Ouch so much for fairy tale endings. lol
My mother lived two doors down from my father, and he tutored her in math. He was 16, she was 9. He went off to college and then to fight in WWII. He returned from the war just after her 18th birthday, and they were married. He was a 26 y/o handsome Army major with wavy blond hair, she was a stunning brunette with movie star good looks. A love affair of one man and one woman *only* that lasted for 74 years until their deaths within seven months of each other. They are buried together at Arlington National Cemetery. I get misty each time I remember.