#MySO

My husband and I met online, in the good old days of dial up internet on AOL, way back in 2001 - just a month after I had turned 18. It was right after Christmas - December 28th, to be exact. He was 19. I lived in Massachusetts, he was a Florida boy. We met in a poetry chat room. He said something that made me laugh, and we struck up a conversation. From there, we became best friends, talking online every day. Eventually, you couldn't get us off the phone with each other. Four months after meeting and talking every day and falling madly in love with each other, on April 20th, 2001 I went down to Florida to meet him, and spent 4 days with him. My mother and family tried to convince me I was making a big mistake by, "flying off to meet some stranger I met on the internet", but I'm SO glad I didn't listen to them. Those 4 days were the best 4 days of my life aside from the days my babies were born. I have gotta say, soulmates are real because I found mine in him. We have been together for 15 years now, and married for 11 years. That man has been with me through sickness, in health, for richer or poorer, and will forever be there for me - till death do us part. He's so loyal, loving, humble and selfless. He has been there when we had nothing and he made something out of nothing for his family. He has always taken care of me, and has been my rock through all the storms life has thrown at me. He has saved me more than once from harm and self destruction. I learned that a love like this only happens once in a lifetime. I wouldn't want to spend my life with anyone else, ever, other than him. #MySO