Telling Love Stories

I spoke to the photographer of the slide show last night, his name is Ross. He hired me to write his love story as a present for his girlfriend who will soon become his fiance. We talked for an hour and a half as he recounted the moment he first saw her as well as the reasons that he knows she was made just for him.

We came up with an idea of offering my services to his clients as part of his romance photography package, he’ll shoot the engagement and weddings and I’ll write the couples love story as a bonus. That’s such a good fit for me…and he says it will make his packages more attractive. Through him I’ll probably be able to hear tons of love stories and who knows…I may become a specialized love writer or something! I pray that I can do a great job and that my writing style is appreciated.

I love to hear love stories and I love to tell them as well. I remember in highschool I would have random people tell me the stories of their first kiss or how they met their boyfriends and I would write it up like a romance novel story and give it to them for fun.

After reading hers, this one girl said, “You got my draws creamy.”

I was shocked! I didn’t know that happened to anyone else. I was glad she said that because I thought something was wrong with me.

I learn so much from each couple as I interview them and hear how they connected. It’s so inspirational to me. For the most part, each couple’s story is distinct in that they had never met anyone quite like the person they are with but they complement each other so well. Each couple swears that they are blessed beyond imagination because of their soulmates role in their lives. They say, “I just had this feeling about her. There was something different.”

Each couple is on the same page in life professionally and in their visions for their lives. They each feel like they can be themselves and are appreciated and loved for who they are.

I learned from Ross’s story that the person you imagine in your fantasies will come at an unexpected time and place. He told me that she is everything he could have ever imagined in a woman and she allows him to be the man, when most women try to be independent pushing away his offer of chivalry.

I heard another love story today. I got a call from an old highschool friend who found me on myspace. I remember him from TV Production class and we would “edit” in the editing bay for hours at a time. He’s found his true love too and I asked him to tell me his story. He said he found her when he got fed up with his last job because they didn’t appreciate his work. He had gone to school part-time to chase his dream of working in television and the old job demanded that he choose between his new part-time job at a popular television station in Miami and his full-time job.

He said, “If anyone ever makes me choose, I’m going to choose against them even if I’m wrong for the mere fact that they are trying to force the situation.” So he resigned even though all he had was a part-time gig to fall back on. Now he’s the supervisor there and he’s in charge of hiring new people to work at the station. He also freelances at another station to build his resume.

He says the best thing about taking the risk and leaving the “security” of his old job was the fact that he was doubly blessed with a job that he loves and he also met his future wife. He says that she is everything he could have ever expected from a woman and he has no complaints about the way she loves him.

I get all dreamy as I take notes furiously listening to these REAL LIFE LOVE STORIES. They’re not some made up fantasies, these are real people who found love and are not afraid to love back.

As Ruby and I spoke today and I told her details about the love stories that I have heard she said, “And you’re on your way too Tee. You’re growing and I know you will be able to receive that too without pushing him away or sabotaging the relationship.”

“What are you saying, dawg?” I asked her. “Are you saying I was into sabotage before?”

“Yes,” she replied curtly. “If any man had approached you, you would have told him to get the hell away out of fear. I see you’re growing so much like we all are and most importantly you are accepting yourself and loving yourself more.”

“I would be upset with you but Kim told me the same thing,” I laughed. “Her prayer for me is that when I do meet that special man, that I won’t reject him or make him prove himself out of pride.”

Hearing all of these love stories satisfies me. I kinda live vicariously through others and I am pleased to be able to do this. The good things that happen in the lives of my friends truly bless me and their tales of faith through famine blesses me as well.

These life celebrations remind me that life is cyclical and even through the dark days, the sun will rise again.