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love stories
working on her accounting degree while working several jobs to support herself and her family . She was driven , beautiful , kind , and smart . . . way too good for me .
“ There ’ s no way she would want a second date . Right ?” That ’ s why we really didn ’ t talk the first week we met . I thought she would ghost me or just say it was not going to work . But then , the craziest thing happened . She asked , “ When would we meet again ?” Then we had an amazing second date , the second became a third , the third became a fourth . Then the days just blended into each other and the seasons changed . But we stayed the same crazy couple the whole way through . I knew she was special . I knew she was the one I ’ ve been waiting for this whole time . My best friend for life . Now how would I keep the proposal a secret . . . ?
THE PROPOSAL YINKA
Robbie and I have talked about marriage countless times . How the wedding will be , where we will buy a house , how cute our kids will be , and all the good stuff . I started noticing that he talked less about weddings starting from March of this year . There was a time he told me that he was going to buy a birthday present for his dad . “ But your dad ’ s birthday is in May ,” I said , smirking like I already knew what was happening . I disturbed him every other day for information , and according to him , this was the most nerve-wracking thing he has ever done .
One day , someone from Bixlers called him . I didn ’ t know it was from Bixlers then , but I remember that he went somewhere private to answer this call , which was weird because he had never done that before . Other women would have freaked out that their boyfriends were cheating , but I was laughing because I was catching on .
After weeks of torture , he said , “ If I tell you the date it would happen , will you let me do the surprise in peace ?” I agreed and he said , “ It will be our Miami trip in June .” So I let him be ( not really ). He proposed two weeks before the Miami trip in May , and it was the Best Proposal Ever ! We went to Bear
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