True Love Story (I) Translated by Zhang Bao on September 15, 2017

Happy married couple looks back on how their relationship began, and these warm and funny love stories don't happen in movies.

1. Tyneji and Brian

"The first time I met Brian, he put a softball-sized toad on my lap. I screamed in fright, and he collapsed. I found him to be disgusting. I distinctly remember saying to my mother, 'I hate that boy. ’”

"It was 1988, and Tyengie was 11 and I was 12. I'm not used to being around girls. ”

"My parents and I just moved across the street from Brian's house, so it was hard for us to see each other. Brian called me 'orange' and grimaced at me at the bus stop. When it snowed, he waited for me outside and hit me with a snowball. He also made fun of my clothes and hair. Until I was in high school, Brian didn't show me any appreciation or affection. ”

"By the time I was 15, Tyneji became very cute. We played basketball together, played games, and watched "Goonies" tapes. I started driving her to school. We talked on the phone at night and didn't put the phone down until we fell asleep. Although our house is only one street apart. ”

"When I was in junior high school, Brian started dating my friends. He was only with that friend and left me alone. I longed for revenge on him. It took me a few days to come up with a plan to break them up. I realized I really liked him. Finally, on my way home from school, I told him, 'I just want the two of us to be together.' ’”

"I parked my car in the parking space in front of my house, and we kissed in the car. ”

"During college, we were dating all the time, but we were also separated for a short time. I've had this relationship with someone else, but I haven't really had a relationship with anyone else. We reconciled in 2001. One day in 2003, Brian got down on one knee with music on and told me that he wanted to be in love with me for the rest of his life. I burst out laughing. ”

"Whenever I tried to speak to her in a serious tone, she was always laughing at me. ”

"I have a deep and romantic love for Brian. I love him because he is my best friend. When you get married, autopilot will be easy. You get the kids up in the morning, go to work, and no longer spend time playing. You forget why you're together in the first place. I think it's fortunate that Brian and I still joke like we did when we were kids. ”

"I love to hear Taynege's truest and most stupid laughs," Brian said. ”

"However, Brian will never put a toad on my lap again. ”

"Of course not. ”

Tyneji, 34, and Brian, 35, have been married for seven years and have two children and will soon have a third. They live in Laurel, Maryland.

2. Gladys and Harold

"In 1948, I was a high school student, and my girlfriend asked me to go on a triangle date with her and the others," Gladys said. I told her I don't like this kind of blind dating. But she showed me a picture of Harold, and I changed my mind. Harold was a college student and good-looking.

In the evening we plan to go to the theater to see a movie, and I am very excited about it. Harold came out to pick me up. But when we got into the car, we saw two young men and two girls sitting inside. Harold put his arm around one of the girls. I had to be with one of the other boys, and that boy was all about himself, so I was very unhappy that night. ”

Harold said, "I don't remember why I chose another girl to be with that night, but, as a boy, I did mess things up." We all called Gladys Bee because she was so cute. She talked and laughed with everyone, and they all got along very well. After that night, I asked her three times to go out with me, but she wouldn't pay attention to me. So, I lied to her and said that if you don't promise me again, I will never come to you again. ”

"I agreed to go out on a date with him, but only because I wanted to get revenge on him for not choosing me on his first date that night, and I wanted to get him through the night in a very cold way."

"Thankfully, she changed her mind." ”

"We went to the open-air cinema and went for dessert and fancy fries. I saw that Harold was very handsome and very nice to me. He also had a red convertible, which was a big stuff. After a few dates, we really fell in love. ”

"Two years later, in 1950, I was 25 years old, and Bee was 20 years old, and we were of legal age to get married, and we got married. But we all keep a secret because Bee's parents think she's too young. ”

"I live at home and go to business school every day, and Harold is studying medicine to become a dentist. I hid our marriage certificate in my bedroom. Two weeks later, while my mother was cleaning my room, she found the marriage certificate. She was shocked, and she immediately called Harold and asked, "Are you married to my daughter?" and my parents knew about it, but they liked Harold, he was a good guy. ”

"I always ask Gladys what she really wants to do, and it's a secret of our marriage: I don't want to pretend I'm a jack of all trades. ”

"Harold always put me first, and after we got married, he never went to the country golf course with anyone else, and he always played with me." I like him to do that. ”

Harold said, "Gladys always supported me unconditionally and gave me the best feeling. ”

"We feel very happy together, even happier than we are with other people," Gladys said. We don't play golf anymore, but we like to sit in front of the TV and watch the games. We're fans of the Louisiana State football team, so we've never missed watching every one of their games. Well, we're still fascinated by each other, but at the same time, we're trying to be less fascinated with each other. ”

Harold said, "There's not enough love in this world, so don't miss out when you meet a girl like Bee." And I'm so lucky. ”

Gladys, 81, Harold, 87, lives in Alexandria, Louisiana, and they have been married for 62 years with three children, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.