in Windsor to take care of and Lundgren had her parents and her aunt in Detroit to take care
of.
invites you to stop
The couple even ended their relationship at one point, but it was Lundgren, the one
by in
usually less likely to show affection on a grand scale, who chased after Kupnicki and won her
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back.
Today, the two have been married for 11 years. They say their secret is good
communication and knowing how to live independently as well as together. Even if they
Whether you’re choosing a
don’t sit together when they host potlucks for the 50+ Proud group and even if they prefer a
book for the one you love, or
more relaxed, simple lifestyle, their love is strong. After 32 years, when they talk about their
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feelings for each other, their cheeks flush instantaneously, and they reveal wide and gentle
collection
smiles.
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“Last night, we went out and I just loved how she looked and I loved watching what she
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did and just how she was in that crowd and I was just so proud of her and so proud to be her
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tastes, with a wide selection
Lots of locals met their loves in high school or the halls of higher learning, but it wasn’t
of both fiction and
always love at first sight. Rick Dawes and Hailey Trealout first met in the journalism program
non-fiction.
at St. Clair College, but it took more than a year for sparks to fly.
“I avoided Rick like the plague,” says Trealout. “He was a really successful journalist in
our program, which I suppose made him valuable to the program, but while all my friends
were really attracted to him, I wanted nothing to do with him.”
Their first date was simple. Dawes made Trealout a salmon dinner at his house, and
although she was skeptical of even going to his house, she decided to give him a chance.
After dinner, she invited him to go out with her friends. It was when he met her friends that
she decided he was a good choice after all.
“My friends are really a big part of my life,” says
Trealout. “Seeing how Rick was interacting with my
friends and trying to get to know them, that was kind of
my turning point where I decided that Rick was no longer
the plague.”
Though they may still be in the opening chapters of
their love story, Dawes and Trealout have embraced their
common strengths and similarities in just a few years.
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They both love Kraft dinner sandwiches and lazy nights
on the couch. Trealout admires Dawes’ hard-working
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around Trealout.
And they’re already finding out that love is found just
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as often in the simple things as in the grand romantic
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gestures. Their dates include trips out for beers at Brews &
Cues, horseback riding, comedy shows at Caesar’s
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Though local love stories may share common themes,
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backdrop - a chance encounter at the coffee shop, a shared
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February is a time to celebrate love in Windsor and Essex
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rendezvous or just a day enjoying each other’s company,
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