He Told His Class He Would Marry Her In Preschool. 20 Years Later, He Did
The pair first met as kiddos at a preschool
in Phoenix where they would chase each other around the playground and stay up
together during nap time. In a post on the Instagram account The Way We
Met, Matt said that one of his earliest childhood memories was standing up
in front of his class and declaring his
love for his best friend Laura, writing, “I was enamored with Laura as a
child, and I still am to this day.”…
The two ended up going
to different elementary schools and eventually lost touch. They reconnected
years later during their freshman year of high school after Laura saw Matt’s
name in a mutual friend’s phone. The friend wanted to set her up with Matt, but
Laura was wary at first. “I was hesitant to go
out with him,” she said. “But he texted me and we hit it off.” Within two weeks they
were boyfriend and girlfriend. They attended different high schools and went to
college in different states but they stayed together through it all….
In May 2015, Matt made
good on his childhood promise when he popped the question to Laura at the
preschool where they first met. She just thought they were there for a
picnic date to celebrate the end of their junior year of college. “The
whole car ride to the preschool she kept asking me why I seemed anxious. I kept
checking my pocket when she wasn’t looking to make sure the ring was still
there..
I dropped down on one knee while my brother came
in with the phone, snapping photos. Laura was shocked. I gave her my
pitch on why I wanted her to marry me and she said yes ― whew!”…
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this charming love story:
