Our Love Story. Where to begin? Well, the first flickers of our love story began with a music video shoot, a request to borrow a desk, and volunteering for her charity.
See, I had been asked to help complete the music video for a Chicago MC who had sadly passed away. Turns out this MC was a dear friend of my future love, so when I showed up to the film shoot there she was, and I proceeded to give her bad directions, although there was some flirtatious glances on both our parts.
Fast forward to the premiere of the video shoot, and our second encounter. She showed me love for what I did, and I bashfully was gracious. You know, how once somebody happens onto your radar, you can’t help but see them everywhere? Well, that’s where I was at. I started “liking” all her posts.
I guess that planted me firmly in her radar, cause low and behold she reached out to me about filming her Christmas charity event, which I was more than happy to do. At that point I felt I had to step up my “friendly” encounters with her. Seeing as she was a teacher, I inquired about borrowing a desk for a music video shoot. Then the conversation started flowing more freely. We went from emails and Facebook messages to texting.
Once in the realm of texting things started moving quickly into a pleasant direction. She’d post about an event, and I’d text that I’d try to make it. Then, when I wasn’t able to I’d text to apologize, and she’d text back that she would’ve liked seeing me there, and I missed a good event. That’s when everything went into high gear. I posted how excited I was to go see Jordan Peele’s new movie “Us”, and she responded that if she sees me at the theater she’ll throw popcorn at me (to this day she has yet to throw popcorn at me in the theater).
I thought to myself “Woah, that’s a pretty flirtatious comment. I need to respond in kind”. So, I told her I’d dodge the popcorn with my ninja moves. She said she looked forward to seeing my ninja moves, and from that point on it was off to the races. We flirt texted daily for a week, ending each text with a winky eye emoji. We breathed life into #TeamReciprocation. Then, I knew I had to step up, so I said when can I see her three dimensionally. She asked if I was asking her on a date, which I proudly said I was. Two days later on March 30th 2019, we went on our first date. Our lives were irrevocably changed. I brought her flowers which made her beam, and we’ve been together ever since.
From then on, not a day went by where we didn’t speak or see each other. Three months later, during a night out on the town, she said she adored me. Then I commenced to pounding my chest and professing my love for her, which she thankfully reciprocated.
Sure, we’ve had our ups and downs, which all couples do, but we love each other immensely and passionately. We’re all about respecting each other and reciprocating. Gun to head truth I can’t think of a woman I’m more honored to have chosen me to spend her life with.
There were a few times I thought Kev was going to propose, but it turned out to just be his nature to plan special moments for us. His thoughtfulness and consistency are just two of the MANY things that I love about Kevin. I'll save that for our vows. We were so excited to plan our first trip together to Portland, Maine. He told me that we should bring one nice outfit each to go out for dinner on the pier at sunset one night of our trip. We love to dress up and we're a fun couple. We're game for anything. We celebrated 2 Virtual Proms during the pandemic, so I said absolutely baby! lol We got ready for our night out and Kev was more antsy than usual about making it by sunset. He is the prompt one out of the two of us, so it wasn't odd in that sense, but he knows I don't like being rushed, so he usually doesn't. He was pretty insistent on this specific night though. When we received our table, he told me to close my eyes because he wrote a love letter for me and it was a sensory experience. He wanted me to visualize what he wrote. I did and it was BEAUTIFUL! He proceeded to tell me to open my eyes and he was there with a vintage red box and an engagement ring asking if I could imagine all of what he wrote with a husband by my side. Yes, him! LOL You're all here, so you know how I responded. This love letter joined my scrapbook of the beautiful things he's written for me throughout our relationship. So, when Kev wins his first Pulitzer Prize his Mom and I can rave about being his biggest fans!
#TeamReciprocation #HappilyEpperAfter
When Kev and I both met we were at pivotal times of our lives. Reciprocity was a deal breaker. We didn't need a partner, but we wanted to share our lives with an equal who appreciated loving and thoughtful efforts and enjoyed reciprocating as well. We both are very driven and socially conscious, love our families, and enjoy living life to the fullest! We enjoy seeing each other shine and challenge one another at the same time. I can honestly and wholeheartedly say Kevin makes me want to be a better person, to be more disciplined, and has shown me that loving and healthy relationships do exist. He has restored my faith in partnerships and shown me he is a man of action and loyalty. I've genuinely never had this much consistency in my entire life. I just love him tremendously and know my blessing! Our relationship grew organically and slowly. We both worked so much, we were lucky to see each other once a week in the beginning. I was insistent on not losing myself. At first, I contemplated whether we could sustain this, but it made us appreciate and value our time together even more. Even if it meant falling asleep together at a movie (we're movie nerds lol).
#TeamReciprocation