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College sweethearts

1 I smile at my two lovely daughters and they seem so much more mature than

we, their parents, when we were col ege sweethearts. Linda, who's 21, had a

boyfriend in her freshman year she thought she would marry, but they're not

together anymore. Melissa, who's 19, hasn't had a steady boyfriend yet. My

daughters wonder when they wil meet \think

their father and I had a classic fairy-tale romance heading for marriage from

the outset. Perhaps, they're right but it didn't seem so at the time. In a way, love just happens when you least expect it. Who would have thought that Butch and I would end up getting married to each other? He became my

boyfriend because of my shal ow agenda: I wanted a cute boyfriend! 2 We met through my col ege roommate at the university cafeteria. That fateful

night, I was merely curious, but for him I think it was love at first sight. \

have beautiful eyes\al

night long. I real y wasn't that interested for two reasons. First, he looked like

he was a real y wild boy, maybe even dangerous. Second, although he was very cute, he seemed a little weird.

3 Riding on his bicycle, he'd ride past my dorm as if \pretend

to be surprised to see me. I liked the attention but was cautious about his wild, dynamic personality. He had a charming way with words which

would charm any girl. Fear came over me when I started to fal in love. His exciting \attracted me? I always had an excel ent reputation. My concentration was solely on my studies to get superior grades. But for what? Col ege is supposed

to be a time of great learning and also some fun. I had nearly achieved a great

education, and graduation was just one semester away. But I hadn't had any

Be ambitious and grab the cutest boyfriend I can find.

4 I worried what he'd think of me. True, we lived in a time when a dramatic shift

in sexual attitudes was taking place, but I was a traditional girl who wasn't ready for the new ways that seemed common on campus. Butch

looked superb! I was not immune to his personality, but I was scared. The night when he announced to the world that I was his girlfriend, I went along

with him. And then I suddenly thought: \did that happen?\going to marry you one day and I wil be a lawyer. You wil see.\

5 I was laughing inside and said to myself, \rebel without a good future. He's my boyfriend because I hate my boring student life. I just want to have fun.\*6 Sure enough, the fol owing month, I found out he had failed al his

courses. Consequently, he was going to be expel ed from the university. To my disgust, he seemed resigned to his fate. I knew there was hope, so I led him to the col ege secretary for reconsideration.

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from UPenn and proceed to the Col ege of Law,\on his behalf, which was approved. Butch was granted reconsideration. And, once we became steadies, he coordinated his studies and social life, passing al of his classes. He eventual y studied law.

8 Despite Butch's somewhat wild character, at his core, he is always a perfect the liberty of displaying his love by planting a kiss on my lips right in front of my astonished friends who watched and disapproved. But the truth is we had a pure and responsible relationship for seven ful years. Sitting by the palm trees, hand in hand, we would listen to romantic songs, watch the sunset, and weave dreams of being together with children of our own, forever. 9 Two years passed in a blur. One day, Butch took me by surprise as

he knelt down and proposed marriage holding a dozen red roses! Fil ed with deep emotion, I confessed my love for him, \brain woke up from fantasy land. I cried out, \young to tie the knot. We haven't even graduated from col ege yet!\loved him but was pessimistic about our chances for success. 10 We married five years later.

11 Our faithful journey of love and learning took us down rocky roads of hardship and on smooth easy-going highways. It is a long, romantic,

sometimes crazy, love story that sums up a 29-year long honeymoon together *as a couple who are stil madly in love with each other. Our

love commenced with a casual attraction but bloomed into a mature love and rich life.