Our Love Story

As you would have guessed, it all started when we became coworkers. Who would've thought that a colleague I always passed by turned out to be the one who caught my eye?


As quiet and introverted as I can be, I never imagined that she would make me a total man and bring out my courage to pursue her. Finding out about her hobbies and likes made it easier for me to talk to her and be closer to her. After hearing and finding out that she'd be leaving soon, that's when I decided to confess my feelings to her. And that's where the long courtship has begun, and tell you what? It was challenging.

Does anyone know what kind of person I am? I don't talk much. I'm an introvert, the exact opposite of the extroverted and jolly Rio.

But every person has their strengths in how they communicate. Writing and poetry—I'm not a pro, but I love doing it.

It is a hobby we both love to do, and that was my best way of reaching out to her and communicating.

I even wrote a poem about her, which is a challenge and a request from her. And tell you what? It was the greatest and best piece I had written in my life.

We went out and dated a lot of times; it was the first time I ever went out on a date with someone that I liked.

With my inexperience and personality, I fell quite short on sweeping her off her feet, and sadly, she turned me down.

We stopped talking and lost communication for two years.
In that period, a lot had happened and those experiences were kind of beneficial to me, as they changed the person I was back then.

Even after all that had happened, I still sent her emails and short messages and hoped that one day she'd download the app again, open it, and read all of it.

For more than 2 years, one day I received an email about her sending a message to me on that app. I quickly opened it and saw a photo of a part of a book she had written for me. I was happy to think that after all those years, she still thought of me and had not completely forgotten about me.

Second chances, which she said are not in her vocabulary.
But hey, I guess I'm just this one lucky guy and an exception to that opportunity.

We started talking again, and we tried going out on dates again.
But again, for the second time, she turned me down.
Once again, the time and moment were still not for us to take.

We stopped talking again for a few months. And then she's been offered a job again, from where everything started for us.

And once again, we were given the chance and opportunity to take that chance, which I am willing to take over and over again because I love her and I never stopped in the first place.
And for this moment, everything was in our favor. It was mutual.
We went out for my birthday. And those special days were even more special, thanks to her.

She gave me the best birthday gift on that day.
In her special way of saying it, the "yes" that I've been longing for from the very start of our story.

That is the "yes" that led our story to the next chapter of our lives.

It took a lot of tries—not once, not twice...
Well, all I could say is, "Third Time's a Charm".
And it was worth it.

- Sean