Love story for all the DU'ers widowed, divorced, separated or single and lookin' for love

[mnhtnbb]

CARY -- The first time Laura Strain met Allan Tortorice, she was afraid he was going to sue her. She had, after all, just banged into the man and spilled hot coffee all over him.

Instead, they married on Saturday at the scene of that caffeine crash: a Starbucks on Kildaire Farm Road.

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Laura and Allan met last March 8. Laura had never been in a Starbucks but decided to stop by at the encouragement of her sister, who had been trying to get her to treat herself more often. Laura, now 47, walked inside and chatted up the baristas for a coffee recommendation.

Settling on a tall skinny vanilla latte, she turned away from the counter and smacked directly into the well-dressed Allan, leaving his shirt covered in coffee. At first, Allan was irritated. But, he recalled, "I looked at her, and I'm like, 'Maybe this isn't all bad.' "

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As it turns out, they had some things in common. Allan, who is not a coffee drinker, had stopped by for a sweet roll. He had never been inside a Starbucks, either. More important, they talked about their children and the fact that they both had recently divorced after long marriages.


For the whole story and pictures of the wedding:

http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/1406555.html


What a delightful, hopeful story. It reminds me of the orange juice spilled all-over Julia Roberts' character, Anna Scott, in "Notting Hill" Or the line from "Castaway" spoken by Tom Hanks, "You never know what the tide is going to bring in." (that's from memory and it may not be perfect)

I wish serendipitous encounters this year for all DU'ers who would like to find love.

Happy Valentine's Day--belatedly!

:hug:

[mnhtnbb]

1. Not one comment? Why?

:wtf:

[redqueen]

5. For me it's because I can only think of negative things to say.

So... better to say nothing at all, right?

[mnhtnbb]

6. Eh. There's a good chance they might be a pair of Republicans.

[Sky Masterson]

2. This is a very sweet story.

In a way it proves that the best way to find love is to quit looking for it..Let it find you. :)

[nuxvomica]

3. I love that Castaway line

That's a great story because it says that even ancients like me can find happiness someday as long as they stick around long enough and go off-script every once in a while. Thanks for posting and a happy belated one to you too.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

4. Thank you -beautiful story

I can only wish and hope that something like that happens to me