We truly appreciate everyone who entered our first contest. I will admit, I didn't think about how HARD it would be to choose winners!!! We spent yesterday reading, re-reading, making notes, comments, discussing... Holy beans! I don't know what I was thinking holding a contest that I had to judge with @serapium I felt like I wanted to just reward everyone. :/ Choosing winners is part of the task, so we did our best!
Funniest: How We Met
Oh my, this was the Sweetest story. Her writing of the moment when she met him by spilling soup on him, the way she conveyed the emotion and embarrassment that led to such a sweet romantic story was just too funny and sweet. Being quite clumsy myself, I can totally see this happening. Well written, sweetly told and a great love story.
Was that Angel Gabriel??? He was tall, brown skinned, kind of buff. His face was something else. If God took 3 days to create us, i am sure he took a whole week to create him because he was soo handsome. He had hazel eyes, thick brows, pink-ish lips. He was perrfect.
I didn't know I got carried away looking at him till he snapped his fingers ,bringing me back to reality.
@happycrazycon
Most Romantic: A Story About My Spouse AND Best Friend
I think that our version of 'romance' is probably different than some simply because we've been together so long. The love that was shining through this post , in spite of the ups and downs and speaking on the realities of marriage... that was "Romantic" to me!
What I Value About Him
Daniel is so wise that he sees things in me that I can't see and he speaks the most assuring words to me. He also doesn't just tag with me when I'm doing stupid things but he would correct me. He leads me and gives me conducive and useful opinions. He would support me in things I'm afraid but determined to do. He is my best friend whom I turn to, always. He is my love and also my life partner, in rich or poor, in sickness or health. Till death do us part.
@rumaisah
Most Unusual: Traveling Cyclist Meets Gardening Gnome at OUR Ecovillage
This story really resonated with both @serapium and I in that it captured the journey that fate led them on and it was almost like a magical adventure... that is, until the worm! :)
Right before crossing the border I had just written,
"The past few days have felt like an end preparing for another beginning. I feel hints of entering a community of some sort, whether for a few days, a week, a month, and filling up my reserves of tribe."
As I wrote about in the first installment of my bike journey, I had gotten in touch with a man living at OUR ecovillage through the Natural Building group on Facebook …
He said, "You should come up to OUR Ecovillage, we’re doing lots of natural building here."
Such a simple statement, but when I read it, the energy in the room shifted. It literally got more ripply and slightly foggy… I thought, Woah, I’ll have to keep that place on my list!
@mountainjewel
And the Best Overall Winner: Love isn't Always Shit Free
This post was full of the realities of dealing with illness and dating... written with humor and love that is clearly apparent between the two of them. I loved reading this story and seeing the happy ending.
Love rarely goes smoothly, chuck in chronic illness and an ostomy bag and you have this story of how I met my amazeballs husband @shai-hulud.
@insideoutlet
Thank you SO much to everyone who entered! I am following you all now and will try to visit you regularly with upvotes.
We really appreciate you all sharing your stories with us.
Please check out the other entries and give them some attention!
Honorable Mentions:
There were some CLOSE entries. It was so SO difficult to choose the winners, but I wanted to mention just a couple more!
The moment we locked eyes my heart skipped a beat, not only was she beautiful, she had such a positive and kind presence.
@isteemithard
How We Met
"The fact that meeting someone can change your entire outlook on life as well as your behavior is pretty romantic:) I can obviosusly relate to the part about leaving a long term relationship for 'the one'." @serapium
I ended my 5 year relationship to be with her. She's like magic. That's the same way I described her to the counselor we spoke with prior to our wedding. I had numerous relationships that ended because I always had my eyes on other girls. I was a chick magnet. But with her, when we became us, it was just her and no one else.
@beatenegg
How We Met
@avhyaceulip
Childhood Sweethearts
@smylie2005
How We Met: A Valentine's Contest
@wandrnrose7
Our Story: How We Met
@trashie-beeaa
"How We Met" Writing Contest - Trying to make sense when senses have no meaning!
@robiney
The Story of Us: How We Met
@sweeetcha
How We Met? My Love Story
@incomprehensibl3
How Meeting with You is Always Like the First Time
And let's not forget my favorite comment because being single isn't always a bad thing... and I love a sense of humor! "What a lovely contest. Unfortunately my story consists of just 2 words and won´t qualify for the contest. I share it with you nevertheless - here it is: "We Didn't" Yeah... sad story, but hey, at least moving, in a way..." @atmosblack
Also, you can read @serapium's "How We Met" story here
Congratulations to @insideoutlet and all the lovely winners! Thank you ladies for letting us share our story. I will be reading through the stories, there's nothing nicer that a good love story!
Thank you, I hope you like my story, everyone did such a great job, I didn't envy @byn and her hubby having to choose :-)
They picked well! ♥️♥️♥️
thank you for the chance t write about this topic and my blog made my partner quite happy. So I'm still a winner. More power to you and your husband. :D congratulations to the winners. keep the love alive.
Thank you! <3 Maybe we'll see you for the next contest!
@byn
Congratulations to @insideoutlet and to all winners, thank you @byn for this wonderful sweet contest and no worries, I felt that we are all winners you pick the best. More power to you and @serapium, Happy Valentine guys.😊
Thank you, it was a nice surprise to wake up to this morning, it would have been very hard for @byn and @serapium to pick winners :-)
I knew this story was one of a kind. It surely deserved to win! Love 🤗
Just like what I've said, we are all winners, love is on the air, sorry for byn and serapium, but really I enjoyed this contest, have a lovely day dear@insideoutlet 😊
Thank you so much! It was a real challenge to me because I hate for anyone to feel like they have 'lost'! I will be keeping up with you and your posts though, so at least we connected that way! :)
Thanks again for entering the contest and being so awesome!
@byn
No worries dear, It is my pleasure to join it is my first time to tell my story with joy in my heart. Reminiscing old days is really help me a lot to keep going and to be strong. Feeling love and to be loved is a win win situation. Looking forward to your next contest dear @byn can't wait lol😊
Nice
Wonderful curation - I absolutely LOVE reading happy stories about romance. This was a beautiful idea. 😍
Thank you! It was awesome to read everyone's love story. I love pulling together from such a diverse group of people.
Thanks for the support!
@byn
Omg. I am literally in tears right now. Thank you,thank you so much. I enjoyed this contest so much. I will be looking forward to participating in more as this one has given me confidence. Thanks alot.
You're most welcome! Thanks for trusting us with your story! I'll be hosting another writing contest soon (when I hit 500 followers) so keep an eye out!
Congratulations!
@byn
Thank you for the chance to bring the spotlight to the loves of our lives. It was fun reminiscing and rekindling the love we have since day 1. The opportunity to let people know of just how special these people is priceless.
Congratulations to all the winners! Love to all 🤗🤗🤗
Wonderful. i would love to participate too
This contest is over, but I will probably be holding another contest when I hit 500 followers, so keep an eye out for it :)
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Love is so wonderful.
It really really is a wonderful thing! Thanks for reading :)
Awww love love love this. What a great post to kick off my day on steemit! :)
I'm glad you enjoyed it! It was really great to see all of the different cultures and lifestyles in the different entries. I loved reading them all and I can't wait to do another contest soon. :)
Thank you so much for appreciating our story. I loved writing and sharing it with you all. And a huge thanks to @byn and her awesome partner @serapium for putting the contest out there for us. Side note how do I become involved in steemitbloggers?
It's closed to the public at the moment... but I think they're going to open it up again soon. The owner is trying to keep it to a smaller group for better support. Let me ask on the discord.
Thanks that would be awesome, I like the smaller group idea. I like to consider myself a blogger lol and would like find ways to use steemit more.
If you aren't on the teamgirlpowa yet, that is a group I recently joined that appears to be incredibly supportive and awesome. https://discord.gg/KmtzQJB
thanks have joined Will wait to hear from them.
Whoa!!! Thanks @serapium and @byn!!! Didn't know our story would qualify for romantic story lol. Hahaha but boy am I delighted! Told the husband too, he hi-5ed me! 😍 Happy Valentine's Day to you both!
We may have an unusual opinion of what constitutes "romantic" after our own "How we met" story! Thank you for sharing with us and congratulations!
@byn
Honestly, it was our pleasure. Choosing the winners was a tough task!