Read Nina’s story first.
So yeah, according to her she remembers me from school (unfortunately). 👇
I guess it’s not surprising it took me years to undo that damage.
Nina and I ever getting together was pretty much an impossibility. For one, she was “not on my radar” until she added me to Facebook in 2008 (we still argue about who added who, but knowing her Facebook habits now, I’m pretty sure it was her). As soon as that did happen, and I had a chance to browse through her profile, I’m not ashamed to say she became “of interest” immediately. Saying that I found her attractive would be a gross understatement. At the same time, I squarely placed her way out of my league. On top of that, we were living in different countries, with me having moved to Barcelona in 2002, so this was going to be a tricky endeavour. Luckily I’ve never been one to pick the easy path, or to enjoy the luxury of realism.
I very much remember our early chats on Skype and Facebook, and the excitement I felt every time I managed to get her attention, carefully weighing every word and desperately attempting to appear busy. Or the nervousness of going to our very first (and very unsuccessful) date in Fabios.
I think for both of us it was difficult, we did come from different worlds in many ways and at first it did not feel like a natural fit – ours is definitely not a story of love at first sight.
However, most times I came to Vienna, which was not often, we met for a drink and a chat, and we got to know each other slowly but surely. The one thing both of us definitely agree on is “the moment” when our spark got ignited. We very much have Ivana to thank for that, who nudged Nina to go meet me that fateful evening at Roberto’s.
I suppose the time was simply right then, I had finally matured and Nina put her guard down for just long enough to allow herself to fall in love. And once I saw her look at me the way she did, I was smitten. The weeks that followed were the most exciting of my life.
Our spark turned into a wonderful star, which accompanies and guides us every day.
Personally, I feel so tremendously fortunate to have Nina since I learnt she is everything I ever wanted plus everything I never knew I needed. Nina, you complete me and for that I love you.