When they were 17, Rick Heyward and Karen Lunch went out on a date. They spent wonderful moments together, which would not have given them any idea what was going to happen.
Convinced that everything went normally, Karen expected Rick to call her out on other dates, but this did not happen and she was deeply disappointed. “Rick didn’t call me for the second outing,” Karen recalls.
That for at least a few decades.
Rick was a very shy guy in high school, so every time he tried to call Karen he didn’t have the courage to do it in the end. Days and weeks followed, and he was convinced that the girl was upset and gave up.
But the years passed, the two went to college, each had their relationship, got married, and became parents. But after a few decades, they both divorced.
In 2010, Rick and Karen met via Facebook. After 33 years, Rick was determined and invited Karen back to a date.
It was clear from the start that the two fit in perfectly with each other.
“Rick is an incredible person, first of all, he is the closest friend and he has all the qualities I was looking for in a man and he has others that I didn’t know I was looking for,” Karen said.
“With Karen, I feel fulfilled again. I don’t think I really knew what “soul mate” meant until now, “ Rick explained.
Rick gave her the dream ring and asked her to be his wife, the woman being very excited, but not surprised. Instead, when they went to New York to choose their wedding dress, Karen was enchanted when she saw who was helping her: even Rachael Ray, the host of a television talk show.
Here are the details of a movie-like life story: