Amanda Bingham
We were high school sweethearts, and we knew from the start that we were meant for each other.
We met in Spanish class in sophomore year, and sat next to each other, all the while feeling like we were drawn to each other. We began dating our senior year, finally realizing how much we cared for each other.
Then came the hardest thing we've ever had to do: we we're accepted to different colleges. We knew how hard long distance relationships could be, but we also knew that our love wasn't something worth throwing away. On the night before we had to leave, we made a promise that we would make it work. So we waited.
We spent the next four years hundreds of miles apart, talking on the phone every night. It was hard, but we knew in our hearts it was worth it.
Four years later we both graduated, and were finally back together. Days later, we were engaged.
We had just gone through four years separated, and now we vowed to take the next step in our lives together, and never spend another day apart. We were best friends, and now we want to get married.
We moved to Medford a few months ago, and we're starting our lives together. The economy and student loans have made things tough, but we know our love is strong enough to handle it, because we know that we will spend the rest of our lives married to our best friend.