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Your love was worth waiting for, now I am complete.

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There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.

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I know the freedom that comes from sharing my heart with someone that
I can confide in openly and trust completely.
I know the delight that comes from sharing moments with someone
Whose presence can turn ordinary experiences into extraordinary joys.
I know the overflowing blessings that come through a common bond of faith
That is found in the rich soil of our all-embracing love.
I know all of these wonderful things, and so much more...
All because of you.

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Let there be such oneness between us,
that when one cries, the other tastes salt.

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To me, fair friend, you never can be old
For as you were when first your eye I eyed,
Such seems your beauty still.

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Michele of Letters From New York City has been asking people to tell her about their first loves.

Since my first is really my only (AND my now), and the saga spans some 13 years between first kiss and marriage - full of tawdry, assorted ups and downs that would take a novel to document - I needed to find a short way to cover the story.

Then I was surfing at Eckernet.com, and noticed that Kevin had written up a sort of fantasy personals ad listing everything he could ever want in a woman. I'd like to quote the whole darn thing, but it's fairly extensive, and I'd rather have you read it in context, so I'll only take the beginning and let you read the rest for yourself:

I'm looking for an smart, funny, logical, rational, self-confident, fairly-independent ex-gymnast with a great body. A woman who would be fun to drink with, isn't shy about sex and doesn't mind discussing politics. If you can out drink me while discussing the geopolitical effects of nuclear power using only four-letter words, you just might be the one.

I said to myself, "Holy crap! That's Beloved Wife!" (who actually DID take gymnastics lessons as an adult - and that was BEFORE she started seriously working out and transforming herself into the sexy goddess you see here).

As I continued to read Kevin's wish list, I kept repeating those 5 words.

Then it dawned on me.

Beloved Wife is my all-in-one wish list.

She always has been, and I knew it from the start.

Although when I first kissed her at age 19, I didn't have a detailed listing prepared, I had a sense of all those wants, and I could see that she matched all the ones I was aware of.

She was right for me. I knew it. I fell in love with her. I never stopped loving her.

Even through some dark, hopeless, barren years when there was no hope that she could be mine again (for her heart at that point belonged to another), I *knew* that finding someone to match me as well as she did was nigh hopeless, so I didn't even try.

I *knew* what I wanted, and she was it.

And eventually, when the timing was right in both our lives, and the stars aligned, it all started again as it started the first time.

A single, perfect kiss, and all was once again right with the universe.

As it has been ever since.

With my Beloved Wife.

My first, my last, my only love.

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1 Ok....I admit it. I'm in love with your wife. And I think she can do better.

Posted by: Kevin at February 24, 2005 12:54 AM (tpdFV)

2 trying not to cry here...

Posted by: sarahk at February 24, 2005 05:54 AM (q4IUH)

3 I made a list. How sick is that? And not a 'has to own a boat list', nothing materialistic as it's not me, but a real list of what characteristics he had to have if I chose to settle down. I actually met a lot of guys who fit the list... but fell in love with one. When I move to munu, do you think it will remember my damn information in the comments? Bah!

Posted by: Bou at February 24, 2005 06:13 AM (z7nbM)

4 Kevin - First, get in line; second, you're tellin' ME :-) Sarah - don't bother. I misted up while I was proofreading it. If you're a girl, you don't stand a chance. Bou - YAY! You said "when" :-) Also, I've been told that if you access the comments by clicking the permalink instead of the comments link, it'll remember your info. And check to make sure cookies are allowed on your browser _Jon - do you have any idea why this might be happening? Not that you know anything about computers ;-) By the way, how many of SarahK's passwords DID you get with that key capture program?

Posted by: Harvey at February 24, 2005 06:33 AM (ubhj8)

5 I love watching you two interact. The way you know each others minds, the little things (like ice cream drinks delivered) the way you look out for each other. It's a wonderful thing to observe - and I can't imagine one without the other. What a beautiful story.

Posted by: Tammi at February 24, 2005 06:35 AM (pe4E7)

6 Sniff, sniff.... that was so beautiful! Your relationship is both wonderful and special. I am really happy you found your kindred soulmate. It give me hope. Thanks for indulging my request and for sharing such a special love with all of us.

Posted by: michele at February 24, 2005 07:44 AM (ht2RK)

7 *sniff, sniff* ok, Harv. That was great. I am always impressed when I am not the only one who feels that way about my better half and better half about me. We started dating when I was 17 and better half was 18, but for a brief 3 month hiatus, we have been together ever since, and can read eachother like a book and it is wonderful. When you love like you and Beloved Wife, others can see it too. Congrats. I am glad you get to spend your life with your soulmate.

Posted by: Oddybobo at February 24, 2005 07:48 AM (6Gm0j)

8 Sure, sure, that's all well and good, but if you forget Sweetest Day, you're still going to catch hell. But living down here in Missouri, men are exempt from having to remember that particular FTD/Hallmark confection.

Posted by: Brian J. at February 24, 2005 08:44 AM (V04ml)

9 Aww, Harv... how sweet!

Posted by: songstress7 at February 24, 2005 09:46 AM (jEGU/)

10 Yes, on all .mu.nu sites, I must use the "permalink" in order for the comment personal info to be remembered. It's been that way for over a year now. It doesn't matter the browser (IE, Mozilla, Opera, Firefox, etc...). It doesn't matter where I am (work, home, my daughter's my laptop, someone else's lap, etc...). I don't have much interest in pursuing it, as I've found an easy way to get around it. I am still unhappy with how long blogger takes to open the comment page, and that it doesn't have the blank form at the bottom, but that's off topic. Yes, I have her passwords. Who do you think has been posting on IMAO? Come on, she can't even carry the one.... --- As for the topic of the post - I'm happy for you. I know where you are, I know what it's like. I'm glad two people who are so good, and so special have each other.

Posted by: _Jon at February 24, 2005 01:16 PM (ZM3Qb)

11 Lucky, lucky Harv. Yes I am :-)

Posted by: Harvey at February 24, 2005 01:36 PM (tJfh1)

12 Do you have a hot younger brother???

Posted by: Sissy at February 24, 2005 02:48 PM (RuwTD)

13 Sissy - Actually, I *am* the hot younger brother. 7th son, last of 8 children. My youngest single brother is 48, and he's got a girlfriend. Us Olson boys get snapped up fast :-)

Posted by: Harvey at February 24, 2005 03:25 PM (tJfh1)

14 I love beer. And llamas.

Posted by: Ogre at February 24, 2005 03:49 PM (CsBmW)

15 Now just why is it that the day I had last Friday didn't manage to make me cry, but this post did?

Posted by: Susie at February 24, 2005 10:43 PM (1fn9f)

16 Susie - because romance still lives in your soul. If you can read this story without misting up, you're either dead inside, or have never been in love.

Posted by: Harvey at February 25, 2005 12:45 AM (ubhj8)

17 Oh alright, you more than made up for the "chafing bonds of wedded bliss" comment and we can bring your acorn in from outside. Let's go to bed! Your Beloved Wife

Posted by: TNT at February 25, 2005 10:45 PM (ubhj8)

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All I need is my one star in the sky, to wish for you every day.

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There's no finer caress than a love letter, because it makes the world very small, and the writer and reader, the only rulers.

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Anything less than mad, passionate, extraordinary love is a waste of time. There are too many mediocre things in life, and love should not be one of them.

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1 But a quickie in the closet during your lunch hour is more than acceptable, as long as you are passionately in love with one another

Posted by: Oddybobo at February 21, 2005 07:31 AM (6Gm0j)

2 It's also okay as long as she has change for the hundred I paid her with . . .

Posted by: Aris_Ravencroft at February 21, 2005 08:50 AM (Pg2Ju)

3 ... not that there's really any such thing as mediocre pussy, though...

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There may be many flowers in a man's life, but there is only one rose.

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If the world ended today, I would be at peace, for I have loved you.

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You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be and I don't want to go home right now.

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Each moment away from you weighs upon my heart - it burdens my soul.
The first moment together lifts all my heaviness and eases all my loads.

[hat tip to _Jon of We Swear for creating this one]

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My heart longs for you, my soul dies for you, my eyes cry for you, my empty arms reach out for you.

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I'm too busy snuggling with my sweetie to post one tonight, so I'm sending you over to blogson _Jon of We Swear, since he wrote something with "Love Note" in the title.

You may find it useful if you're Valentine's Day isn't going as well as mine.

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A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.

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The power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories that it has come to be disbelieved in. Few people dare now say that two beings have fallen in love because they have looked at each other. Yet it is in this way that love begins, and in this way only... Nothing is more real than these great shocks which two souls give each other in exchanging this spark.

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The happiest part of my body is my heart, because it always thinks of you.

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Ah, the dead of night, when you can lie awake pondering the wonders of the universe, the simplicity of life, or the beauty of the person you live for. Each can satisfy you, but only one will fulfill you.

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