4 years ago today, I had my first date with my now husband. He is the first (and only) guy who has ever asked me on a first date. It was a Skype coffee date since I was in Sweden, and he was in Montana at the time. It lasted 7 hours. At the end, he said he had enjoyed it and asked if I was interested in a 2nd date. I said yes. A few days later, he asked if we could video chat cause he had something he wanted to talk to me about. I thought he was about to tell me that he had changed his mind and didn't want to see me anymore. He began by telling me how it hadn't been very smart or good to have a 7h long first date. It would have been better to split it into a few different dates. Then he apologized for it, and asked me to forgive him. I did. But I was still not sure what that meant, so I asked, "Do you still wanna see me?" And he seemed a little confused at my question because of course he did. But he wanted to do it really well, and didn't want to lead me in any unhealthy ways. We ended up talking almost every day, and covered all of our deal breakers and deal makers really quickly. We were intentional. We also talked to God on our own which really helped. God was apparently my wingman as He talked me up to my husband! (It's usually the other way around.) We quickly ran out of reasons not to get married, and only 68 days after our first date, we said "I do" to each other. We wanted to write a book about it from the beginning, but it took 3 years before I felt it was time. "How to prepare yourself for marriage" was finished this summer, and I really hope it helps others find their life partners. If you wanna check out our wedding ceremony and first dance, the video is liked below. 🤗 Now we have an adorable baby boy, and I am the thinnest I've been our entire marriage. Pregnancy apparently worked out for me (pun intended 🤣) Saying yes to a date 4 years ago was one of the best decisions I've ever made. Someone recently said that marriage is hard, but I disagree. Life is hard, but doing it with my husband makes it way way better!