Okay then, the story of how we met, it's a bit random! We were both on a mutual interest site. I'd not long before separated from my ex-husband after years of unhappy marriage. I wanted to make new friends and come out of my shell a little. My bf has a username on there which struck a chord with me and in a move which was totally out of character and without having had any contact before then whatsoever, I sent him a PM. I had a feeling right from the start that something earth-shattering was happening
He wasn't looking for anything right then either, he was having a tough time in his own life. But neither of us stood a chance, there are so many weird little things the same about us that we've discovered over time that when you put them together, it does make you question whether fate might actually exist
I say it's like the Sandra Bullock/Nicole Kidman film Practical Magic? I don't know if anyone's seen it. Sandra Bullock's character doesn't ever want to fall in love so she casts a spell when she's a little girl so her true love has to hear her call from a mile away, whistle her favorite song, ride a pony backwards, flip pancakes, be marvellously kind, have one green eye and one blue and his favourite shape has to be a star. She says a person like that will never exist so she won't ever have to fall in love and her heart can never be broken. I won't spoil the ending ha ha but I'm pretty sure you can guess what happens! Well I had my own highly unrealistic list of essential qualities and coasted through life making a general mess of things, safe in the knowledge that true love was a load of rubbish. Enter Rory, named Tiger by my best friend which has stuck like glue. I think he secretly likes it!
Now of course, I'm a total convert to all this hopeless romantic stuff and making up for lost time. I'm just extremely grateful that it hit him like a train too. LDR's are a pain in the ars* but unrequited love has to be a killer!
We went from emailing constantly and swapping photos to talking on skype, then video calling. There hasn't been a day since our first call that we haven't talked for at least a couple of hours, usually 4 or 5. I work from home so the time difference doesn't matter too much. Thank goodness skype is free.
We knew from the beginning that we had to get past all the obstacles to be together, so we immediately started working towards that. I'm in project management and Rory is the most determined and organised person I know, so between the two of us we had it worked out in record time. He may be thousands of miles away but there isn't another man in the world for me so the distance is just another thing to overcome. Roll on May and Hawaii!
Also I just had to say, thank you ladies for taking over England one American wife at a time
That leaves some gorgeous American husbands in the States for us English girls
