'I love love': A big ‘ol romantic thread of successful love stories has started on Reddit and it’s the most wholesome thing to happen on the internet

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Mar 29, 2023 7:00 PM EDT

The internet, and tbh just life in general, is full of difficulties, struggles, disappointments, and heartbreaks. It's hard not to dwell on the bad when everything seems so bleak. So one Reddit decided to give people a breath of fresh air with a thread that focused only on positive stories. Now, people are sharing their successful love stories. 

Some of these stories are new, having just met their partner after years of strife and now they have never been happier. While others have been together for decades and share how they were able to find each other and hold on. It's beautiful. Some met in person while just trying to live their life, while others met through dating apps right before they completely lost all hope. 

It's not easy to find love, let alone to hold on to it, but don't let that stop you from letting your heart stay open. It is better to have loved and loss, than never to have loved at all. We can't remember what poet wrote that, but we wholeheartedly agree. Let these wholesome love stories shared below help restore your faith in love. 

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  • 01
    Font - Posted by u/Virus_True 1 day ago Can we get a big thread of success stories? Success Story 2 I love love and would like to hear how things worked out for you guys! I think it would be good for morale here too because recently it's got a bit sad here. (And before anyone asks I don't have a success story and I'm ok with that)
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  • 02
    Font - Meinkoi94 1 day ago Serious Relationship Met my gf on tinder of all places during early Corona pandemic 2020. Been with her since and she is the best thing that could have happened to me. Been struggling with panic disorder and self esteem issues and she has taken it in strides.
    via u/Meinkoi94
  • 03
    Font - . mscattington 1 day ago edited 15 hr. ago It's only been ~4 months but I've been dating this guy I met from tinder and I think this is it. He's very thoughtful and considerate and we have the best time together. I don't think I've ever been in such a good healthy place where I could see things so clearly and it feels really good when him and I check in and we're on the same page. Anyways I've dated a lot and had serious relationships in the past and this just feels right and easy
    via u/mscattington
  • 04
    Font - buginarugsnug - 1 day ago Never made it past the second date with anyone previously. Met my boyfriend in September 2021, said I love yous in December 2021, moved in together July 2022, still going strong and falling more and more in love with each other every day, this man is my best friend and he tells me every day how much he loves me and wants to grow old with me.
    via u/buginarugsnug
  • 05
    Font - Plumb789 1 day ago edited 23 hr. ago . I was on OLD for about 10 years (on and off), and I met a LOT of guys (talked with a lot more). Yes, I had time-wasters, users and liars, and yes, occasionally, there were guys who didn't like me as much as I liked them. (And there was a continuous stream of utterly ridiculous would-be scammers, which were easily ignored.) Some guys were insulting, and some guys were just after sex. Some great guys were just not available (perhaps some of them didn't
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  • 06
    Font - Occasionally, I was made to feel ugly, old, stupid and hopeless. I had all the nasty experiences which, in short, I read on this Reddit thread that make people feel that they are never going to find anyone. I also met some fab guys and had a good time with them.
    via u/Plumb789
  • 07
    Font - Ultimately, I met a wonderful person who is my "forever guy." Every day, he tells me that I'm beautiful and that he loves me. He takes care of me when I'm ill, and is always there to share my triumphs and disasters, just as I look after him and share his life story. We've created a wonderful home together-so different, and infinitely better-than I would have had on my own. And his beautiful daughter is now our daughter. Every second of every minute of every day on OLD was worth it.
    via u/Plumb789
  • 08
    Font - . islandstateofmind21 1 day ago Met my bf on Bumble after 3 intensive years on the apps. When I met him, it felt like finally taking a breath after drowning for years in crappy dates. He's everything I ever wanted and more and I'm so glad I didn't give up! For anyone doubting things as they get older, we also met at 30 and 32 and were each others' first serious relationship ever. Now living together 1.5 years in, with plans to marry in the next year. It can happen to you tomorrow so don't
    via u/islandstateofmind
  • 09
    Font - lexiebeef 1 day ago After being ghosted by someone I thought really cared about me, I met my boyfriend on tinder. I had zero expectations, had created the account just cause I was sad and lonely 2 hours before and was okay with it being something casual (though I really wanted something serious).
    via u/Lexiebeef
  • 10
    Font - Me and my bf have been together for 5 months and I couldn't be happier. We have some challenges ahead of us (meeting family, going long distance for a few months...) but I know that with him by my side, I can do everything.
    via u/Lexiebeef
  • 11
    Font - StarryGengar 1 day ago I met this guy on Hinge in December, and he's so genuinely sweet to me. He's kind and respectful, and he never pressures me to escalate things when we're in the moment. At first, his constant sweetness and affection towards me scared me because I wasn't used to it, but now I love it! I love not having to guess or read into how he might be feeling; he tells me.
    via u/StarryGengar
  • 12
    Font - He lives over an hour from me and he makes the drive to see me like it's nothing! We've been on 3 dates, and it's been a lot of fun! With his work schedule, we can only see each other about every two weeks, but the fact that he wants to spend time with me even on his fatigue days is so wonderful.
    via u/StarryGengar
  • 13
    Font - He likes me a lot, and that's something I never thought I'd be able to experience. Like, someone genuinely liking me for me and not my body or things like that. It's so wonderful to have someone that actually wants to invest in me. I've always wanted a relationship where we could just be in each other's company without any sexual pressure, and now I have it. He was definitely worth the wait.
    via u/StarryGengar
  • 14
    Font - Intrepid-Hunt-5603 1 day ago . I met my 1y boyfriend as exchange students in south korea. We made out at a nightclub once, never having really talked to each other before, we started texting a week later, then dates, weekend trips and it evolved to the most beautiful thing that has ever happened to me! We were isolated, as south korea is +9h difference from where we are from,
    via u/Intrepid-Hunt-5603
  • 15
    Font - so we started spending almost every free time together and helped each other through a lot. We then traveled to singapore and thailand together before returning home, and have lived together ever since. I rent a room next to uni (we both attend the same one back home) and he moved in as soon as we got back. He has helped me through panic attacks, being sick, overwhelmed, but has also shared with me such happy and
    via u/Intrepid-Hunt-5603
  • 16
    Font - amazing moments! His family is super welcoming and treats me as if I am a part of them, inviting me to everything, my parents took him on vacation with us to ireland, my siblings treat him like a brother, he really is the love of my life. I love him more every single day and all i wish is that everyone finds someone like i did, we all deserve happiness
    via u/Intrepid-Hunt-5603
  • 17
    Font - tebebeth 23 hr. ago . I met my boyfriend on Facebook dating. It was too soon after my divorce, so after a few weeks i got scared and broke up with him in person. He also loved me in a healthy way, which super threw me and didn't feel familiar. He wanted to be friends with me and was actually just friendly, no expectations. When I was ready, a couple months later, he was there and still thought I was great.
    via u/tebebeth
  • 18
    Font - We've been together over a year, and we live together. He's an awesome cat dad, and great future stepdad to my not fur babies (skin babies, if you will). So happy. I'm still learning being loved and respected, but I'm not scared anymore.
    via u/tebebeth
  • 19
    Font - Downtown_Midnight579 · 8 hr. ago Lol I definitely missed that this was meant to be dating related.. I also have one of those. Before my current bf, all the guys I dated would ghost me (been ghosted seriously multiple times), treat me badly, lie, manipulate me etc. eventually I realised that if I was stuck in the same patterns,
    via u/Downtown_Midnight579
  • 20
    Font - I needed to do some learning so I started reading about relationships, saw a relationship therapist and more. Fast forward to now, my current bf is genuinely the nicest, sweetest guy I've ever dated. He accepts me for who I am and I feel calm and stronger because I'm with him. I think I will marry him one day. I feel so different to how I did with the other men in my life.
    via u/Downtown_Midnight579
  • 21
    Font - Throwra7485 - 21 hr. ago . I split with my ex wife in my early 40s, then took about a year and a half to enjoy the peace of being alone. I spent that time working out and putting on some muscle, and taking up Meetup groups to get used to being around people. Then I started online dating for the first time. In my life up to that point I had dated less than 5 women, so it was weird for me to suddenly be chatting with several women at the
    via u/Throwra7485
  • 22
    Font - same time. I just got in there to practice my conversational skill, since I'm super introverted. Somehow I went out with about a dozen women over a 4 month period, and met a really awesome woman. We dated for 3 years, and just got married last year. Life is great!
    via u/Throwra7485
  • 23
    Font - bronzechildofapollo. 18 hr. ago Me and my current girlfriend met while I was in LA for a game show. She is friends with a girl I met on hinge. The girl I met on his and I, very briefly dated and then we decided to go our separate ways. I let the girl I met on hinge know that I was going to be in LA, she invited me to hang out with her friends and my current girlfriend was one of those friends. She let me know that she would be traveling to New York in a few months and that she would love
    via u/bronzechildofapollo
  • 24
    Font - We platonically met up for a city tour. We hit it off, and the rest is history, we're going on 2 years together now. The girl that I met on hinge is mutually friends with the both of us. Before that I reached this point where I was meeting women in real life and on dating apps. Giving myself the best opportunity and truly informing myself on what is it is that I want out of a relationship and a partner.
    via u/bronzechildofapollo
  • 25
    Font - Lapis Lazuli_94 12 hr. ago 29/F. I spent 3 years (25-28) absolutely terrified of men and any kind of romantic interaction after going through a psychologically abusive relationship. I was suffering from C- PTSD from the long term psychological abuse. I spent all of this time working on myself and trying to get better. I came a long way after these 3 years, but realised that without exposure I wasn't going to know if I was ready.
    via u/Lapis_Lazuli_94
  • 26
    Font - I decided to go on a dating app for the first time in many years, landing on Hinge. I spoke to people for a couple of weeks and landed on someone that I wanted to meet. We met, and 9 months later we're still going strong He's incredibly patient, because I still have episodes caused by the trauma that have caused us a bit of grief, but he takes it in stride and cares for me throughout it all. I'm incredibly lucky I met someone amazing so quickly - I know a lot of people aren't that lucky w
    via u/Lapis_Lazuli_94
  • 27
    Font - C Estate Soggy 7 hr. ago I've been with a guy from my climbing gym for 5 months! We talk about everything, get along amazingly well, and travel together a lot! Our communication whenever one of us is upset or stressed is so good that we pretty much never argue. He's so supportive and kind and a huge dork but I love him more for it.
    via u/Estate_Soggy

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