GAZELLE MAGAZINE APRIL 2018 | Page 49

LOVE & ROMANCE weekend. It was during that time that I realized I would do anything for this woman, and I would continue to do anything for her for no other reason than I loved her. That’s when I realized she was the girl that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. Danielle: My realization that David was the one for me evolved over time. We had been dating four years before we got engaged, and during that time, I feel like we truly got to know the parts of each other that no one else had seen. I knew that I was very serious about David and vice-versa when I was living in Indiana. He still took the time to make me a priority and visit me almost every other weekend - sometimes, just to watch me study. When I started to envision my life after graduation, I just could not picture it without David. His support, friendship, understanding and love got me through so many difficult times and made the good times better, so I eventually just came to know that he had to be my partner for life. SAVVY I SOPHISTICATED I SASSY 47