to be happy. Things have been going smoothly for a while until the past month. This past month my husband has gone from acting like he loves me and cares for me to acting like I do not exist. We don’t talk anymore unless it is about the children and he thinks it is perfectly normal to sit in a room with me for endless hours without touching me or speaking to me. When I mention how this makes me feel, he tells me I am too emotional and I’m always making too much out of nothing. As a matter of fact he told me today I was too hateful and he hated having to deal with me. I am at the point where I can not keep going through this emotional roller coaster anymore. What should I do? -Is There Anything Left?

One of the key ingredients of a successful relationship is respect. Right now your relationship seems to be severely lacking in it. Something has obviously happened to change your husband’s opinion of you. If you are serious about repairing the relationship you need to determine where the change stemmed from.

It’s easy to get into the pattern of blaming the other person or their habits for problems in a relationship. But, let’s face it; the things he said probably hold enough truth for you to start looking inward at what’s wrong. Do a little soul-searching and see if you aren’t causing the problems instead of removing them. Are you expecting an “idealistic” relationship? Are you actually communicating what is wrong instead of blaming him for not doing something? Have you gone without attention for so long that even the slightest bit of “non-attention” feels wrong? You both have a past that, considering your year separation, is probably littered with unpleasant moments. Are you living your relationship at its current status or based on things that have happened in the past?

Honestly, I’m not sure this medium of advice giving can help you repair your relationship to the level it should be. If there is real love left, seek a guidance or church counselor to help you get past your issues and back to what’s important. I would also take seriously what your husband has said about your negativity and really see if there is some truth to what he’s saying. It is possible that your past years of unhappiness have left an image of nagging and negative emotions. Your roller coaster emotions may be self-inflicted.

Dinner On The Rocks
I had a big massive fight with my babe and I had to even things out. So I asked her out for dinner. I took her a sea shore and there on the rocks at night I had laid out a table for two with candlelight and wine. I had a guy from the local hotel nearby make a delicious meal right in front of us and I had a local musician play a violin for us. It was the best occasion in our lives cause we made up and are living happily ever after. -Jango

Giving Him Your Heart
After I caused a huge fight with my boyfriend I swallowed my pride had to prove to him how much he meant to me. I bought a single white rose and took it to his apartment. I gave it to him, telling him a white rose meant “I want to deserve you”, He softened up a little and we started talking. Halfway into the conversation I took the rose from him and started peeling off the petals, one by one. After I had taken off all the petals I gave it back to him telling him that the center of the rose was the most beautiful part because it meant I was giving him my heart. He still has both the petals and the stem… I still have him. -Anonymous

Making Amends
My boyfriend and I had both had long days at work and were being very snappy with each other over something or other. I decided to take a bubble bath and relax, hoping we would both have time to get over it. I settled into the bath, when I heard a strange scratching sound. I looked around, and suddenly, out from behind the faucet knob comes a piece of paper. I pulled it out , and realized he had unscrewed the thing from inside our closet, which backs onto the bathroom. The note said, “I love you. I’m sorry I’m taking my bad day out on you. If you forgive me, knock once, if you don’t, knock twice”. I knocked once of course, and he came racing into the bathroom, and jumped into the tub… with all his clothes on. -Tommy’s Girl

Making Up
The last time my fiancé and I had a spat, I took 2 bags of Hershey’s kisses and scattered them all over the floor of our bedroom. When he entered the room after work that day, he found a card from me, telling him that I was sorry, and that I was “Kissing” the ground he walked on. He loved it so much that he took a photo of the kisses on the floor! -Cathy Dalton

Melt my heart
Once, during a little spat between my boyfriend & I, I decided it was time to swallow my pride, & try anything possible to smooth things over. I went to the store & bought a heart-shaped cake pan. I filled it with water that i had colored red with food coloring, & I also added little heart confetti in the water & froze the heart. I took a box & decorated it with red wrapping paper. Then cut out a bunch of paper hearts & glued them all over the box… inside & out. On each heart, i wrote down a love quote or a special little message to him. I also cut out things from magazines…little sayings that described our relationship & how I feel about him. I then placed the frozen heart in the box, covered it with tissue paper, put a love letter on top, & a little wooden heart I had bought at a craft store that i painted red & wrote: ‘you are the only one that can melt my heart’ on it. I then had a friend, dressed up as a delivery guy, rush it over to his house. He loved it… it definitely smoothed things over! He still has the wooden heart hanging on his wall, 3 years later… -Nikki

Peace offerings
It was our anniversary, and the week was full of tasks to finish for our graduation requirements. It completely slipped my mind. She got mad at me. The next day, I woke up very early to buy 42 flowers. Then I went to school very early and scattered 21 of the flowers all over her chair. I placed a note saying “I’m sorry I forgot about yesterday, but I’ll never regret loving you.” Then I went in to the room, and there I was, holding the 21 flowers, and looking at her yearning, then she ran to me and hugged me hard. -Anonymous

Repairing Love
One time, after a huge blow out fight with the love of my life (that was mainly my fault) I got so upset and ripped up tons of letters, drawings, all this stuff I had made for him. He was miserable that I had done that to our stuff and so was I. That night, I stayed up the entire night and put together every letter and every card and picture I had written him and printed it out on laminated (extra unrippable) paper. I taped them all over the bedroom wall and above it made a huge cutout butterfly with a bubble that said “Bon Giorno Prince” (like in Life is Beautiful) then he was all curled up in bed and I ran out to the store in the middle of the night and put a single rose next to his head. Needless to say, I was so exhausted from my night I fell asleep. The next morning he was so happy he “tried” to make me breakfast in bed. -Jessica

River Dance
One of my best friends sits by me everyday. He always tells me about what he does with his girlfriend. He told me that they had been in a fight one day, and she was ready to break up with him. He hasn’t ever showed much affection to a lot of people, but to her he does. He would do anything for her. He told me that he drove out to the river, and made her get out. He is a country fan, but for this occasion, he played a little more romantic song. He got out, and walked up to her, and asked her to dance. In the middle of the night, just those two, a river, song, and the headlights. I never knew he could be so sweet. I know that love with her will last forever, and I always love to hear all the romantic ideas he has. -Anonymous

Sentimental Surprises
I was having a bad day, and a person that I use to date, but is now a close friend caught me at the wrong time and unfortunately experienced my bad attitude. But since he is the most wonderful guy in the world, instead of taking it personal, he went out of his way to drive to my house, decorate it with balloons, leave me roses on the porch, and post little signs on the windows that said things such as, “I love you, even on your bad days”, “You are the light of my life, today let me be the light of yours.” I cried. The thought was just so special. -Anonymous

Taking the time
Well, I personally thought this was a good one, and my girlfriend did too apparently, because she told a lot of others about it. Anyhow, we had gone to a dance one night, and the dance got cut short. She was upset, so I took her back to her house, turned on the fireplace, and asked her if she would like to dance to the last slow song of the evening. Not only did she think it was sooooooooo sweet, but I have a few friends that have heard about it, and they are now calling me THA MAN.

I shouldn’t be doing this. This is wrong. I’m just falling for it over again. I can’t let myself do this.

That’s all I kept thinking as I got up that glorious Friday morning. As I stepped into the warm water of the shower, I rested my head against the cool tile of the wall and took a deep breath. I was going to see my love, but it was so wrong. I hadn’t talked to him in months, and I was just falling back into the trap.

It started last night. He had called me just to chat. Things were normal. Well, as normal as things got with us. Of course we talked as if everything was normal, but underneath the ruse, we both knew what the other was thinking: I still love you. He made a snide joke and I pretended not to hear it.

“What was that?” I asked playfully.

“Oh, nothing.” he replied, because he knew it made me mad. I kept on prodding him for what seemed like forever, until finally I resorted to bribary.

“I promise to buy you some candy if you tell me.”

“Ooh! Candy!” he said jokingly. So he ended up telling me, and it ended up being something completely pointless. Nonetheless, I had promised. So we planned to walk up to the Quick Trip the next day so i could buy him some candy.

The next morning I got up excited, but uneasy. I quickly dressed and set out towards the front of my neighborhood. The day started out beautiful. Sunny and hot with not a cloud in the sky. When I reached the front of my neighborhood, he was waiting for me on his little bike. So we set out. We talked and laughed and played around. We ended up stopping in the Subway on the way and getting some sandwiches. We took turns taking pictures and just talking.

When we finally reached the Quick Trip, we went in and bought some Gummy Lifesavers, Life Water, and some Sour Gummy Worms. We sat on the curb outside the gas station and ate and talked.

On our way back to my house, it started to rain. I went inside to change out of my wet clothes and we stood on the porch and just talked. We both knew we were just stalling because we didn’t want to part.

Finally, he walked out to get his bike and go home. But right at that very moment, a down pour of rain broke out. We both just looked at eachother and knew. We walked toward each other in one motion. Out in the pouring rain with the thunder rolling, our lips met in perfect unison. His lips were so warm and moist and I could feel his hot breath on my cheek. I wrapped my arms around his neck and his tongue slowly entered my mouth. It was pure bliss.

It was my very first French kiss and I think it was the perfect one.

It was in Middle School, we had a kind of prom ‘cept it was for the 8th graders, and all the guys wore suits and the girls wore dresses and stuff. A guy I liked had asked me to the dance earlier, and we met there. The dance itself was really fun. Afterwords he came over to my house for a little while. We live on a beautiful creek, and in my backyard we have a hammock by the waterside. The moon was up and there were tons of stars in the sky. The way the moon hit the water was just amazing, everything looked so beautiful. Anyway, me and my date went and sat on the hammock and talked for a while. Then he looked up at me and we looked in each others eyes for a long time. He leaned forward and kissed me. Then, pretty much as soon as his lips touched mine, the strings holding the hammock up broke and we both fell to the ground. We looked at each other then cracked up laughing. It was an amazing first kiss to me, better then I could’ve imagined… it was the kind that you know you’ll never forget :]

This is just the shortest of stories, but tells of that first kiss with my her, that feeling that has never ever left me, the most wonderful of moments I shall treasure always. And you know what reader?…this feeling just gets better and better each time!

We parked our cars that warm summer evening. We parked on busy roads adjacent to our destination- a park of woodland and trees, of childhood memories of ice creams and fun with parents. I wondered as we walked that night whether she knew just what this place had meant to me when growing up.

We walked in, keen to hide ourselves from view. We walked a short time. Our conversation free, but still both of us nervous and unsure. After all, neither of us knew the other and neither of us could possibly comprehend the long loving this night would set us out upon.

Eventually we settled on a nearby bench. Both nervous, both unsure. We talked, brief touches of her shoulder as i grew bolder. Eventually, not knowing what do do or say i simple said such an old fashioned thing..”can i kiss you?”. I steeled myself,ready for our first kiss, never imagining the connection we would both feel within seconds. She closed her eyes and i reached forward, held her face softly in my hands. For some reason i remember asking her if she was ready. Why i do no know, perhaps deep down knowing this feeling we were about to experience would be so different to anything before for either of us?

I held her face and watched as i moved towards her and her eyes closed. I will never forget that moment. I paused and brushed her lips gently with mine, taking her in, before gently kissing her and allowing that feeling now so familiar to us both to sweep over us……total awe and contentment. We embraced and both of us knew right then…..this was diferent.

Later, we shared ourselves in ways and with a connection no person could ever understand. a secret memory of wooded heaven..a first..the start of lifetimes longing…a journey of discovery x

And you know what? i dont get to kiss her as often as i would like, circumstances dictate that we cannot ‘be’ as we wish. But each and every time, even now, a year from that beautiful summers evening…..every time i lock my eyes with hers and embrace her, a new and wonderful feeling drowns me, a power so strong that i know……this is truley a once in a lifetime kiss..we both know it x

Everytime we touch my her…i still feel it..feel my heart beat fast..i want this to last…i needyou in my life xx

Making your partner feel loved is usually a high priority for most couples. However, it can get a little redundant writing love notes or sending cards or flowers. Sometimes you just want to express your devotion in a quick, yet unique way. The following idea will help you do just that! In fact, after you’ve made your quick gift, you’ll find some creative romantic ways to give it to your partner as well.

What you’ll need:

* Rocks (find them outside or purchase them from a discount or craft store)
* Paint Pens or a Permanent Marker like a Sharpie (various colors if you want to get really creative)

Directions:

If you’ve found your rocks outside, take a few moments to clean them and let them fully dry. Once they are dry use your paint pens to write little messages on them. Or write single words of inspiration such as love, romance, amour, etc. Let the messages dry and use one of the ideas below for presenting the gift to your partner.

Creative Touches:

Make a Scavenger Hunt
Decide on a sentence you want to write. For example, “I will always love you.” On each rock write one word of the sentence. Leave the first rock of the sentence where they will find it with a clue to find the next one. Continue with this pattern until they find that last rock. You could have it lead them to a romantic picnic dinner in the backyard or to a romantic rendezvous with you in the bedroom.

Office Paperweight
This presentation is especially great if they’ve just been promoted or are starting out on a new venture on their own. Write a saying or word that you want to them to see everyday. Wrap it in tissue paper and put it in a box. On top of the rock write a little note saying why you are giving them the gift.

Romantic Room Décor
If you get rocks that match your or your partner’s home décor you can make a classy daily reminder of your affection. Choose a sentence you want to write. For example, “You will always have my heart.” On each rock write one word of the sentence. Make sure you write them in a place where, when the rocks are set down in order, they can actually read the entire sentence without having to move a rock to view it. When they aren’t home lay out your message for them to see.

Love Wishes
For a fun way to stay romantic, use small rocks that can be put in a bowl or jar. On each one write a love wish either partner can grant. Such as, kiss, hug, tickle, talk, date, romance, share, whisper, dream, etc. Each word should stand for an action you each agree to complete. For example, if your partner pulled out the kiss rock you’d both share a kiss. If one of you pulled out the talk rock, you would both share a few minutes talking about your day.

My situation is probably one like many. I met a guy after a 13-year marriage, and thought I had finally found love again. We dated for 8 months and then he had to go back home to finish his term in the Navy. When he was done he would either come back for me or I would go there. When he left, he called me and told me he was married and separated, and was finalizing a divorce. I accepted that, but later got a phone call from his wife, who had a very different story. Since then his wife and I talk a lot over the phone. According to her, they have been separated over a year now, and the divorce is still not final because of him being sent overseas and such. The problem I am now having, is the day he left and called to tell me he was married, he went to her, stayed with her, and slept with her. He told her of me that night only because his wife found my stuff in his truck after he fell asleep and then called me to find out who I was. After all of this, I am having a hard time forgiving him even though I love him. And over the last year, I feel like I can’t trust him. Did he love me or am I just the only one of the two who stayed around for him? -Doubting His Affection

First of all, I think you need to look at your situation clearly. What is your ideal definition of a loving relationship? For most, it means having an open and honest line of communication, an ability to undoubtedly trust each other, equal levels of affection and sharing the same goals and dreams in life. If you take an honest look at your situation you’ll find it clearly lacks in comparison to this ideal. Just because you’ve found someone who shows interest in you doesn’t mean they are actually good for you. If you doubt him, it is understandable. The lies he told you are pretty significant. Do you really want to see yourself in this type of relationship for the rest of your life? Do you want to raise children with a parent you don’t trust? Be honest with yourself and you’ll find the right answer to your problem.

Growing up in the Bronx on Jerome Avenue by Fordham Road, Alicia was the type of Puerto Rican girl who believed that life is what you make of it. She was raised by her mother Mariposa who had been abandoned by Alicia’s father when she was just a baby.She had never seen him, not even so much as a picture. Her mother had destroyed them all. She slowly realized the only person she could count on was herself. Her mother worked at Caridad restaurant in the Bronx as a waitress from 9-5 every single day. It gave Alicia the liberty to have no rules to follow and to be on the street doing as she pleased.
The Bronx, a hard place to adjust for some because of all it’s diversity and crowded neighborhoods, Alicia knew how to roam its streets well and was nicknamed “Street” by her friends. However, Alicia was in her fourth year of high school and loving it. She had come to the conclusion that she wasn’t going to end up like her mother with a low wage job and a husband who she needed the most. After school she would go to the Girls & Boys Club for swimming and basketball sessions and even tutoring for her homework. For the most part she kept out of trouble.
In her short life so far she was learning that there were nobody except herself to depend on to get educated and move forward. Eventually as with most young girls, hormones took over and she fell in love for the very first time with an older man whom she had met several times while trekking up to her Cousin Mimi’s apartment in East Harlem on 116th Street and Lexington Avenue. His name was Tony and he was a good looking cat from Ponce, Puerto Rico. He had a really thick accent that at times you couldn’t hardly understand him, but Alicia loved the fact that he was very “young minded” despite the nineteen year age difference between them. She also decided she did not care about the age difference; he gave her love that she did get from her mother who was always too busy with this or with that.
Being an only child she could love just herself for a long time and now having someone else to love and give her attention made her feel stronger, but very weak in the knees whenever he was near her. They grew to care deeply for each other and in return it gave Alicia the companionship she had been seeking. Eventually Alicia did lose her virginity to him and of course kept it a secret from her mother. Her mother, though absent, was still very strict about allowing Alicia to date. Her mother did not want her to date. Her mother did not want her daughter to get her heart broken in a million pieces as it had happened to her so many years ago when Alicia was born.
Alicia eventually finished High School with full honors and was accepted to all colleges she had applied to, including NYU. Her mother on the other hand thought it was ridiculous to spend money on a degree and not benefit from it for many years. Though Alicia had done well in school, she had not qualified for enough scholarship money and hated it even more that she was now being belittled by her mother about wanting to attend college. Again, she was starting to feel she was on her own. Tony had always wanted to do something great with his life, but his past was filled with terrible, dark things and now Alicia was his chance to make something right. But then, in that first year of Alicia attending college she got pregnant. She could not dorm at NYU because it was simply too expensive and she still lived with her mother. She realized she could not hide this from her mother much longer and decided it was time to introduce him to her, for better, or for worse.
Before she could do this however, she came home on day only to find Tony already was in her apartment talking to her mother. To say she was shocked, confused, and beyond angry were all understatements of whelming proportions. Her plan had been shattered and she was going to find out how and why he had arrived at her apartment. Alicia’s mother was just coming out of the bathroom and her daughter staring dumbly at Tony, and she was still unable to speak yet.
Her mother walked towards her gently, with a mix of anger and concern in her eyes, but Alicia could see the anger was not intended for her this time. “Mi’ja, I need to explain to you who this man is.” She then looked back at Tony, and then Alicia again.
“Ali, how do I explain all this…?” her mother swallowed and fought back tears. Alicia then listened as her mother began to tell her terrible things about this man who Alicia had fallen in love with, the dark things.
Still confused and gasping for breath she said “Mom, I don’t get it, I don’t understand, how can you speak about him that way, have you met him before?”
“I do know him Ali; he is the type that will walk out of your life!”
“No, no you don’t, he’s been there to show me the type of life you, or father never knew, but he has shown me. Just stop…just shut up…”
Her mother stared back at her incredulously, the words coming next from her lips coming in a distant tremble:
“Ali, this man is your father!”
Tony staggered back, his hand clutching his chest for air as the words came from Mariposa’s lips… his daughter, his daughter, Alicia was his daughter… how-the baby-god, the baby…
Her mother stared as both of them deeply confused herself, and then a dark cloud of realization moved across her face and her heart began to pound. Alicia stared back, heartbroken and disgusted…
My life will never be the same, she thought; how will she ever explain this to anyone?
She bolted from the apartment as quickly as possible and ran and ran and ran, ran till she couldn’t run anymore, racing with the moon all the way up Fordham and Jerome, till she was a tiny figure in the distance, as the letter O.

Well my baby daddy told me the other night that he wanted to change so me && him could be together. Ever since then he has been really sweet to me. He took me out to eat a few times && all that. The only thing that im really worried about is him hurting me again.. He has told me before that he was wanting to change && i believed him. But he hurt me. I wanna be with him so bad. But i dont know how the results will turn out. I dont wanna end up the same wayy we did before.. What do you all think that i should do?! Do you think that i should get back with him?! I was with him for about 4 years. So its gunna be really hard to get over him.. So please.. Someone HELP ME!

Ok I’m gonna try my best to keep this short and simple..
If you are 16 years old and things are going on at home that shouldn’t be with a step dad what do you do?
Such as abuse verbal all kinds of abuse?If you did the right thing and talked to your mom already and she confronted him
and he lied and basically she chose him over her own daughter then what?
He continuously is an asshole in every way.
Now I want to leave home with my fiance whom is older and could care for me but also im a
minor I can’t call cops step had an awesome little girl with my mom who cries every day
when he leaves for work
I don’t want to screw up that or take her father away.
I dont have a dad I know what it feels like.
I’ve taken all this for three years now so I cant wait til im 18 by
that time he will probably break me.
I guess what I’m trying to ask is what would you other girls do
I’m never allowed out of the house I have to sneak out.
I’ve done nothing to deserve this
I have staright as in school and the house is always clean.
I’m now homeschooled so I don’t get to see my friends,
then again there really not friends just aquaintences.
I’m trying to do the right thing but I’m beginning to understand there is no right in this
I have to do right for myself and follow my heart…
Basically what all you guys told me or expect is me to stay here and take it.
Well eventually it will break me and I cant let that happen.
I’ve talked to mom on more than one occasion.
She just refuses to talk about it anymore.
I even fight with her he has my mom wrapped around his finger
anything he says goes.
How can he go to counseling if he wont even admit to anything he
says or does?
I hate him he taught me how to hate I never felt so much anger and hate towards someone in
my life I need more opinions teenagers

i’ve always thought that being happy is a choice.being with someone you love i thought before was also a choice you can make..it’s like, you hold on to a relationship if you are happy and contented..but if you feel otherwise then you simply go..but once you’ve gotten yourself into a more deeper relationship, like marriage for example you just cant decide for what you like.you have things to consider..people to consider..situations..just so much to consider..it’s never like before..im saying this because, i have no choice but to stay and hold on even if i am hurting and in pain..they say life isnt always easy..that married life is so full of challenges..why after almost four years, im feel like going..its ironic coz even if i try to choose to be happy, i just can’t..but i’d stil wanna try.everybody deserves to be happy, right?

I was surprise to see her today; it’s been so long since I last saw her. She looked different though, something in her eyes told me so gone was the flame that used to glow from them, it used to be full of life and excitement, now they look empty and tired…But still, they never changed… her eyes always gives away how she truly feels…
“How are you?” I asked her “It’s been so long? I heard you’re doing quite good, a well paid job, your own house, brand new car?, Wow! Can’t imagine how happy you must be?!”
She stared at me and was quite for a while, then she looked away…I can see tears forming in her eyes… She looks back at me, and what I saw in her eyes hit me like a wave…I can feel the pain she was feeling inside, “I never thought my life would be like this…” she began “Remember when were young? I was always the playful one, I was always full of new tricks…I was never afraid to try new things, experiment new ideas. I was full of life! I was never afraid to get hurt, I remember people telling me that I’m stubborn and strong headed, that I’m the toughest among my peers…I was never afraid to fight for what I believe in, and even swore that I would never trade away my principles in life” she was crying harder now… “Remember how I used to say I would be successful someday, and help my family as long as I can?” I nod. “I never thought that the strong person in me would get this tired…” She sobs ” I swore to myself I would never ever let them see me cry, I would never let them know how tired I am, that there are times that I just wanted to give up and rest for a while…I would never let them know how sad my life is…” she looked away ” They should never see me like this…” she said quietly…
“Don’t cry…” I told her.
“Pain is good… it makes you stronger…you learn from it, then you’ll get used to it…Remember, the world has bigger problems than you have!” I joked, hoping to see a smile on her face… ”
” It’s okay to feel tired sometimes ,it’s normal to feel sad…that makes you human, but you shouldn’t let that stop you from reaching your goals…”I said trying to soothe her pains… I’m not used to seeing her like this; I can hardly remember seeing her cry…
«I’ve always been seen as the strong one, the “bad” one, strong-headed and too ambitious…” she said “I think they even think of me as a b*tch!” she shook her head… ” I think they even believe that I’m so hard that I don’t even know what pain is…they probably bet that they will never even see me cry…” she looked down with a bitter laugh tears filling her eyes again…
She was right…that’s exactly how most people think of her…
«But you know what? I don’t care…«She said, looking straight at me. » Cause no matter how they see me or think about me…they’ll never realize that inside,” she paused, and looked away… “I’ll always be just a girl… fragile, soft, weak? » she looks down at her hands. » I maybe tough outside, but this girl inside still needs someone to take care of her… someone who would hold her hand every morning and say, don’t worry, I’m here…everything’s going to be ok…”
She look back at me, shrugged and gave me a small smile… then just like that the girl inside her, hide behind her hard and tough exterior…
We just stared at each other for a while…
Then smiled and said…
«Oh my god! You spent too much time in front of the mirror! You’re already late for work!!”

Our story is different. Dale is from the US and I am from Hong Kong. Dale and I met on ICQ and over time, we fell in love with each other. Sounds pretty wild huh? But the story ending will probably even surprise you more.

On June 8th, 1999, I came to the US to meet him. It is an amazing experience, even now I can still remember how sweet I felt when I saw him for the first time, I wish the clock will stop and we can just enjoy that moment without any interruption from the outside world. His first touch, first smile, our first eye contact, our first kiss - everything made me feel like I was the luckiest person on earth. We just feel so good about our relationship.

On June 18th something that change our lives happened. There was a wedding ceremony and we were the two main person involved in it. So here I am, living in a pretty house with a big yard with my sweetheart Dale. Not to forget I have two step-daughters, Chelsea and Hillary. We live happily together and I am enjoying the life here. Our story inspires myself that, love has no distance.

Greetings from Arizona,
I have recently completed the e-book and anticipate the softback release this month of “Love At First Type: An Online Romance Based On A True Story.

What is it about?
In April of 1996, Kathy’s life was changed when she met Jack. Two people meet on the internet with vast differences and many commonalties. They’re 1000 miles apart, 24 years apart, and both married at the time they meet. They find themselves chatting more and more about their horrible marriages and soon begin to wonder if they would do better together. There is no guarantee that if they leave their spouses that they can build an everlasting love themselves. Is it worth going against all those odds? Is there such a thing as Love At First Type?

Read an excerpt from the book:
Most men who flirted with Kathy were just jerks and wanted cybersex, but there were some that she had a brotherly type of relationship with. She was not interested in falling in love with anyone else. Although, Repairman seemed to be different, was he? It was almost like love at first type, but how could innocent conversation turn into feelings?”

“Jack didn’t believe that there was any chance of him truly falling in love with someone else… until tonight. What did this Sassy have that astounded him so much? She was just another woman he had met online… or was she? He had conversed thirty minutes with her, and could not rationalize the radiance he felt when she stepped into the chat room.”

Jack’s eyes opened and the first thing he saw was the most beautiful woman in the world lying next to him. How lucky he was to have her with him. The red highlights in her hair looked like rubies nestled in soft velvet.

His right hand extended to her hair. He softly touched the rubies and velvet with his fingertips. She was lovelier than any other princess had ever been. His hand took the covers and moved them towards the end of the bed.

His lips yearned to explore every inch of her. His eyes saw beauty. His heart felt love. He throbbed with need. He didn’t know how much more of being a gentleman he could take. His desires were becoming harder and harder to control.

My name is Heather and I met my boyfriend, Matt, now of 8 1/2 months on the internet.

I was in a bad accident may 11 of 2000 and I almost lost my left hand. I was so scared when I got out of the hospital that I was never going to be able to meet a nice guy again or have a relationship with anyone again. One night I decided to stay on the internet for a while longer, and I got this instant message from this person that wanted to talk. So I said yes that I would talk, and that last about all night long into the early morning. Even though I hadn’t met him in person, he had already made me feel better about myself. Well, after talking on the internet for awhile, we decide to meet. We were friends for a couple weeks before we started dating.

Then one day he told me that he need a sweet girl in his life and asked me to go out with him. I was so happy!! So, we have been together for about 8 1/2 months and it has been the best 8 months for me ever! I feel like I am a person again. It’s like he can overlook the fact about my hand, and not dwell on the fact that there is a big scar on it. He means a lot to me and I’m so glad that I met him.

Everyone says that the internet can be evil, but if you ask me it is good to an extent. He really helped me believe in myself again and not to worry what people thought about my hand. He is a real sweetie and I just want everyone to know that it is possible to find good, nice, sweet guys out there on the internet. He has really helped me through a lot and has saved me from doing a lot of stupid stuff. We are still together and working on 9 months!

Good luck to everyone out there looking for love or just looking for a good friend!!