Alan&Emma

• the United States/Nottingham
• Engineer
• Engagement

For months, I had been chatting with Emma online, longing to meet her wonderful spirit in person.

For months, I had been chatting with Emma online, longing to meet her wonderful spirit in person. Despite a few broken plans, I refused to give up hope that she might agree to coffee. The day finally came, and I was smitten from the start. As our friendship blossomed, I knew Emma held my heart. We moved in together, and I believed our bond unshakeable. Still, when years passed without talk of marriage, doubts crept in. But I had decided—Emma was the one. Our dream trip to Maui arrived. As the sun dipped low on our private beach stroll, coloring the scenic horizon as radiantly as her smile, I knew this was the moment. When a passerby offered to capture the magic, I steadied my nerves and dropped to bended knee. Through the happy tears in her eyes, Emma cried "Yes!" Lifting me with joy, our future glowed as brilliantly as the sunset sky. At long last, the woman who had always been worth the wait would walk by my side, hand in hand, for all of our days.

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