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LONDON (AFP) - - A British man and his Spanish former sweetheart have finally married 16 years after they drifted apart, reunited by a love letter lost behind a fireplace for over a decade, reports said on Monday.
Steve Smith and Carmen Ruiz-Perez, both now 42, fell in love 17 years ago when she was a foreign exchange student in Brixham, southwest England, and got engaged after only a year together.
But their relationship ended after she moved France to run a shop in Paris.
A few years later, in a bid to rekindle their love, Smith sent a letter to her mother's home in Spain. It was placed on the mantelpiece, but slipped down behind the fireplace and was lost for over a decade.
The missing missive was only found when builders removed the fireplace during renovation work.
"When I got the letter I didn't phone Steve right away because I was so nervous," Ruiz-Perez told the Herald Express local newspaper.
"I nearly didn't phone him at all. I kept picking up the phone then putting it down again.
"But I knew I had to make the call."
When they were reunited, it was as if time had stood still, said Smith, a factory supervisor.
"When we met again it was like a film. We ran across the airport into each other's arms. We met up and fell in love all over again. Within 30 seconds of setting eyes on each other we were kissing.
"I'm just glad the letter did eventually end up where it was supposed to be," he said, after the couple married last Friday.
I'm glad there's such a love story for my 365th post. ='] god bless all lovers.
Steve Smith and Carmen Ruiz-Perez, both now 42, fell in love 17 years ago when she was a foreign exchange student in Brixham, southwest England, and got engaged after only a year together.
But their relationship ended after she moved France to run a shop in Paris.
A few years later, in a bid to rekindle their love, Smith sent a letter to her mother's home in Spain. It was placed on the mantelpiece, but slipped down behind the fireplace and was lost for over a decade.
The missing missive was only found when builders removed the fireplace during renovation work.
"When I got the letter I didn't phone Steve right away because I was so nervous," Ruiz-Perez told the Herald Express local newspaper.
"I nearly didn't phone him at all. I kept picking up the phone then putting it down again.
"But I knew I had to make the call."
When they were reunited, it was as if time had stood still, said Smith, a factory supervisor.
"When we met again it was like a film. We ran across the airport into each other's arms. We met up and fell in love all over again. Within 30 seconds of setting eyes on each other we were kissing.
"I'm just glad the letter did eventually end up where it was supposed to be," he said, after the couple married last Friday.
I'm glad there's such a love story for my 365th post. ='] god bless all lovers.
Friday, July 17, 2009
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I have a small favour to ask of you. Could you vote Benjamin Cheah for Most Insightful Blog award on S'pore Blog Awards? It's really easy. All you have to do is go to here, join as a member [free sign up and it's fast] and click on the Most Insightful Blog Icon. His is the first on the upper left. 'The Lionheart' and click VOTE! on the top right of his icon. =] I appeal to all who know him as a classmate, a schoolmate, a friend to have a look at his works as they are good reference and they do offer quite a bit of insight to current affairs. If you don't know him well or he's a complete stranger to you, here's a great chance to have a look at some great writings and even win a portable external hard disk from Creative! Would you do it? I think he deserves to win because his posts shows depth and he puts in a lot of effort in his works. I hope you'd give him a hand and cast a vote! Your vote is very much appreciated. If you have friends who are into the issues he writes about, please forward this email to them. Here's the link to his blog. Thanks in advance =p
Best, Jasmine
Oh, one more thing, please don't vote for Ephraim Loy unless you really think he deserves it. The reason is as below
I have a small favour to ask of you. Could you vote Benjamin Cheah for Most Insightful Blog award on S'pore Blog Awards? It's really easy. All you have to do is go to here, join as a member [free sign up and it's fast] and click on the Most Insightful Blog Icon. His is the first on the upper left. 'The Lionheart' and click VOTE! on the top right of his icon. =] I appeal to all who know him as a classmate, a schoolmate, a friend to have a look at his works as they are good reference and they do offer quite a bit of insight to current affairs. If you don't know him well or he's a complete stranger to you, here's a great chance to have a look at some great writings and even win a portable external hard disk from Creative! Would you do it? I think he deserves to win because his posts shows depth and he puts in a lot of effort in his works. I hope you'd give him a hand and cast a vote! Your vote is very much appreciated. If you have friends who are into the issues he writes about, please forward this email to them. Here's the link to his blog. Thanks in advance =p
Best, Jasmine
Oh, one more thing, please don't vote for Ephraim Loy unless you really think he deserves it. The reason is as below
He wrote
Sorry for the hijack, but you can also vote for me in the same category. One vote per day, so if you voted for Benjamin today, you can vote for me tomorrow! Thanks people! Ephraim
I just think that it's not right to hijack people's email and ask for votes like this. And, you can be the judge yourself by looking at his blog.
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