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A Legendary Blind Date...David and Susan Zanatta

By John Grossi In 1990, when both were in their 30s, David and Susan Zanatta were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend. It was the...

Cupid’s Arrow Lands at the Archery Center...Nolan and Jesse Hiemstra

By John Grossi Jesse and Nolan met as teenagers in their church youth group at the Emmanuel Reform Church in Paramount. They were part of...

Christmas Parade Magic...Kathleen and Bob Mest

By John Grossi Kathleen had just moved to Long Beach in August of 2003, and was ready to meet new people and try new things. Her cousin’s...

Getting Back Out There...A first-hand account of what it’s like to love, lose, and love again

By Louise Haglind The Background A widow at the age of 55? How did that happen? I didn’t follow the predictable life pattern of growing...

“Ice Dogs” Love Worthy of the Big Screen...Courtney and Sean Cover

By John Grossi When Courtney was just 20 years old, attending LBCC, she got a call from her mom who was at work in the school office of...

Long Beach con Amore...Jake Armstrong and Emma Mariscal

By John Grossi Emma and Jake briefly met at a mutual friend’s moving away party at Panxa in Long Beach in 2016, though at the time, they...

A Student Union Union...Amber and Jonathan Holloway

By John Grossi Amber and Jonathan first met in the Student Union at Cal State Long Beach in 1997, but at the time, they were not...

Field Trip Romance...Gus Orozco and Britny Coker-Moen

By John Grossi Gus and Britny were enrolled in the same Environmental Science and Policy class at at Long Beach State in 2017, but sat on...

Good Grief, I’m Glad We Met...Heddy and Bill Niemeyer

By John Grossi Bill and Heddy Niemeyer met in the last place on earth they were looking for love… a bereavement group at St. Cyprian’s...

A Universal Connection...Samantha and Lorenz Morris-Tellez

By John Grossi On July 4th, 2014, 17 year-old Lorenz Tellez brought a telescope (from the telescope store at which he worked) to his...

A New Year’s Eve Kiss...Katie and George Balderas

By John Grossi | Photo by Monique Kuhlman It was New Year’s Eve in 2008. Katie went to dinner with some friends and then decided to go...

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