Ben and I met freshmen year of college in physics class. Our professor had put us in a group together and there was an instant connection. In the time spent studying together, we bonded immediately over shared stories. We were best friends for four years before we started dating. When we finally started dating, we got one of two reactions from our friends; either “Weren’t you dating already?” or “It’s about time!” I love that we were such close friends first. We knew and loved everything about each other before our first date. We have known each other for twelve years and have been married for five, and fall deeper in love each day.
Ben and I compliment each other very well. We share the important things likes values and beliefs, but we are opposite in personality. I know our differences make us a stronger couple. We have such a blast no matter what we are doing, as long as we are together. We make up silly games to make even mundane tasks much more fun!
Ben and I work wonderfully together. We learned back in college that we work best when we each take the lead in areas we have strengths. Ben thinks more “big picture” and is very creative. Where as, I am more detail-oriented and logical. We communicate very well. We talk about everything and approach situations as a team. We trust each other completely and have so much respect for each other’s ideas and emotions. We know each other so well that we often know what the other is thinking.
Going through infertility brought us even closer together. We learned to lean on each other and trust God. We gained perspective through our trials, and learned that we can make it through anything together. We also learned we can find positives in most any difficult situation.