Ages:28 & 34
Occupation: Licensed Massage Therapist, Yoga Instructor,
I was on a 'working' vacation in Costa Rica (studying with a bunch of Americans) & on the penultimate night this stunning little fox walked up to me, bold as brass, & paid me a compliment so outrageous, I was lost for words. Later, when I finally managed to get her alone to talk, I summoned all my charm & told her she looked like a little elf! Yep, that's what came out of my mouth! I've no idea how or why it worked, but in the two days we had left to get to know each other, I felt something so strong that I was convinced to shorten my long-dreamt of vacation in Paradise to fly to some backwater Pepsicola town I'd never heard of to meet her family & former Marine father… oh Joy!
I'll let her finish my story (as usual)….
When Miles showed a photo of me climbing a tree and said very sincerely and strangely complimentary, " Awww look; ya loook lyke a lil' elf " (in his English/Aussie accent)….I knew this was his strange way of saying he liked me, but I had to take that to the limit..."I tell you you're the most gorgeous guy I've ever seen and you come back with that?! Geezums you Aussie guys sure know how to make a girl's knees knock!"
Everyone saw and witnessed our love develop from that point. We spent our last 2 days we had together getting to know each other and shared our hopes, dreams, spiritual beliefs, visions and morals....all of which were strangely similar, despite the differences in our upbringings and cultural backgrounds... It was like looking in a mirror and seeing ourselves, but as the opposite gender. True. Twin Flames.
When he got to Florida, Miles was DRILLED, GRILLED CHEWED, ASSESSED & ultimately approved, accepted, welcomed and loved by ALL my family and friends, especially my 8 year old son, who's hit guys I've dated before!
Miles surprise proposed 3 months later, on my birthday (in a fantastically romantic way, overlooking the quaint English countryside with both our families involved). His family being properly English, I thanked my grandma for taking me to violin, piano, etiquette classes and having tea time since I can remember. It was like Hill-Billy Hollywood meets the Royal Family!
The last year has been a roller coaster ride with him living in Australia and us dealing with massive emotions, separation and a plethora of financial/logistical complexities that any sane couple would have bailed long ago. Despite the torturous months of separation, tears, heartache, long haul flights, phone bills(love you Skype) and the many obstacles we face it's really been a fairy tale. We've managed to stay strong, our love has grown from it all we still cherish every second we have together.
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