A selection of 60 tiny love
stories I came across. Hope they bring a smile on to your lips. :)
1.Today, my 75-year-old grandpa who has been
blind from cataracts for almost 15 years said to me, “Your grandma is just the
most beautiful thing, isn’t she?” I paused for a second and said, “Yes she is.
I bet you miss seeing that beauty on a daily basis.” “Sweety,” my grandpa said,
“I still see her beauty every day. In fact, I see it more now than I used to
when we were young.” MMT
2.Today, I walked my daughter down the aisle.
Ten years ago I pulled a 14 year old boy out of his mom’s fire-engulfed SUV after
a serious accident. Doctors initially said he would never walk again. My
daughter came with me several times to visit him at the hospital. Then she
started going on her own. Today, seeing him defy the odds and smile widely,
standing on his own two feet at the altar as he placed a ring on my daughter’s
finger MMT.
3.Today, I walked up to the door of my office
(I’m a florist) at 7AM to find a uniformed Army soldier standing out front
waiting. He was on his way to the airport to go to Afghanistan for a year. He
said, “I usually bring home a bouquet of flowers for my wife every Friday and I
don’t want to let her down when I’m away.” He then placed an order for 52
Friday afternoon deliveries of flowers to his wife’s office and asked me to
schedule one for each week until he returns. I gave him a 50% discount because
it made my day to see something so sweet. MMT
4.Today, I told my 18 year old grandson that
nobody asked me to prom when I was in high school, so I didn’t attend. He
showed up at my house this evening dressed in a tuxedo and took me as his date
to his prom. MMT
5.Today, when she woke up from an eleven month
coma, she kissed me and said, “Thank you for being here, and telling me those
beautiful stories, and never giving up on me… And yes, I will marry you.” MMT
6.Today, I was sitting on a park bench eating
a sandwich for lunch when an elderly couple pulled their car up under a nearby
oak tree. They rolled down the windows and turned up some jazz music on the
radio. Then the man got out of the car, walked around to the passenger side,
opened the door for the woman, took her hand and helped her out of her seat,
guided her about ten feet away from the car, and they slow danced for the next
half hour under the oak tree. MMT
7.Today, I operated on a little girl. She
needed O- blood. We didn’t have any, but her twin brother has O- blood. I
explained to him that it was a matter of life and death. He sat quietly for a
moment, and then said goodbye to his parents. I didn’t think anything of it
until after we took his blood and he asked, “So when will I die?” He thought he
was giving his life for hers. Thankfully, they’ll both be fine. MMT
8.Today, my dad is the best dad I could ask
for. He’s a loving husband to my mom (always making her laugh), he’s been to every
one of my soccer games since I was 5 (I’m 17 now), and he provides for our
family as a construction foreman. This morning when I was searching through my
dad’s toolbox for a pliers, I found a dirty folded up paper at the bottom. It
was an old journal entry in my dad’s handwriting dated exactly one month before
the day I was born. It reads, “I am eighteen years old, an alcoholic who is
failing out of college, a past cutter, and a child abuse victim with a criminal
record of auto theft. And next month, ‘teen father’ will be added to the list.
But I swear I will make things right for my little girl. I will be the dad I
never had.” And I don’t know how he did it, but he did it. MMT
9.Today, my 8-year-old son hugged me and said,
“You are the best mom in the whole entire world!” I smiled and sarcastically
replied, “How do you know that? You haven’t met every mom in the whole entire
world.” My son squeezed me tighter and said, “Yes I have. You are my world.”
MMT
10.Today, I have an elderly patient who is
suffering from a severe case of Alzheimer’s. He can rarely remember his own
name, and he often forgets where he is and what he said just a few minutes
beforehand. But by the stretch of some miracle (perhaps the miracle of love),
he remembers who is wife is every morning when she shows up to spend a few
hours with him. He usually greets her by saying, “Hello my beautiful Kate.” MMT
11.Today, my 21 year old Labrador can barely
stand up, can’t see, can’t hear, and doesn’t have enough strength to bark. But
it doesn’t stop her from wagging her tail a mile a minute every single time I
walk into the room. MMT
12.Today is our 10th anniversary, but since my
husband and I are both recently unemployed we agreed not to get each other any
gifts. When I woke up this morning, my husband was already up. I walked
downstairs to find beautiful wild flowers brilliantly arranged all over the
house. There must be 400 flowers total and he didn’t spend a dime. MMT
13.Today, my high school boyfriend, who I
thought I’d never see again, showed me the pictures of the two of us he kept in
his Army helmet while he was overseas for the last 8 years. MMT
14.Today, my 88-year-old grandmother and her
17 year old cat are both blind. My grandmother’s guide dog leads my grandmother
around the house, which is normal. But lately, he’s been guiding her cat around
the house too. When her cat meows, he walks up and rubs against her, and then
she follows directly behind him to her food, to the litter box, to the other
end of the house for a nap, etc. MMT
15.Today, I watched in horror through the
kitchen window as my 2-year-old slipped and fell head first into the pool. But
before I could get to her, our Labrador Retriever, Rex, jumped in after her,
grabbed her by her shirt collar and pulled her to the shallow steps where she
could stand. MMT
16.Today, my older brother has donated bone
marrow 16 times to help treat my cancer. He communicates directly with my
doctor and does it without me even asking or knowing when he has an
appointment. And today my doctor informed me that the treatment appears to be
working. “Cancer cells have been drastically reduced in the last few months.”
MMT
17.Today, I was driving home with my
grandfather when he suddenly made a u-turn and said, “I forgot to get your
grandmother a bouquet of flowers. I’ll pick up one from the florist at the
corner down here. It’ll only take a second.” “What’s so special about today
that you have to buy her flowers?” I asked. “There’s nothing specifically
special about today,” my grandfather said. “Every day is special. Your
grandmother loves flowers. They put a smile on her face.” MMT
18.Today, I re-read the suicide letter I wrote
on the afternoon of September 2nd 1996 about two minutes before my girlfriend
showed up at my door and told me, “I’m pregnant.” Suddenly I felt I had a
reason to live. Today she’s my wife. We’ve been happily married for 14 years.
And my daughter, who is almost 15 now, has two younger brothers. I re-read my
suicide letter from time to time as a reminder to be thankful – I am thankful I
got a second chance at life and love. MMT
19.Today, and every day for the last two
months since I returned to school with burn scars on my face after being
hospitalized for nearly a month for injuries I sustained in a house fire, a red
rose was taped to my locker when I got to school in the morning. I have no clue
who is getting to school early and leaving me these roses. I’ve even arrived
early myself a few times to try to figure it out, but each time the rose was
already there. MMT
20.Today was the 10 year anniversary of my
dad’s passing. When I was a kid he used to hum a short melody to me as I was
going to sleep. When I was 18, as he rested in his hospital bed fighting
cancer, the roles were reversed and I hummed the melody to him. I haven’t heard
that melody since, until last night. My fiancé and I were turned on our sides
looking at each other in bed when he started humming it to me. His mom used to
hum it to him when he was a kid. MMT
21.Today, a woman who must have her voicebox
removed due to cancer is enrolled in my sign language class. Her husband, four
children, two sisters, brother, mother, father, and twelve close friends are
also enrolled in the same class so they can communicate with her after she
loses her ability to speak aloud. MMT
22.Today, my 11-year-old son speaks fluent
sign language because his best friend, Josh, who he grew up with from the time
he was an infant, is deaf. Seeing their genuine friendship evolve and grow over
the years MMT.
23.Today, due to Alzheimer’s and dementia, my
grandfather usually can’t remember who my grandmother is when he wakes up in
the morning. It bothered my grandmother a year ago when it first happened, but
now she’s fully supportive of his condition. In fact, she plays a game every
day in which she tries to get my grandfather to ask her to re-marry him before
dinnertime. She hasn’t failed yet. MMT
24.Today, my dad passed away from natural
causes at the age of 92. I found his body resting peacefully in the recliner in
his bedroom. In his lap, facing upright, were three framed 8×10 photographs of
my mom who passed away about 10 years ago. She was the love of his life, and
apparently the last thing he wanted to see before he passed. MMT
25.Today, I am the proud mom of a blind
17-year-old boy. Although my son was born without his sense of sight, it hasn’t
stopped him from being a straight A student, a guitarist (whose band just
surpassed 25,000 downloads of their first album), and a loving boyfriend to his
long-term girlfriend, Valerie. Just today, his younger sister asked him what he
likes about Valerie, and he said, “Everything. She’s beautiful.” MMT
26.Today, I waited on an elderly couple. The
way they looked at each other… you could see they were in love. When the
husband mentioned that they were celebrating their anniversary, I smiled and
said, “Let me guess. You two have been together forever.” They laughed and the
wife said, “Actually, no, today is our 5 year anniversary. We both outlived our
spouses and then life blessed us with one more shot at love.” MMT
27.Today, my father found my little sister
alive, chained up in a barn. She was abducted near Mexico City almost 5 months
ago. Authorities stopped actively searching for her a few weeks later. My mom
and I laid her soul to rest. We had a funeral for her last month. All of our
family and friends attended the ceremony except my father. Instead he kept
looking for her. He said he “loved her too much to give up.” And she’s back
home now because he never did. MMT
28.Today, there are two senior boys at my
school who have an openly gay relationship. They have experienced verbal
humiliation on a daily basis for the last two years, yet they continue to hold
each other’s hand in the hallways. Despite threats and vandalized lockers, they
showed up to prom this evening wearing matching tuxedos. Seeing them on the
dance floor, smiling from ear to ear in spite of all the haters MMT.
29.Today, my sister and I were in a bad car
accident. My sister is Mrs. Popular at school – she knows everyone. I’m a bit
of an introvert – I hang-out with the same 2 girls all the time. My sister
immediately posted a comment on Facebook about our accident. And while all her
friends were commenting, my 2 friends showed up independently at the scene of
the accident before the paramedics arrived. MMT
30.Today, my fiancé returned home from his
last tour of duty overseas. Yesterday he was just my boyfriend, or so I
thought. Almost a year ago, he mailed me a package. He told me I wasn’t allowed
to open it until he got home in two weeks. But then his tour got extended for
another 11 months. Today, when he got home, he told me to open the package, and
just as I pulled the ring out of the box, he got down on one knee. MMT
31.Today, my 12-year-old son, Sean, and I
stopped by the nursing home together for the first time in several months.
Usually I come alone see my mother who’s suffering from Alzheimer’s. When we
walked into the lobby, the nurse said, “Hi, Sean!” and then buzzed us in. “How
does she know your name?” I asked. “Oh, I swing by here on my walk home from
school all the time to say hi to Grandma,” Sean said. I had no idea. MMT
32.Today, I found an old hand written note my
mom wrote when she was a senior in high school. On it is a list of qualities
she hoped she would someday find in a boyfriend. The list is basically an exact
description of my dad, who she didn’t meet until she was 27. MMT
33.Today, I’ve been chemistry lab partners
with one of the most beautiful (and popular) girls at our school since the
beginning of the school year. And although I never would have had the courage
to talk to her otherwise, she’s totally down to earth and sweet. We spend our
time in the lab chatting, laughing, and getting A’s (she’s smart too), and just
recently we started talking a little bit outside of class too. Last week when I
heard that she didn’t have a date to our homecoming dance, I desperately wanted
to ask her, but chickened out every time I was about to. Then this afternoon,
at lunchtime, she ran up to me and formally asked me to ask her to the dance. So
I did, and she kissed me on the cheek and said, “Yes!” MMT
34.Today, on our 10th anniversary, she handed
me a suicide note she wrote when she was 22, on the exact day we met. And she
said, “For all these years I didn’t want you to know how foolish and unstable I
was back when we met. But even though you didn’t know, you saved me. Thank
you.” MMT
35.Today, my grandpa keeps and old, candid
photo on his nightstand of my grandma and him laughing together at some party
in the 1960’s. My grandma passed away from cancer in 1999 when I was 7. This
evening when I was at his house, my grandpa caught me staring at the photo. He
walked up, hugged me from behind and said, “Remember, just because something
doesn’t last forever, doesn’t mean it wasn’t worth your while.” MMT
36.Today, I sat down with my two daughters,
ages 4 and 6, to explain to them that we have to move out of our 4 bedroom
house and into a 2 bedroom apartment for awhile until I can find another job
that pays well. My daughters looked at each other for a moment and then my
youngest daughter turned to me and asked, “Are we all moving into the apartment
together?” “Yes,” I replied. “Oh, so no big deal then,” she said. MMT
37.Today, I met the prettiest woman on a
plane. Assuming I wouldn’t see her again after we made our connections, I told
her how pretty I thought she was. She gave me the most sincere smile and said,
“Nobody has said that to me in 10 years.” It turns out we’re both in our
mid-30’s, never married, no kids, and we live about 5 miles away from each
other. We have a date set for next Saturday after we return home. MMT
38.Today, I’m a mother of 2 and a grandmother
of 4. At 17 I got pregnant with twins. When my boyfriend and friends found out
I wasn’t going to abort them, they turned a cold shoulder to me. But I pressed
forward, worked full-time while attending school, graduated high school and
college, and met a guy in one of my classes who has loved my children like his
own for the last 50 years. MMT
39.Today, on my 29th birthday, I returned home
from my 4th and final tour of duty overseas. The little girl who lives next
door to my parents (who isn’t so little any more - she’s 22 now) met me at the
airport with a long stemmed rose, a bottle of my favorite vodka, and then asked
me out on a date. MMT
40.Today, my daughter accepted her boyfriend’s
marriage proposal. He is 3 years older than her. They started dating when she
was 14 and he was 17. I never liked the age difference when they were kids.
When he turned 18 a week before she turned 15, my husband insisted they
break-up. They maintained a friendship, but went on to date other people. Now
at the ages of 24 and 27, I’ve never seen two people more in love. MMT
41.Today, after I heard that my mom stayed
home from work with the flu, I stopped by Wal-Mart on my way home from school
to pick her up some canned soup. I ran into my dad who was already in the
check-out line. He had 5 cans of soup, NyQuil, tissues, tampons, 4 romantic
comedy DVDs and a bouquet of flowers. My dad makes me smile and MMT.
42.Today, I was sitting on a hotel balcony
watching 2 lovers in the distance walk along the beach. From their body
language, I could tell they were laughing and enjoying each other’s company. As
they got closer, I realized they were my parents. My parents almost got
divorced 8 years ago. MMT
43.Today, I’m only 17, but I’ve been with my
boyfriend, Jake, for 3 years, and last night was the first time we spent the
night together. We’ve never ‘done it,’ and we didn’t last night either.
Instead, we baked cookies, watched two comedies, laughed, played Xbox and fell
asleep in each other’s arms. Despite the warnings from my parents, he’s been
nothing but a gentleman and a best friend. MMT
44.Today, when I tapped the side of my
wheelchair and told my husband, “You’re the only reason I want to be free from
this contraption,” he kissed me on my forehead and said, “Honey, I don’t even
see that thing.” MMT
45.Today, my grandmother and grandfather, who
were both in their early 90’s and married for 72 years, both died of natural
causes approximately one hour apart from each other. MMT
46.Today, my dad came to see me for the first
time in 6 months since I told him I’m gay. When I opened the door he had tears
in his eyes and he immediately gave me a huge hug and said, “I’m sorry, Jason.
I love you.” MMT
47.Today, my autistic little sister spoke her
first word at the age of 6 – my name. MMT
48.Today, at the age of 72, nearly 15 years
after my grandfather passed away, my grandmother remarried. And since I’m only
17, I’ve never seen her so happy in all my life. It’s inspiring to see two
people so in love at their age. MMT it’s never too late.
49.Today, at a jazz club in San Francisco I
saw a man and woman enjoying a drink together.
The woman was a dwarf and the man must have been 6 feet tall. Later in the evening they went out onto the
dance floor. The man got down on his
knees so they could slow dance together.
They danced the rest of the night. MMT
50.Today, as I was sleeping, I woke up to my
daughter calling my name. I was sleeping in a sofa chair in her hospital room.
I opened my eyes to her beautiful smile. My daughter has been in a coma for 98
days. MMT
51.Today, exactly 10 years ago almost to the
minute, I stopped at an intersection and a car rear ended me. The driver was a
student at UF, just like me. He was cordial and apologetic. As we waited for
the cops and the tow truck we chatted and started laughing together about all
sorts of stuff. We exchanged numbers and the rest is history. We just
celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary. MMT
52.Today, I was working in a coffee shop when
2 gay men walked in holding hands. As
you might expect, heads started turning.
Then a young girl at the table next to me asked her mom why 2 men were
holding hands. Her mom replied, “Because
they love each other.” MMT
53.Today, after 2 years of separation, my
ex-wife and I resolved our differences and met for dinner. We laughed and chatted for almost 4
hours. Then just before she left, she
handed me a large envelope. In it were 20
love letters she wrote me over the last 2 years. There was a post-it note on the envelope that
said, “Letters I was too stubborn to send.” MMT
54.Today, I was in an accident that left me
with a gash on my forehead. The doctors
wrapped a bandage around my head and said I have to keep it on all week. I hate wearing it. Two minutes ago my little brother walked into
my room wearing a bandage on his head.
My mom said he insisted that he didn’t want me to feel alone. MMT
55.Today, my mother passed away after a long
battle with cancer. My best friend lives
2000 miles away and called to comfort me.
While on the phone, he asked, “What would you do if I showed up at your
house and gave you the biggest hug in the world?” “I would surely smile,” I replied. And then he rang my doorbell. MMT
56.Today, as my 91-year-old grandfather (a
military doctor, war hero, and successful business owner) rested in his
hospital bed, I asked him what his greatest life accomplishment was. He turned around, grabbed my grandmother’s
hand, looked her in the eyes, and said, “Growing old with you.” MMT
57.Today, as I watched my 75-year-old
grandmother and grandfather being silly with each other and laughing in the
kitchen, I felt like I got a short glimpse of what true love feels like. I hope I find it someday. MMT
58.Today, exactly twenty years ago to the
hour, I risked my life to save a woman who was drowning in the rapids of the
Colorado River. And that’s how I met my
wife - the love of my life. MMT
59.Today, on our 50th wedding anniversary, she
smiled at me and said, “I only wish I had met you sooner.” MMT
60.Today, my blind friend explained to me in
vivid detail how beautiful his new girlfriend is. MMT
P.S. Life is good when we have lovable people around.
God Blez.
