Her Vow - A Love Story

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Her vow

My mother left me and my family when I was very young.  I did not have a female role model because my father never remarried.  With two brothers before me and two brothers behind me, I was very much a tom girl.  I did not know how to be feminine.  When I was in high school, the only dress I wore in the whole of the four years was for graduation...and even then, I felt uncomfortable.  Jeans and a tee gal.

When I met you, I saw you as a friend.  I did not feel the need to physically impress you by wearing "girly" clothes and "girly" makeup....although I was always intrigued by jewelry.

As I grew closer to you, I felt the need to be "girly" and rid my time as a tom girl.  I wanted simply to be a girl.  I shall forever cherish the wedding gift you gave to me...out of the many...just the night before.

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When I fell in love with you, I vowed to myself that if we were to marry and have children, I would forever be a female role model to a daughter or just in general.  Being a role model is exceptionally important to me - to young men and to young women.

As I say "I do" in this vow, I am the girl I wish to be...not "girly," but simply feminine.

His Vow - A Love Story

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His vow

I was carefree, goofy, and always testing the limit.  I was never serious in relationships.  I suppose I would rather date than fall in love.  A date is a simple yes or no to a second.  A relationship has profound meaning, commitment, and work in order to last forever.  A date can lead to a second or cannot.  A relationship can lead to marriage and possibly a family.  A date is basic, with or without a spark.  A relationship is filled with love.  I was not ready to fall in love and until I met you, I never imagined ever falling in love.

When we met for the first time, there was spark.  When we met for the second time, I knew.  I did not know how I knew, but I did.  I was filled with giddy excitement every time I was with you.  When we established each other as friends, I knew.  When we moved forward together into a relationship, I knew.

I fell in love and I was ready...because of you.

I am now ready to move forward with only you.

I adore the tokens of love you shower me with because of the precious thought put behind them.  No other has shown sentiment.  This, then, means everything to me.

I shall shower you with tokens of love to show my sincere thought behind them.  I hope these tokens will mean the same to you.

I love you with my life because you are my life.

I am honored to say "I do" on a day I once never thought possible.

In the commitment I make today, I promise you always with words you already know.

This is my vow.