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CollegesweetheartsIsmileatmytwolovelydaughtersandtheyseemsomuchmorematurethanwe，theirparents,whenwewerecollegesweethearts.Linda,who's21,hadaboyfriendinherfreshmanyearshethoughtshewouldmarry，butthey’renottogetheranymore。Melissa,who’s19，hasn’thadasteadyboyfriendyet。Mydaughterswonderwhentheywillmeet"TheOne"，theirgreatlove.TheythinktheirfatherandIhadaclassicfairy-taleromanceheadingformarriagefromtheoutset。Perhaps，they’rerightbutitdidn’tseemsoatthetime。Inaway，lovejusthappenswhenyouleastexpectit.WhowouldhavethoughtthatButchandIwouldendupgettingmarriedtoeachother?Hebecamemyboyfriendbecauseofmyshallowagenda:Iwantedacuteboyfriend!
Wemetthroughmycollegeroommateattheuniversitycafeteria.Thatfatefulnight,Iwasmerelycurious，butforhimIthinkitwasloveatfirstsight."Youhavebeautifuleyes",hesaidashegazedatmyface.Hekeptstaringatmeallnightlong。Ireallywasn'tthatinterestedfortworeasons。First,helookedlikehewasareallywildboy,maybeevendangerous。Second,althoughhewasverycute,heseemedalittleweird.Ridingonhisbicycle，he'dridepastmydormasif"byaccident”andpretendtobesurprisedtoseeme.Ilikedtheattentionbutwascautiousabouthiswild,dynamicpersonality.Hehadacharmingwaywithwordswhichwouldcharmanygirl.FearcameovermewhenIstartedtofallinlove。Hisexciting”badboyimage"wasjusttootemptingtoresist.Whatwasitthatattractedme?Ialwayshadanexcellentreputation.Myconcentrationwassolelyonmystudiestogetsuperiorgrades。Butforwhat?Collegeissupposedtobeatimeofgreatlearningandalsosomefun。Ihadnearlyachievedagreateducation,andgraduationwasjustonesemesteraway。ButIhadn'thadanyfun;mylifewasstalewithnocomponentoffun！Ineededaboyfriend.Notjustanyboyfriend.Hehadtobecute。Mygoalthatsemesterbecame：BeambitiousandgrabthecutestboyfriendIcanfind.Iworriedwhathe'dthinkofme。True，welivedinatimewhenadramaticshiftinsexualattitudeswastakingplace，butIwasatraditionalgirlwhowasn’treadyforthenewwaysthatseemedcommononcampus。Butchlookedsuperb！Iwasnotimmunetohispersonality,butIwasscared。ThenightwhenheannouncedtotheworldthatIwashisgirlfriend,Iwentalongwithhim。AndthenIsuddenlythought："Ohmygosh！AmIhisgirlfriend？Howdidthathappen?"Thenhewhisperedsweetwordsinmyearandsaid,"I’mgoingtomarryyouonedayandIwillbealawyer.Youwillsee.”
Iwaslaughinginsideandsaidtomyself,"I'dnevermarrythisguy.He'sarebelwithoutagoodfuture.He’smyboyfriendbecauseIhatemyboringstudentlife。Ijustwanttohavefun.”
6Sureenough,thefollowingmonth,Ifoundouthehadfailedallhiscourses.Consequently,hewasgoingtobeexpelledfromtheuniversity.Tomydisgust，heseemedresignedtohisfate。Iknewtherewashope，soIledhimtothecollegesecretaryforreconsideration。

"YouaregoingtograduatewithaBAinpoliticalsciencefromUPennandproceedtotheCollegeofLaw，"Itoldhim,lodginganappealonhisbehalf,whichwasapproved.Butchwasgrantedreconsideration。And,oncewebecamesteadies，hecoordinatedhisstudiesandsociallife,passingallofhisclasses.Heeventuallystudiedlaw.
DespiteButch’ssomewhatwildcharacter,athiscore，heisalwaysaperfectgentlemananddeservesalotofcreditforthat。True，he’dsometimestakethelibertyofdisplayinghislovebyplantingakissonmylipsrightinfrontofmyastonishedfriendswhowatchedanddisapproved.
Butthetruthiswehadapureandresponsiblerelationshipforsevenfullyears。Sittingbythepalmtrees,handinhand，wewouldlistentoromanticsongs，watchthesunset,andweavedreamsofbeingtogetherwithchildrenofourown,forever.
Twoyearspassedinablur.Oneday，Butchtookmebysurpriseashekneltdownandproposedmarriageholdingadozenredroses!Filledwithdeepemotion,Iconfessedmyloveforhim，"Howroooomaaaantic!！"Thenmybrainwokeupfromfantasyland。Icriedout，"Goodheavens.No！We’retooyoungtotietheknot。Wehaven'tevengraduatedfromcollegeyet！”Ireallylovedhimbutwaspessimisticaboutourchancesforsuccess.
Wemarriedfiveyearslater。

Ourfaithfuljourneyofloveandlearningtookusdownrockyroadsofhardshipandonsmootheasy-goinghighways。Itisalong，romantic,sometimescrazy,lovestorythatsumsupa29-yearlonghoneymoontogetherasacouplewhoarestillmadlyinlovewitheachother.Ourlovecommencedwithacasualattractionbutbloomedintoamatureloveandrichlife。

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