Brendan and Kendyl, both 24, met in ninth-grade biology class at Vance High School. Brendan used the time-honored "teasing" method to get Kendyl's attention.
In 2003, Jane was 57 years old and had never married. Then she met Sandy, who was 61 and also never married. They live in Stanly County, where Jane tells their story:
Nancy Lookabill had read many years ago that women like her were more likely to be killed by a terrorist than to marry again. Then she reconnected with high school flame John Wayne Williams. He's 65, and she's 64.
A chance meeting while shopping in July 2008 put Michael, now 52, on Susan's radar. But Susan, now 48, didn't think she was interested - until she found the scrap of paper in her pocket. Michael tells their story.
The blonde: In the fall of my junior year, I was a cheerleader practicing on the football field one afternoon. Nearby was a group of girls getting ready for the annual powder-puff bowl game. When practice was over, two girls asked if they could practice their blocking on me. It was a joyful experience, especially since one of the girls, a blonde, was very attractive.
The friend: On a trip to Buffalo Lake in Harnett County in the summer of 2003, a friend introduced me to her boyfriend's friend, Grant. I was three months out of a bad relationship and wanted to focus on my friends and having fun when I went back to school at UNCWilmington. So I kept in touch with Grant just as a friend, mostly through instant messaging.
The lifeguard: My parents met as sophomores at Ohio Wesleyan University in central Ohio in 1955. Mom was lifeguarding at the campus pool, and Dad was trying to pick her up, oops… I mean, swimming. They were engaged on a chaperoned windjammer cruise in Maine and married in July 1958.
The thunder: I was working second shift at the Magnavox plant in Fort Wayne, Ind., in June 1977. The building had no windows, but as I looked down a long aisle at the employee exit, I noticed the sky had turned a color we called Indiana Tornado green. It was raining so hard we had to put buckets under the spots where the roof was leaking. The thunder was awful. I decided to ask the next person I saw come walking down the aisle if they had any news about the weather.
The picnic: Ruth's family came to Buffalo each summer in the 1950s and '60s to visit her grandparents and attend our family's annual backyard church picnic. Our folks talked about us getting married from Day One. Ruth and I shared mutual crushes during those younger days, and in high school and college we were pen pals. I liked her quick wit, sense of humor and gregarious nature. She thought I was smart and fun to be with.
We’re looking for young married couples to tell us how they fell in love. How did you meet? What were your first impressions? How was your first date? What attracted you to each other?
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