Mark and Ruth

Wedding Date:  17th June 2006

It was on the 6th October 2003 when we first met on a chatting program.

He had done a small operation in his mouth and couldn't get out or talk and I had a terrible sore throat and flu. We stayed chatting for almost 3 hours and we didn't notice the time passing.

We got along very well and chatted almost on everything. Mark seemed to be the guy I always wished to have.  He felt the same for me.

It was a bit difficult to finally say goodnight and go to sleep, but we both made an appointment to meet the following day for another chat. The following day came, and since we both were on sick leave, we spent the whole evening talking and he asked for my photo because he was curious. So I sent him a photo of myself.

We did almost 10 hours of chatting, getting to know each other quite well and finally we exchanged mobile numbers. I remember him telling me that if I wanted to call him, I was welcome but he assured me that he was not going to call! So the following day I sent him a message asking him how he was feeling because he still couldn't talk.

After messaging we finally set a date when we could meet.

The big day when finally we had to meet came. It was on the 17th of October and we had to meet in front of the Bowling at St.Julians. He was there before me and had went inside to check how he was looking. In the meantime I arrived and didn't see him.

I sent him a message that I was there waiting for him but he didn't answer, he wanted to play a small game on me. Suddenly, I felt someone surrounding his hands on my waist and kissing me on the neck. I turned quickly and was going to slap him in the face when he told me that he was Mark, and I blushed. (He knew how I looked as he had my photo but I didn’t.)

We then went to see a film and we were very quiet, hardly saying a word. After we decided to go and have a drink in a bar. He held my hand when we went out from the cinema and I liked it. We went to Havana and he ordered 2 drinks.

While he was handing me the drink, he kissed me on the lips and my response to that was telling him how quickly his mouth had healed.  He blushed and quickly gave me another kiss. All through our date he was very nice and gentle and I tried my best as well to please him.

When the night was over, we said goodbye and went on our separate ways. Before leaving, Mark told me that if I was pleased to meet him again, I had to sms him because he would never sms.

That night before I slept, I sent him an sms that I had fun that night and to see if he wanted to meet me the following day for a coffee. His mobile was switched off and being tired I switched off my mobile as well and went to sleep.

In the morning I sent him another sms which to my surprise he responded.  He said that he was pleased to meet for a coffee and in the afternoon we met at Baystreet. We talked on many things, on our lives and families etc.  He asked me if I wanted to go out with him just for fun or if I wanted a serious relationship with him.  I told him that I wished to have a serious relation ship if he wanted, and he agreed.

From that day, we are still happily together.  2003 was the best year of my life, even for him. We grew stronger together and we love each other more and more every day.  We miss each other a lot when we do not meet and we can't live without each other.  We call each other 5 or 6 times a day when we do not see each other.

It was surely love at first sight. We kept the number 17 as our lucky number, since my birthday is on the 17th, we met on the 17 and we are going to get married on the 17th!