Met girl in High School
Became sweethearts/fell in love over 1.5 years
Graduated
Her = Michigan State
Me = Arizona State, then Marines
Tried long distance thing for a while, then decided to 'see' other people. 'Seein is GOOD!"
I would still make trips back to Michigan, she came to AZ a few times, and once to visit me on Camp Pendleton.
She gets job
I finish USMC and return to MI
We start dating seriously
I F/U and cheat, get busted
about 4 months time apart
Back together
9 years after we met, I bought the ring and popped the question
She said 'Yes'
11 years and 2 kids (5 & 7)later life is good, no, life is great (except my health)
Bottom line+ If we each hadn't sampled ('see' other people)what else the world had to offer, we wouldn't be here together today.
My story.