Seven years ago today, I went to see a movie by myself. At the end of the film, only one other person had stayed to watch the credits. This nice young man and I walked outside talking about film and theater. He got on his bike to ride away and I walked off to my car, thinking, “Nice young man. Why didn’t I prolong the conversation.”
On the drive home, I saw him, sitting on his bike at an intersection and thought, “I’ll circle the block. If he’s still there, I’ll ask him to go talk about the film. If he’s not… oh well.”
He was there. A year and a half later, I married him.
Rob and I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. This is better.
That’s the best reason for not doing Valentine’s Day I’ve ever heard. Not one we can all emulate quite so effectively, but very nice 🙂
That is an awesome story.
That is so sweet Mary. It brings tears to the eye. We like to tease Rob…he missed knowing Mary on her birthday (Feb 8) and he missed know Mary on St. Valentine’s Day (Feb 14). He had a free ride for a whole year!
Really, was the title of that movie seven years ago, A Cradle Will Rock?
There’s no article, just “Cradle Will Rock.” Our first Christmas together, he gave me the soundtrack (which I highly recommend).
Awwww. What a nice story. I’m very happy for you two (even though I haven’t met Rob yet).
Thank you for refreshing my memory! Dan and I were just talking about this, and I remembered that you left, and had second thoughts, but I couldn’t remember what brought you together again. I’m so glad you shared this.
I’ll probably mention it again next year too, so I’m glad you enjoyed it.