I have every person I marry
write an autobiographical essay. Generally, the groom’s essay is not as
detailed as the bride’s, certainly not when it comes to feelings. Steven is no
regular groom, though. Not only was his essay long and detailed, it touched on
some pretty deep ideas.
Check this out: “Before
Miriam I did not believe in falling in love. I am a very realistic person and
my… (hope) at the time was (to find) someone I like who doesn’t get on my
nerves. I am so lucky now too admit how wrong I was and how lucky I am to have
never settled…” Wow! Not only did Miriam cause him to fall in love with her;
she changed his perception of the very idea of love.
Now, Miriam may not have needed
convincing of the very idea of falling in love. Still, she came to their first
date, with eyes wide open, prepared for all eventualities. This part may
actually make you hungry too: “Steven and I have a lot in common, but a big
thing we have in common is food. We both really, really love food. So, it’s
only fitting that the night I met Steven for the first time, I told my sister
that I would text her in the middle of the date to let her know how it was
going and would do so in code words related to pizza toppings – pepperoni meant
good, green peppers meant neutral, and anchovies meant bad. Steven immediately
earned a rating of 100 pepperonis – and the rest was history…”
What did Miriam do to change
Steven’s mind about love? He tells us: “If you took everything in a person that
was important to me, sweet, kind, generous, smart, funny, emotionally
intelligent, hardworking, trustworthy, understanding and beautiful, she
exemplified (it) all.”
And what caused Steven to
earn so many cured meats, and to keep that coveted rating? Miriam admits that
at that first date his good looks and charm did play a part. However, she
quickly discovered that he was, “the most generous and thoughtful person I…
ever met. He truly cares about other people and really wants to make others
happy.”
What seals the deal for
Miriam is this: “We have the same fundamental values, matching visions for our
future, and love and respect for each other, and that is what is most important
to me.” It is no surprise, therefore, that Steven says, “I’m so lucky to have
her in my life and (I) feel so fortunate… (to have) the relationship that we
have.”
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