Anthony & Nelly

Anthony and Nelly have been together 15 years and married for lucky number 13. They have two kids together, a boy and a girl.

How did you meet?

We met up one day in late march of 1998, my sister was going to meet with her boyfriend at the time (now husband)  and I just tagged along. We were introduced later that day and my sister's boyfriend asked if we wanted to hang out with them so we did. I remember asking Anthony how old he was and him, the jokester that he is told me that he was 19 years old, my sisters age so I didn't believe him. I asked to see his license and saw that he was 6 months younger than me not 6 years like he said. We goofed around a lot that night and I felt really comfortable with him, it just felt like I knew him forever. I never felt that before. When he dropped us off in front of my house I told him I'll see you around and Anthony once again with his smart mouth told me "what makes you think you're going to see me again " I told him "well if I see you ill see you, if I don't I don't", laughing we said bye. I remember my sister asking me what I thought about him and I told her "he's going to be mine", I just felt it. She looked at me and said "really?"and I told her " I like him, I like him a lot" and we've been inseparable ever since.

Tell me a little bit about your partner and what made you decide that they were a keeper?

Anthony has a great sense of humor he's kind, caring, loving, he's the man of my dreams. He's the man I want our son to become, he's the man I want my daughter to findl and he's the man that made me believe in love at first sight. I fell head over heels for him since day one.

Were there any obstacles/hurdles in the way of your relationship and if so, how did you overcome them?

I can't really say we had obstacles or hurdles to overcome, I guess it's because we met when we knew what we wanted in life and in each other. You could say we just clicked 

What are your future goals for you and your partner?

Future goals together is to raise our kids as best as we can and show them how to make their dreams a reality. Then once our kids find themselves in this world then make more memories and enjoy life as crazy kids, like old times...wink wink.

What do you think it takes to make a relationship work?

What I think makes relationships work is knowing who you are and what you want, not settling not putting blinders on just because your biological clock is ticking. I don't think love is hard if its meant to be. I have to say I am blessed.