Many people believe true love can only be found in movies or fairy tales. This man will not let anyone believe that because he had a love story for the ages. A woman noticed a man eating alone at an In-N-Out lobby by himself, but not completely. He was eating with a picture of a woman on the table. She soon learned the woman in the picture was his wife.
“I saw this elderly gentleman dining by himself, with an old picture of a lady in front of him. I though [sic] maybe I could brighten his day by talking to him,” she said.
She asked about the picture and the story behind it. The story he had to tell her, an Imgur.com user with the username of “Soulrose”, was astounding! She was blown away by their love story. It had all started when he and his future wife were seventeen years of age.
“They met when they were both 17. They dated briefly, then lost contact when he went to war and her family moved. But he said he thought about her the entire war. After his return, he decided to look for her. He searched for her for 10 years and never dated anyone.”
People told the man he was crazy for trying to search for a woman with no clue on how to find her. He responded to the doubters that he was, he was crazy in love. He talked about this woman everywhere he went, including a trip to California. This trip to California is when fate stepped in.
“On a trip to California, he went to a barber shop. He told the barber how he had been searching for a girl for ten years. The barber went to his phone and called his daughter in. It was her! She had also been searching for him and never dated either. “
He proposed immediately and she accepted just as quickly! The couple stayed married for 55 years, until her death in 2009. Even her death could not weaken his love for her. He still celebrates her birthday and their anniversary every year. He also takes a picture of her wherever he goes, including In-N-Out.
“I was a very rich man. Not with money, but with love”
Without knowing that soulrose had posted about her conversation with this man, Madina Bashizaduah took a picture of himself two months later at the very same In-N-Out. He was once again eating with a picture of his wife, but this was a new picture that included him. She asked for the story about the picture and he told her the same love story
Their love story is one for the ages and could have been created by a fairytale. Soulrose made sure to ask for some advice and what great advice he gave.
“I never had a single argument with my wife, but we had lots of debates”
“People are like candles. At any moment a breeze can blow it out, so enjoy the light while you have it.”
“Tell your wife that you love her everyday. And be sure to ask her, have I told you that I love you lately?”
Soulrose had a bit of advice of her own that should be shared as well, “Be sure to talk to the elderly. Especially strangers. You may think that you will brighten their day, but you may be surprised that they can actually brighten yours.” She had walked up to him expecting to bright his day, but instead he brightened hers. In sharing her story, he has also brightened ours.
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