Do you believe in love at first sight?

Yes

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by Miss AngelDe

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"Yes" I do believe in "Love at First Sight".

The common sense side of me says, no, we need to get to know this person before "Love" enters the picture.

The reality of it is,"Love at First Sight", happens and it happened to me. It also happened when I was not looking for it and when I had least expected to find "Love".

My story begins 35 years ago. My ex-husbands cousin, who had been a girlfriend of mine since high school called and asked me to go with her, just to get me out of the house. I had been divorced about 6 months before and had been spending all my time working and raising my small son. My son was just about to turn 5 years old, he was the most precious thing in my life and I had planned to live my life alone and raise him the best I could. I was devastated over my divorce and did not want to go out. She told me to call my mother to see if she would babysit that evening for my son. I called mom and,of course, she was happy to hear I was finally going someplace other than work and home. Little did I know what was waiting for me when my friend and I went for a Sandwich and a Pepsi.

We went to a little place where there was a jukebox playing the music we all loved at the time, it was 1973. We sat at a little table and ordered our food. Just talking as we always did. She and I had gone to high school together and we remain friends to this very day. My friend is my ex-husbands cousin and the person who introduced me to him 10 years before. I felt so bad about my divorce and the fact he was her cousin. I just really was not interested in other men at the time. I did not want to have my little son or me hurt again.

We were sitting there minding our own business when a nice looking young man came over to our table and asked my friend to dance. She got up and danced with him, while his friend had asked me to dance. When we sat back down at our table, I said "Boy! You have all the luck, you get the good ones", because the guy she danced with was a cutie. Another song played on the jukebox and this good looking guy came back to our table. To my surprise, he asked me to dance. Well, needless to say, looking for love or not, I found it. I found "Love" without any real effort on my part at all.

This young man asked me for my phone number and even though I thought he was so good looking, I did not give it to him. I had been hurt so bad by my ex that I figured anyone who wanted me had to fight for me. I felt a connection that night to that good looking, nice young man. I just did not realize it was "Love at First Sight". I told him if he wanted to call me, my number was in the book. I did ,of course, give him my name. I never expected to hear from him again, but,when I returned to my little house that evening, my telephone was ringing. It was this young man calling me, we talked for hours that first night. I found out he lived up the street from me. This was just the beginning for me and "My Love".

We began dating and both of us felt we had known each other for years. I did not want to get married again, I was afraid. We dated for nine months, then he asked me to marry him. I was still afraid because I had been cheated on the first time and did not want to end up that way again. We talked and talked about our relationship and how much we loved each other. We had children to consider, he had a boy 4 years old and a girl 6 years old, my son was 5 years old. That is a lot to take on, it scared me , even as much as I loved this man. Our children got along so well and my son was so happy to have playmates.

There is so much to our story but to make a long story short. I married this man, who I thought was so good looking. Looks; not something I should base my love on, but I could not help but love him. He was so good to me and my son. Then as my son and I got to know his children,we began to love them too. This man turned out to be the "Love of My Life". We have been married 34 years this past January. Our children are now 39, 40 and 41, grown with children of their own. Our precious grand-children. How I could have been afraid to take that step eludes me now, but back then I knew I loved him from Hello, but because of my previous marriage, I was so afraid to take that last step.

I still Love this man with all my Heart and Soul. By the way, he is still good looking. In the beginning I thought I could not love him more than I did at that time, but I was wrong again. I Love him so much more now. I have been so "Blessed" by having him in my life all these years. He still holds my hand and is so sweet to me. I also, have been very good to him and his children, who I feel are partly mine. I love them all so much. Little did I know that night when I went for a sandwich and a Pepsi,with my friend, that God was leading me toward a better life.

In these years that he and I have been together I had another blessing happen to me. My husband's first wife and I have become best friends. We are not sure just how this happened, but, we both are so grateful, because we have family times together and all the kids love it, big and small. We get to enjoy all of it. Her husband and my husband get along so well, we have all become friends. This took several years to happen, but we know, God had his hand in this from the beginning.

Don't ever doubt that there is "Love at First Sight". I have "My Love" right here beside me to prove it. He has had three strokes and I have become his caretaker now. I will continue to care for him and love him as long as God has it in his plan for us. After that, when we leave this earth someday. We will spend Eternity together, side by side. I Love This Man! It Truly Was "Love at First Sight".

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