Love Stories

James and Sladjana's romance started in a war zone. James met Sladjana while deployed in Iraq in 2011 as lieutenant commander, Navy Selected Reserves. Sladjana, who is from Bosnia, was working as a contractor outside Tikrit. They were married last year.

The blind date: I was not officially invited to Barbara’s 16th birthday party in March of 1968, but I went with my best friend. He was dating Barbara’s best friend. I didn’t meet Barbara at the party, but I saw her and apparently she saw me too. The next weekend our friends set us up on a blind date with them.

Pat and Lewis, both 78, met when they were 15 and barely old enough to date. They live in Charlotte. Pat tells their story:

Tim and Melanie met on a blind date in 1992. They live in Indian Trail. Melanie tells their story:

Beth and Jon were both teachers when they met, after much prompting from students, after a high school football game in 2005. They live in Huntersville. Jon tells their story.

Ann, now 87, met Lon, now 91, on a blind date during Lon's sophomore year at the University of New Hampshire. They live in Charlotte. Ann tells their story:

Peg, now 75, was a widow and Don, now 73, was a widower when they met in a class she taught at Pfeiffer University in 1988. They live in Concord. Peg tells their story.

Bill, now 71, met Nancy, now 70, in the fall of 1958 when they were both Charlotte teenagers. Bill tells their story:

Mike, now 54, and Margaret, now 51, met on a plane in St. Louis in 1989. They live in Fort Mill. Margaret tells their story:

Jocelyn, now 33, and Ray, now 38, were living in New York City when they met on the Internet less than a year after 9/11. Jocelyn tells their story: