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DianaFlynn

I know with everything that I am that my fiance, David, is the one for me. Growing up, I had the most wonderful example of what a loving marriage was. My parents were incredibly devoted to each other and extremely romantic. I remember my mother telling me as a child that she loved my father more than the day she married him. I also remember asking her who her best friend was as a little girl and she said my dad. As a child, I couldn't fully comprehend these things but now I do. My mother and father loved and supported each other for almost 25 years. When I was in college my father became sick with leukemia and my mother lovingly and compassionately took care of him until his dying day. She said she would have not had it any other way. 

When my father was dying I searched for words to give him comfort. Before he passed away, I made my father a promise that I would find someone to share my life with that treated me with as much love and respect as he treated my mom. His eyes filled with tears and I know this gave him so much comfort. After he passed away I became very choosy about who I dated. When I met David I knew that he was incredibly special. We have been together for 4 years now and recently became engaged at a romantic bed and breakfast in the Texas hill country. I couldn't ask for a more perfect person for me. David is the most humble, supportive, kind-hearted, intelligent, loving, genuine, honest, person I have ever met and so much more. He has never yelled at me, called me a name, disrespected me, or lied to me. He has supported me through a stressful year of teaching some very challenging second graders and other challenges in my life. He knows all my flaws and accepts me for who I am. After 4 years together, I know with all my heart that this is the man I want to journey through life with. I know that if my father were alive he would love David and I know that my father is smiling down on us during this special time in our lives.

Beautiful30

He is the ONLY one who understands my stupid jokes and in this harsh life, laughing together is pure medicine! 

PaigeMcC

He's the one because he knows what I'm thinking before I do, because makes me laugh even when I think I'll never smile again. He can melt my heart with a look, and lift my spirits with a hug.  He's the one because he loves the way I dance around the kitchen, singing to our dogs.  He laughs at my dumb jokes.  He tells me I'm beautiful whether I'm just out of bed or on my way to work.  He's the one because I can't imagine my life without him.  I can't imagine not waking up beside him, or not having him to talk to about our lives, our plans and our future.  He's the one because above all else I love him with all my heart and he is my best friend.

mjh573

Jeff and I have been down a road that many couples never want to go down.  We found out about 2 yrs ago that I have infertility.  This is very trying on your relationship and its not fun, especially when making a family is such a big part of your marriage.  For the past 5 yrs that we have been together it took 3 to realize what was going on.  Jeff has been there through the tears, the screaming, the why me.  He keeps me going and when I start to feel down he says, Molly, the world is not ready for a little you and I yet, but when it is, they are going to get it.  We just went through surgery for this and the whole time he was like my personal cheerleader, never letting me get to far down.  When I cry he will say something like what do you think of the name Hermit..just something to bring a smile to my face.  I have an amazing man, a man that no matter what the outcome is going to be he is going to be by myside and support any decissions that need to be made.  He loves me to the end of the world.  He keeps me positive and thats the most important thing.  So many of our friends ask how we stay so postive through this and its because we have eachothers backs and in our most vulneralbe times we have each other to the end...thats how I know.

KriisyNrob

He stepped in at a crucial time in my life while I was escaping an abusive ex. He took my 2 boys as his own and keeps me grounded .When all of my family couldn't help,he called B.s. and got me through. He helped me to get off drugs,be a better mom,find GOD AND BELIEVE in miracles .He has kept me honest,smiling:) ,given me my first sense of security ,provided without complaint and makes me look forward to each day with him by my side!  Bottom line...he gave me life !  He also is planning to adopt"OUR"  boys as his own after our wedding. The man is just truly AMAZING!!! 

lyod12

The reason my fiance Tim is "the one" is that he's my best friend that understands me when I'm upset, mad or happy. I may not admit that I'm upset, but he knows it and gets me to spit it out. We met through our fraternity and sorority in 2006. If I hadn't joined my sorority in the Fall of 2005 I never would have met my future husband. We've been in a long distance relationship for 5 years now. We were both in college struggling to finish and supported each other every day. Right now, he lives in NB, Canada and I'm still living in Massachusetts and we've traveled I don't know how many times by bus or car. It's been a long road but he's made it all worth the while. He proposed on our 4 year anniversary last June and it was the sweetest thing because I haven't seen him that nervous since the first day I met him. Hearing the words "I love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you" is just amazing and you're just on Cloud 9. Knowing that I'll be walking down the aisle to him and see his smiling face makes me know that this day will change our lives forever. By us getting married this year, it will mean we can finally take our relationship to the next level of actually living together and being a family. We've waited for a good two years due to visas and work permits falling through for myself to live in Canada. We're now all set to move in together in the beginning of June and can't wait for the journey to begin! 

greygarnett

We met through some mutual friends and right away I got a vibe that I wasn't going to like him. He was in the military and I had always thought they were arrogant jerks. We were all sitting outside enjoying the sun and he hit me in the head not once but twice with a frisbee and laughed at me so I told him to go play in traffic. Basically our first meeting wasn't the most romantic. After that we went out to a club with the group and ignored each other all night until it was time to come home. We stayed up all that night talking until we realised it was 7am and we had been talking for over 4 hours.
It was then that I knew I had misjudged him and when I came back to visit the same friends a week later he was still there. We went out again and one girl who came along is known for being something of a "tart" lets just say. She would have far suited his needs were he the miliraty jerk i thought him to be at first but despite her efforts he spent the whole evening with me and we talked all night again.
The end of his summer leave was coming fast and we knew there was something there so we decided to make the most of it and spend as much time together as we could before he left. He even came to my birthday party where he met most of my family and then in turn invited me to his going away party where I met his parents. It was that night he told me he loved me. At first I tried to object and told him to take it back if he didn't really mean it but I could tell by the look in his eyes he really did love me and that it was ok to tell him I loved him too.
This meant that he was gone back to his base and I was stuck back home 10 and a half hours apart. He made the drive whenever he could and I made trips up to see him and 14 long months later we decided to end this and move in together.
There has been a lot of chaos following him around the country for his work especially since I never pictured myself following a man anywhere (I was never "that type of girl"). I left my job and family and never looked back. Its been hard but we are always there for each other and he is so wonderful. They say that a spouse can complete you but he really has done that for me. He's strong while I am a crier, he is disorganised while I am compulsive, he is spontanious while I plan and he makes up silly songs and starts tickle fights while I am more quiet and serious. He brings out the best in me and I never could have imagined a more perfect love for myself.
We are getting married this summer and all of my past fears of commitment have vanished and he has shown me I can love somebody without always waiting for the ball to drop. He is my life and my love.

liltif765

My fiance is the ending to my fairytale. We met under the Eiffle tower, while studying abroad in Paris, and our first date was at a small  Italian cafe in Rome. The irony continues when we get back to the states, him Mississippi, and I to Louisiana, only to find out that his house is across the street from my family's camp. Since then we have been inseparable. We enjoy the same hobbies, traveling, fishing, art, and  sports. We finish each others sentences and are always thinking the same as the other. I would be lost without him.

streller9999

My fiancé is more than I ever hoped to find again. See, I was widowed 2 weeks before I turned 30. After some time, I started to wonder if I would ever find someone to be happy with again. I wondered how that person would deal with my husband’s family and the fact that I was still very close with them. It’s a scary place to be: not wanting to harden my heart against the possibility of finding love again, but still being so sensitive to how his family felt and if they would feel betrayed and wondering how ok a new guy would be with the pictures and memorabilia.

 

After a few years, I met this guy at the local bar. He lived a couple hours away so after we talked and hung out, I never thought I would hear from him again even though I gave him my number. Guess what, he called the very next day. We talked constantly for the next week and the next weekend, he came back to visit. The rest they say is history.

 

As far as what makes him “the one”… I could go on about how he has been instrumental in inspiring me to volunteer more, how my son said we are all better since he came in our lives, and many other things. But the one thing, more than any other, is how he deals with my status as a widow. We are both young. We should not be in relationships where we are dealing with widowed partners. He has been more than I could ever want. He is more than accepting of my extended family, he treats them as family himself. My late husband’s picture hangs on our wall with our other family pictures. He has never once made me feel like he had anything but compassion and respect for my feelings.

 

I am so very lucky, not only that I got to find love twice, but that one would be so accepting of the other. No jealousy, no envy, just love and admiration. Yep, he is the one…

Dferrari17

I can't say this is the most original answer, but when it's true, it's true. Matt is my everything. He is the first man in my life to treat me how a woman deserves to be treated. I never had a father, a brother or a boyfriend who made me feel like I was worth anything, but Matt changed all that. He does everything in his power to ensure that I am safe, comfortable and, most of all, loved. There isn't a day that passes since the moment we started dating that he hasn't told me how much I mean to him. He makes me feel like I am the only girl in the world and I am so very lucky that he is my one. God couldn't have provided anyone more perfect.

plato79

My fiance is the only one who could handle me with care and love, see me for who I am and love me, not inspite of, but because of my flaws. I first knew that this man was special when we were driving in heavy traffic and he recognized that I was trying my hardest to stifle my aggressive tendencies (mostly because he was in the car). My fiance gentle put his hand on my leg and said, "It's ok. Just let them merge." I burst into laughter and we had a much more pleasant ride. He sees into my heart and knows was to do and say to make me smile and want to be a better person. There's nobody I laugh with more than him, nobody who I smile with more than him, and nobody else I would want to wake up with every morning and go to bed with every night. The happier times are happier with him, the sad times aren't as sad. Words really cannot capture the feeling in our hearts that let us know we are soulmates and partners for all times.

JordanandKatlin

Honestly, I didn't know that Jordan was "the one" or even close to that when I met him on the stage of The Elephant Man that our community theatre was performing. I was dating another guy at the time and I actually thought Jordan was a little bit annoying. The guy I was dating was nice, but I knew that we weren't going anywhere so I broke it off. During this time I was spending time with the other cast members (including Jordan) and I came to really enjoy his sense of humor. Our friendship grew and we were soon inseparable. He asked me out on a date and I said yes. I am really glad I got to know Jordan because he is my one true love. I know that no one else could ever care about me the way he does, or make me as happy as he makes me. I would do anything for him, as he would do anything for me. I know he's "the one" because when I am away from him, he is what I am thinking about. It has been tough going to school, planning a wedding, and working to pay the bills, so we don't see each other as much as we'd like to, but we don't even need to question if it's worth it. It's always worth it if, at the end of every day, you are able to say without a doubt "I love this man" or "I love this woman." Jordan is "the one" because he gets my quirkiness and loves every bit of it. He is "the one" because I can't imagine my life since I met him, without him, and I can't imagine my life from now on without him.

JacquelineShields

My fiance is a man of few words- he is so shy!  But when he does speak I know he is the one! He once said, during an argument we were having over wedding details, that he is happy that we are getting married young because I am a beautiful woman and this way he can wacth me grow to be even more beautiful- he shows me constantly that he accepts me even when the going gets tough and I feel safe knowing that we can get through anything. "If it's love - And we're two birds of a feather then the rest is just whatever" (Train- "If It's Love)

Calistic

My Fiancé is the One for me.

We first met in middle school. Two of our friends introduced us. When I shook his hand our eyes met and the first thought that ran through my mind was “I’m going to marry this guy” I quickly thought about how silly that was to know who you would marry at 12. After that day we quickly became friends. When we moved up to High school we began sharing a locker together and he became my best friend. He was someone I could talk to about everything. In our homeroom class I would nap in his arms, he made me feel safe and at home.

After we graduated we went our own ways. He moved across state and I moved further south in the state. It would take another 5 years for us to re-connect. One day we messaged each other online, we were both back in our home town and decided to meet up again. We met each other at a local café and it was like no time had passed. But something had changed, we were in love. We began dating immediately and I knew once again that we were meant to be together forever.

We have now been dating for 6 years and every time I look into his eyes my heart melts and I think “this is the guy I will spend the rest of my life with”.  . He is still my best friend, he is still my support and now he will be my husband and in the future the father of my children.  Sometimes you do know who you will marry at 12.

We are actually using two train songs in our wedding. I will be walking down the aisle to “Marry Me”. For us it is perfect, especially since our first date was in a café. Our first dance is to “Drops of Jupiter” because in high school this CD was one of the only CD’s I would listen to and it was something that we both would listen to every homeroom.

lbelcher1

We can fart on each other. That's when it's true love. 

bkohlinger

It is really quite simple it is the way I feel when she is not around.  Michelle has given my life a second chance when I thought nothing mattered anymore she showed me how to live to my full potential.  She has brought out the animal in me and my life will always be more fulfilled, more loved, and more righteous with her in it.  – Forever can never be long enough for me, to feel like I’ve had long enough with you.  I you Michelle. 

al2206

he makes me smile every day : )

DrPB2b13

I know this sounds super sappy, but...

My fiance is "the one" because he cares about me more than anyone I've ever met.  He's a genuinely selfless person who supports me in everything I have ever wanted to do.  He loves me unconditionally, recognizes my achievements, and encourages me to grow.  He takes care of me and spoils me, appreciates everything I do in return, and doesn't "keep score."  He genuinely inspires me to be a better person, and every day I wake up happier and more in love with him than the day before - more than I ever thought possible to love someone!

dragynfliiz

I knew there was something special since the night this weird drummer kid in the band I had just started playing bass for in high school ran out of practice screaming "You hate me!" In fact, it was just the opposite...

We were 16, shy, and each thought the other was cute. Naturally, we were too nervous to say much to each other, resulting in both thinking the other hated them. The screaming was in fact very playful, and we grew to be best of friends. We started dating in college, and well, there was something special. Even today, we still are best of friends, we still think the other is cute, and we still play music together. He's the one.

quirky75

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_reception-ideas_want-win-trip-two-meet-train-see-perform-live-air-hotel-included?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:5Discussion:df698fcc-d724-4642-8211-867f2c61aae1Post:4fd81b5a-c650-4a6c-beab-ea132c63624c">Re: Want to win a trip for two to meet Train & see them perform live? (Air and hotel included!)</a>:
[QUOTE]We can fart on each other. That's when it's true love.  :)
Posted by lbelcher1[/QUOTE]

Completely agree ;) haha

My FI is the one because I can be the true me around him and he loves me all the same. If I'm sad, I can be sad around him and not have to hide it and he will hold me and let me cry if it's not something he can fix. If I'm happy, he'll smile with me. We understand each other and have lots of little quirks in common. We learn new things about each other all the time.

TeamBob&Aud

My fiance is the one.  He is my first love.  I went twenty years without a boyfriend, and when I found one, he turned out to be the one.  The second guy I ever kissed, he asked me after a week of studying World History with me if I would be his girlfriend.  A little over two years later, on the morning of his college graduation he asked me if I would be his wife.  Bob has been upfront and honest with me since the first day of our relationship.  He keeps no secrets from me.  He is the master of forgiveness.  He pushes me to be better by loving me for who I am.  He will be a wonderful father one day.  He grows in his patience everyday and makes a concerted effort to do so. He integrates into my family beautifully, and is living with my in-laws and me after moving from California to New Mexico to Missouri, and now to Kentucky to find a way for us to be together.  He works his hardest at a job he doesn't love, but works daily to find one that he will.  Bob doesn't give up.  I've seen it.  He doesn't give up on work, school, family, or friends.  I know he will never give up on us.  We get married July 2 this year.

TEAM BOB AND AUDREY BIO

freshness99

Shane is a kind, sweet, sensitive, understanding and generous person.  He really is the most beautiful person I've ever met or known.  I can say he is a much better person than I!  I guess you could say I've met my match   He keeps me grounded and allows me to be myself.  We are somewhat the male/female version of one another.  He does the little things and that's what makes me smile when I think of him. I really don't know what I'd do without him.  The funny thing is the first night we went on a date I knew I HAD to marry him.  So that's why he is the one!

eleventwentyfour

Thomas and I met when we were 14 years old in science class freshman year of high school.  Everyday I got butterflies walking into that class seeing his smiling face.  As the days passed we became inseparable.  It's funny looking back, thinking that what started off so innocent and playful evolved into such a strong, impenetrable bond.  We've spent the last 6 and a half years forming a friendship and love that is above and beyond every one of my wildest dreams.

I know Thomas is "the one" because no one else makes me smile like he does.  No one else can make me giddy with one single look.  No one else can make me feel secure with a single sentence. I know he's the one because when he's not lying in bed next to me I feel a void.  When he grabs my hand, I still get weak in the knees.  Every night, right as I'm about to fall asleep, he leans over and says, "I love you, more than anything in the world"  and no one else could put me to sleep with sweeter words.

LoisLane007

Scott is not only my other half, but my BETTER half. When I was young, my nickname was Lois Lane, I always wanted to be a reporter. Ironically, Scott's continuing nickname is Superman.

When we started dating in the summer of 2006, and our first kiss gave us both butterflies so bad, that we could barely walk down the stairs at the moive theater. But it wasn't a fairytale relationship, the start was it was rocky and winthin the course of 9 months, we broke up 3 times, and saw other people. All the time, we saw eachother in our new relationships.

On the night of my high school graduation, we went to the movies again, to start anew. When Scott dropped me off at my parents house that night, he looked up at the stars, and told me he had an idea. His words were: "I promise never to break your heart again, if you promise never to break mine." "I promise." We got engaged at night, under the stars, making true to our promise to never break eachothers' hearts again. 

I say Scott is my better half because he is always there for me and my family. He protects me, my family, his family, and everone else in our county. He is a proud deputy, and I am proud of him.

indodva

After a slew of failed relationships and broken hearts, I wasn't sure what "the one" meant anymore.  I had given up on finding "the one" and was questioning whether such person even exist.  Returning to California after a couple month's stay in Colorado (where I was nursing a broken heart), I vowed to stay single until i felt sure that I loved myself enough to love another man.  Upon returning to my beloved home state, my dearest best friend and I spent days celebrating and enjoying what's left of summer.  She and I had gone to nursing school together and had finally finished that summer.  I met her in school and knew she had 3 older brothers.  Never meeting any o f them, I wasn't even sure I wanted to. But fate, destiny, what ever you want to call it, had other plans.  I was picking up my best friend one day so that we can spend the rest of summer on a beach somewhere, when I met my fiance. 

I walked toward my best friends front door, just like I have many times before, but this time, i noticed her car in the driveway, with a pair of muscular man legs poking through from underneath the car. My first instinct was to search for my keys and prepare to use it as a weapon.  But as luck would have it, I safely walked by the  ominous, yet gorgeous man legs.  I didn't think much about it as i reached the safety of my friend's house.  Until i came out later to grab something out of her fridge.  As i turned to close the fridge door, there stood the infamous muscular legs.  Attached to them was this handsome, grease smudged man, who was the spitting image of my best friend.  It only took me a few seconds to realize that this must be one of the 3 brothers.  and most likely the middle one (considering the rumors i heard).  He turned around, introduced himself and gave me the cutest boy grin that i've come to dearly love.  I thought nothing much of this encounter, considering this was my best friend's older brother (which at the time was dating another woman). 

But, as fate would have it. This man, is my present and my future. I just didn't know it at the time. Upon meeting him, my first thought was, what a mess!  This handsome man, was in desperate need of a shave and shower.  Grease decorated his face as if he was a canvas, and the car was the painter.

I definitely never thought that this man would be my future fiance.  After several months of quick yet friendly hellos and goodbyes, civil chats, and safe topics.  He grew on me.  He was back on the market, and I wasn't buying. We got to know each other. And the attraction was there, and so was the flirting. But he was everything I was NOT looking for.  and I was NOT the typical type he went for.  We were as opposites as the sun and the moon.  He was country, and I was islander.  He loved heat, and I hated it.  He was tank  tops and shorts, and I was dresses and heels.  Day and night.  But somehow, in our differences we found that our hearts were similar. 

Eventually, we couldn't deny it any longer.  As opposite as we were, we found that we complimented each other perfectly.  His weakness were my strengths, and vice versa.  He was the yin to my yang.  And from that day forth, we were inseperable.  We now live in our wonderful home with our 5 dogs, 2 turtles, and 2 goldfish.  We're still as different as day and night.  He's still tank tops, shorts and flip flops.  And I'm still dresses and heels. 

So what made me know that my fiance IS "THE ONE"??  The fact that we're 2 complete opposites, and yet can love each other and accept each other as is.  He doesn't try to change me into tank tops, shorts, and flip flops.  And I don't try to change him into suits, and dress shoes. He respects me and loves me despite our differences.  And I do the same with him.  Somewhere in our differences we found a common bond that is stronger than skin color, than surroundings, than expectaions.  OUR love for one another transcend our differences which leads us to understanding, respect, and acceptance.  The fact that such a man exists to show me and teach me this great lesson, is why i know HE iS THE ONE.  Love isn't just about similarities and mutual interest.  If two totally opposite people can fall in love and have respect and acceptance and understanding of each other, then what could be a better example of the existance of love? not much. 

My fiance is the one, because he taught me that LOVE isn't defined by similarities.  LOVE, RESPECT, HONOR, UNDERSTANDING, and ACCEPTANCE can still be shared even through differences.  he is the one, because he showed me that LOVE surpasses and trascends differences. and that  LOVE is the COMMON ground for all humanity. 

GBroc22

My fiance and I have been together for nearly 9 years, and during most of it we lived at least 2 hours apart.  I knew he was the one because I drove every other weekend to see him, and arrived exhausted to work on Mondays.  I also fetch out his socks from under the sheets when he kicks them off at night, clean up his golf balls after he practices chipping in the living room, pick up the coins that he incessantly leaves around my apartment, and sift through the empty take-out bags in his car to clear room on my seat.  He's THE ONE because all of these blips and quirks make me love him more! That's love!

waltzingmatilda13

They always say you can't help who you fall in love with. I say this because no one would choose the life that I chose in order to be with my DH unless they were completely and utterly in love with their soul mate, or "the one".

I had a huge crush on DH in high, but never really talked to him. He knew I like him, but was too busy having fun and hanging out with friends. Almost 10 years after graduating he found me on FB by searching for old classmates in his town. I thought it was a joke when he messaged me, but we soon got together for drinks.

After hanging out a couple times we went on our first real date. That night he dropped on bomb on me. He had to tell me something really important before things went any further, something I never knew about him until this moment . He had a congenital heart defect that caused him to get an artificial valve when he was 2 years old (which has been replaced multiple times as he grew up) and he has a pacemaker because he has little to no electrical current of his own. He takes blood thinners and has to have major surgeries every 5-10 years to replace the valve and pace maker battery. He will be lucky if he lives to be 60 years old.

He told me all that that night because he had been burned in the past, letting girls get too close and then get scared away. He wanted to give me an out as early as possible. I said no way. I had never felt more like myself than when I was with him, although that certainly did explain the ticking noise I kept hearing (his artificial valve opening and closing). Over time I came to associate that ticking with his quickening heart beat when he wanted to kiss me for the first time or ask me to be his girlfriend. I made it my mission to make it tick faster, because that meant I made his pulse quicken. He was so happy that he finally found someone who was not only not afraid of his condition, but embraced it.

We said our "I love yous" within 2 weeks and talked about marriage within a month. Although we waited over a year to get engaged and another to get married, we both knew from the beginning that we had found true love. And even if I only get 30 years with him, it will be the best 30 years of my life.

lindsaypage35

A longtime friend asked me once how I knew that my fiance was the one. I honestly could not give her an answer. I said "I just know".

I'm not sure that I ever believed in love at first sight, because I feel like you need to truly get to know someone before you can love them for everything that they are. But 10 years ago, when I first saw him, I definitely felt something. At the time, we were in college and both so young. We developed a friendship, but that attraction was always there and it was not going away. I guess you could say that we were just meant to be.

After dating for years and years, we started to hear everyone in our life asking when the heck we would be getting married.  It seemed like others were more concerned about us marrying than we were. We were just happy and content, and didn't ever need the ring or the piece of paper to prove that. But, that memorable night did happen last December in front of the Christmas tree in the Boston Common. My happiest time of year, with the person that has completed my life, down on one knee and asking me to marry him.

We plan to marry next April, and that day will be exactly what we have celebrated all of these years - a simple and happy day for love, family, and friends. I plan to walk down the isle to Train's "Marry Me" in a piano version, and admit that I cry every time that I hear it!

So, what makes him the one? "Forever could never be long enough for me.." He just is.

szakaly77

Wow the posts are already so wonderful! I just recently heard Marry Me and instantly fell in love with it and that is the song that my fiance and I will be dancing our first dance as husband and wife too in just over a month!!!

The reason Brandon is "the one" for me... It's as simple as he's my soul mate! We met over 4 years ago and neither one of us was really looking for anything serious and we just couldn't stop the magnetic connection between us. He has the same sense of humor as me which is so important. We can be in our house, alone, and just laughing at non sense. I have never had that in a partner before and to be so comfortable and to just be able to laugh and love after this many years is absolutely perfect! He is going to make an amazing father when we have children and that is very important to me. I think just everything about him is wonderful and he makes me want to be the best person I can be!!
Even if we don't win this contest, I know I am the luckiest woman in the whole world to have him pick me out of all the women out there!!

Jenna - jenna@bizziebrides.com

mcclaugherjl

My Fiancé and I are very recently engaged, but have been together for a little over 3 years. He is "the one" for many reasons, but one trait in particular stands out.

I had no idea how devastating a year 2009 would be for me. In January, my Grandmother (who was my mentor, inspiration and guidance) passed away after a 4 year battle with Ovarian Cancer. It was sudden and unexpected, we thought she was in for the long fight, but her body had other plans. My fiancé and I were in college at the time, and when I received the phone call we were in the student center, and I just broke into hysterics. Somehow my fiancé was able to get me out of the student center, back to my apartment, pack my bags and then proceeded to drive me the 2 hours home so that I could be with my family. He stayed with me, and did anything and everything not only for me, but for any member of my family who needed it. I was quite a mess but my fiancé stood by my side and tried to help me heal as I continued with school and getting back to somewhat of a normal pattern.

In September of that year, I got more bad news. My mom, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, had been given 6 months to live. Her cancer had come back, and it had come back hard. I was inconsolable. At this point my fiancé was already working a full time job, and I was finishing school. I decided to take the remaining part of the semester off and stay at home with my mom, trying to make her time easier, and spending as much time with her as possible. It was hard, but my fiancé stayed the night at my mom and step-dad's house with me every night for almost 2 months. One night we were talking to my mom before she was going to sleep, she was getting very weak at this point, but before we said goodnight, my fiancé (boyfriend at the time) asked my mom if she would give her blessing if he were to ask me to marry him one day. She, of course, said yes. On December 1, my mom passed away in the afternoon. My fiancé rushed back to my side, made sure I was okay, and then proceeded to take food orders and requests, going to the grocery store for the family, and making sure we all had everything we needed.

It was a long and hard year for me and my family. The man I am going to marry stood by my side, he held me up and encouraged me to heal and grow from all the life experiences I have gone through. There is no way I would have been able to deal with the loss and sadness without him, and I am so very happy to have him in my life. He makes me stronger, and the person I am because of his presence and encouragement is someone who I never thought I could be. I cannot wait to be his wife, and see where life takes us, knowing there will be hardship, with him I will make it through unharmed.