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    Love Stories

    Love is in the air at Reader’s Digest. We’ve got stories to make you swoon, laugh, pine, cry, and everything inbetween.

    Georgene Zimmermann, née Huber, in 1965

    40 Years After Falling for a Girl, He Finally Got to Be with Her

    A lovesick teenager gets the girl—
40 years later.

    This Veteran Found His Long-Lost Love After 75 Years

    Grab a tissue. This romance between a World War II veteran and his long-lost love...
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    10 Sweet Love Stories About How Presidents Met Their First Ladies

    We often think of presidents and First Ladies as stodgy old men and women. But...

    Men and Women Share the Sweetest Thing Their Partner Has Ever Said to Them

    It may feel like romance can get lost in the shuffle of everyday life, but...

    From Kindergarten to Cancer, This Love Story Defies All of Life’s Struggles

    The soldier never forgot his childhood crush, and once they reunited, neither war nor illness...

    How I Learned to Love the Real Me

    Her distinctive nose cast a shadow on her confidence until wisdom intervened.

    My Dream Guy Broke My Heart—and Allowed Me to Find the Love of My Life

    His snarky remark turned out to be the best thing anyone's ever said to me.

    8 Outrageous Marriage Proposals You Have to Read to Believe

    Some grooms to be are really willing to go the extra mile to surprise their...

    8 Stories of First Loves That Will Touch Your Heart This Valentine’s Day

    From stories of playground crushes to smooth-talking bad boys, members of the Reader's Digest contributor...

    This Couple’s 43-Year-Long Love Story All Started in a Pen Pal Club

    Once our paths crossed, being together was all that mattered.

    She Ignored Me All Through High School—Now We’ve Been Married for 58 Years

    This couple proves that not every relationship needs to start with love at first sight.

    28 Real Couples Reveal How They Knew They Found “The One”

    Was it that shy glance, the clever line—or an offer to fix a clogged sink?...

    24 Summer Love Stories That Will Make You Swoon

    According to these truly epic tales of romance, one way to find a love that...

    The Heartwarming Reason My Grandma Ironed My Grandpa’s Work Clothes Every Day—Even Though He Was a Farmer

    The author’s grandmother wanted the world 
to see her husband not as an aging farmer...

    This Story Will Remind You Exactly How Your First Crush Felt, Heartbreak and All

    The way this woman fell for her handsome, guitar-playing British neighbor is so relatable—and adorable.

    I Wrote Letters to 3 Beauty Contest Winners in the ’40s—64 Years Later, I’m Still Happily Married to One

    I was shocked when I got return letters from all three of them. But one...

    My Husband and I Got Married in the Church My Grandpa Built

    Grandpa told Breanna that her wedding in the village was a dream come true.
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    When I Went to Missouri to Buy a Farm, I Had No Idea I’d Also Find the Love of My Life

    Wayne always dreamed of owning his own land. That dream led him to meet his...
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    The Beautiful Girl Next Door Absolutely Refused Go on a Date with Me. Now She’s My Wife.

    This persistent man started calling her the "No" Girl because of all her rejections. One...
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    I Screwed Up the Honeymoon, But 68 Years Later We Are Still in Love

    But the couple is still married, 68 years later!
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    A Skating Party Led to More Than 60 Years of Marriage for This Inspiring Couple

    When she was 10, she never wanted to get married. Then, a handsome young man...
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    Decades After Tying the Knot, This Couple Finally Got to Walk Down the Aisle Together

    Bill and Alice have been together for more than 50 years.
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    I Made a 21-Point List of the Requirements for the Man I Would Marry—and It Worked!

    Carl and I have been married 65 years, and he still lives up to the...