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Heads Up! Be My Valentine By Sue Stauffer LCF Outlook
Can you recall the circumstances
that brought you to that
special relationship that resulted in
love? Many people have a story as
to how they met their spouse.
Some of these stories are unique
and could definitely qualify as
“fate” bringing two people together.
This is the case of a dear friend
of mine who met her new husband
in an unusual circumstance. She
had moved from La Cańada
Flintridge and relocated to a new
area after the death of her husband.
She had not been in the new location
for very long, so she didn’t
really have any established friendships.
She was alone and grieving,
thinking that she would never meet
anyone she would ever love again.
Knowing that she must socialize
and get some exercise, she joined a
country club and decided to learn
to play golf. She dined at the club
frequently, often alone, and
became friendly with some of the
personnel. Coincidently, another
club member who had recently lost
his wife was also a favorite of the
staff. Finally, one of the managers
approached my friend and asked
her if he could give her telephone
number to the gentleman. She said
yes, thinking “why not? I have
nothing to lose.” As you may have
guessed, they had coffee, started
dating and are now married. Even
though they were neighbors living
only a few blocks from each other,
they may have never met if a tenderhearted
acquaintance hadn’t decided
to play cupid. Kismet!
The single mother of another of
my dear friends has another tale of
finding romance. She loved to
dance! There was a gentleman who
knew her who also loved to dance.
He kept asking her out on dates to
go dancing. She kept refusing,
thinking that she didn’t want to get
involved with anyone again. Finally,
the northeastern winter weather set
in and the snow came down, creating
nasty driving conditions. The
gentleman, knowing her reluctance
to drive in the snow, called one
Sunday morning and offered to
drive her to church. She gladly
accepted. “Now for the rest of the
story,” as Paul Harvey would say.
This was the beginning of a new
romance, and to this day they are
still dancing, twirling and whirling
into their twilight years.
We never know when or why
we fall in love with someone, but
we do, and Valentine’s Day is the
time to celebrate this unexplained
human emotion that is so powerful
and lasting that it has been the
source of stories, poems and songs
since the beginning of time. Keep
your love alive and remember, “love
grows and knows no age or boundaries!”
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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