As told to Ann DeGrey

I met my boyfriend Benjamin* through our mutual love of sailing. I'd just joined a local yacht club, and we were introduced one Saturday afternoon after a race.

He had this calm, ocean-weathered look about him, he was handsome and confident — and we had lots in common aside from sailing. We got talking over drinks at the bar and within the hour he'd asked for my number.

After just two dates , he told me I was "the one he's been waiting for." It sounds intense now, but at the time it felt romantic .

A year later, we were still together and had just come back from an amazing four-week trip through Europe.

It was literally the best trip of my life and I felt like I was travelling with my future husband — I just couldn't picture myself with any other man but hi

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