It seems as if we have known each other our whole lives, and when you consider our beginning, it makes sense. I would love to share that our story was a fairytale, but that's a bit too "Disney" for us.

How our story started when we were young was like many young adults. We were enamored with each other, but neither realized how much. We were young, stubborn and not very good at communicating. We were impulsive and strong-willed . . . all things that are not very conducive to a new relationship. It seemed as if we were over before we began.

Time marched on. We had an occasional phone call, checking in on each other. We made separate lives, spouses, kids, homes and careers. The miles separated us. Even as time passed, there was always some piece of our heart kept tucked away, wondering about the other. We endured heartaches, sorrows and hardships, never quite knowing where our other half was. We even endured a missed connection.

Life is crazy and time has a way of putting things into perspective. Things we thought were important in our younger years, no longer seemed so in the later years. Our time apart had taught us communication, patience, tolerance and a longing to be truly authentic.

After the many absent years, a vivid dream and a Facebook message later, we were in contact again. It was as if were thrown back into the past and time melted away. We weren't strangers talking for the first time. We knew each others heart. Thank goodness for cell phones these days! Our younger selves had endured a few costly phone bills! The conversations were informative, thought provoking, and sometimes heart breaking. We laughed, cried and argued. We aren't perfect, and that's okay, because we are perfect for each other.

So in the beginning, it was always you, and now it is again.

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