Yes it can happen -
I was a freshman in college, towards the end of the year when I saw a girl outside my dorm. She was really terrific looking, her eyes just completely struck me.
Dumb enough, I didn't say anything to her. Our paths crossed a number of times but I never had the guts to say hello, not normally a problem I have.
Year ended, we never met.
In the first 2 weeks of sophmore year I was sitting in a friend's room one night when in walked this same girl, finally we met. We spent the whole night talking and it was pretty clear that we worked very well together.
PROBLEM: Over the preceeding summer she found a new boyfriend! (arrrggghhhhh)worse, he lived outside of Phila and as she and I became good friends I had to drive her to Phila during breaks or weekends that I was going home so she could see him! TORTURE
She dated him for the next 2+ years, all the while she and I strengthened our friendship
Senior year of school she was at a different campus and finally broke up with him. During senior week we finally "hooked up" but she went to Europe for the summer and then, to my horror, began dating him again when she came back! She moved to NYC and dated him for the next year or so.
Once they finally broke up for good, she lived the single life in NYC dating one guy for roughly 9 mos. and playing the field for another year or so.
All the while I dated and had many "serious" girlfriends over the years.
Funny enough, I had finally given up hope that she and I would be together and resigned myself to the friendship, typical big brither type stuff.
My parents had gotten me tickets to a show for my 25th birthday, I invited Amy to come with me.
She came down to Philly for the weekend and we spent the weekend downtown, dancing, dining and finally the show. Once we got back to my place on Saturday night, she rolled over in bed and made a move on me. I was in shock! Happy shock at that!
She still had her reservations, (bad parent example), and we did not commit to each other right away. We did go on a vacation at the end of June to Maine and Newport, RI, after which she finally gave in and stopped hedging.
I asked Amy to marry me in November of that year and we were married Sept. 8, 1996.
I am the luckiest man, I married my best friend. We enjoy our time together and also recognize that everybody needs space to do their own things. We have traveled the world together ever since. We have been to, Cancun, Spain, London (3x), Florida, Arizona (2x), Cape Cod, Savannah, Hilton Head, Ocean City Md, Rehoboth De, Buffalo, Niagara Falls (a trip we made as friends in College also).
Last March Amy gave birth to our first child, Sascha, and that has only served to strengthen our bonds.
Here's some shots of us:
The Keitz family The bottom line is YES, true love is a reality.
nobody likes to be turned down.