He leaves shyness behind to make new friends
“I’m 6-3. With the hair, I guess I look a little taller. Our family is pretty tall. My dad is like 6-2. My granddad is about 6-3. My other granddad is pretty tall as well. So...
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They both feel lucky they found each other
“About a year and a half into this I thought, you know, I met the girl who has everything I want. Of course I still had to do some vetting in my head, but she seemed...
Child abduction ‘nightmare’ ends on happy note
“I’m a single dad. Their mom is in South America. So I’m raising him and his sister by myself.” How did that transpire? “I was working overseas in Africa for Transocean, one of the largest offshore...
After divorce, he plans to do it better next time
“I’m a longshoreman, a fisherman and a Jesus lover.” Are you married? “I got married in 1996, but I’m divorced now. I blew the marriage. It wasn’t her. It was me. I thought the grass was...
Stepsisters getting used to their new normal
“We’ve been stepsisters for about six years. My dad married her mom. Although, they just recently got divorced.” “It’s been kind of tough not having everyone in the same house like it used to be. But...
Marrying her was ‘the greatest moment in my life’
“We’ve been together for 15 years, married for five. It was a rocky road. When we met, he had just gone through a divorce and I was going through some issues. We did a lot of...
Goal setting key to her recovery process
“After my divorce, I was mixed up with the wrong people and got into drugs. I finally realized that I needed to get myself in check, so I went into rehab. I finished that, and now...
Tattoo reminder to ‘chill out and adjust’
“I got this tattoo around the time of my divorce. It was a much-needed thing. I have an issue with change, so I put it off for a really long time. “If you research the octopus,...
‘Life takes turns, so just go with it’
“I’ve faced many challenges, from divorces, to deaths, to you name it. But you just learn to keep your head up and keep going. It’s just life. Don’t let anything knock you down. Life takes turns,...
This couple even proves their preacher wrong
“When we got married, we both were divorced with three kids. Nineteen years later, we have six kids and 13 grandchildren. “Our preacher said that divorced couples who remarry with that many kids usually don’t make...
