“Twenty-nine years ago, she stole my heart”

We had just backed in from our date. As we got out of the car, I heard a thud! I turned around and saw she had fallen out. Her lower half was in the car and her upper half was on the ground. I instantly started laughing! After a couple of seconds, I gathered myself, and rushed over to help her up. Even with her laughing, I figured she wouldn’t want to see me after that. I thought to myself, “Well, we had a good run”. It was our second date.

A year and a half later, we said I DO. Twenty-nine years ago, she stole my heart. Today, she tells me I have no choice. Her sense of humor, kind eyes, and warm heart reminds me everyday of why I asked her to marry me. I just like telling people that she fell for me. Interracial relationships can be challenging, but love finds a way.

• We are Billy and Susan Colon.

I met my wife at work in 1997. She sold a camera to me as I was selected to work out of the country and work in Bermuda for 3 years. I came back to the U.S.A. in 2000 and went back to work at the same place I did before I left. I would see her from time to time at work, and would say "Hi", but she would never respond.

I was just being myself as I speak to everyone at work just to help people get through the day because you never know what someone is going through. I myself was going through a bad divorce, and wasn't ready for a relationship with anyone.

So when she wouldn't respond, I just chalked it up as her being prejudice, so I didn't say anything else to her. So one morning I was walking in the backroom with a coworker(who was white) and we crossed her path and the first thing out of her mouth was "Good Morning!".... I gave her a dirty look and just walked off cause all the other times I said something to her just being nice like I always am and she never said anything; but since I'm walking with a white guy, now you wanna speak!

I can't stand prejudice of any kinda so I developed a strong dislike for her and to this day after being together for 20 years, I can't remember for the life of me how I even started talking to her; but 20 years later...Here We Are & I wouldn't change a thing!

•  Andre & Dawn

We met in 2003 in Florence South Carolina while we both were working at IHOP been together 19 years now still full of love love is about the soul not a person's race we have been very lucky with both our sides of the family loving each of us for ourselves and completely I have to say we have been very fortunate.                             

Leon & Laura