By Ania:
Love is probably the most powerful of human emotions. At one moment, love can be simple and pure, and at another moment love can be complex and troubling. But how do we know that we are in love? After all, everyone experiences different emotions and develops a unique pattering of loving. Let me tell you my story.
I met Tomek in 1998, in California. It was just 20-minute 'hi' and 'bye'. Thanks to our mutual friends we met again five years later, here in New York. (On the other hand, isn't it funny that two adults had to be baby-sitter by others?)
It wasn't so called 'love at the first sight'. Of course there was some excitement or electricity but is wasn't that 'chemistry' or 'lust' that everyone talks about.

First date was like a ... first date. We're talking about everything. But I felt so comfortable, so right. And deep inside I knew that I started a small fire. And I can proudly say, that on that day I won his heart or at least his stomach - Tomek couldn't say no to my irresistible tomato-rice soup. And that's how it started. First date led to another, and another. First movie, walk over Brooklyn Bridge, unforgettable jazz concert, his trip to Nepal, my graduation, engagement, our trip to Poland. All happened so fast, that in some way I lost track when we became a couple. But good side of it was, that it all happened so spontaneous and natural. I knew how to interpret his behavior. The way he looked at me, his touch, good-bye kiss, all his non-verbal cues. After a while, all I knew was the fact, that it was 'the end of me' and the beginning of emotional hi-jacking that swept me along on a thrilling roller-coaster ride.
And here I am. I'm going to marry Tomek, that irresistible God's gift to me (rather than to human race like he claims). I know I'm not perfect . After all I'm 'bully' and it speaks for itself. But it doesn't matter. I love this guy and I have found in him all good things that I don't have. He is my other half; my lover, my friend, my companion, someone who listens to me quietly and patiently, someone who knows me better that I know myself.

And this is just the beginning of our journey...

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By Tom:
As long as I remember, I always wanted someone I could worship; someone I could effortlessly admire for the rest of my life; someone with great ethics, a wonderful smile, amazing integrity, someone who could see me through and still not reject me. I wanted quintessence of woman, a respectful partner, a friend, and a lover all in one. Okay, I admit, I was dreaming about the perfect soul mate.
So I made a wish.
And she came true.
Slowly but surely: first, soothing me with her personality, then astonishing me with her sovereignty and then seducing me with one of her many beautiful smiles.

O, yeah! Did I mention she is sexy too?