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Once upon a time there was a princess who had been through a divorce that left her reeling. As she began to heal from this divorce, she loved to go out dancing and meet new people, but preferred to maintain her independence by going alone or with a gal pal. Sometimes she was asked to dance a lot. Sometimes very little. When she wasn’t dancing she tried to sing with the band or find someone who looked miserable and lonely and try to cheer them up.

As it happened there was a big Thanksgiving dinner and dance sponsored by her church that took in congregations from many local-area cities and towns. She attended this event with some of her girlfriends. This was a truly magical night for the princess. It was one of those nights when she was asked to dance a LOT. She was the belle of the ball, and no mistake.

It was customary at these dances to try and introduce people to others they might not have met and get them dancing together. So, the band would announce a “mixer” and all would take to the floor in two lines - one for men and one for women - and the heads of the lines would dance together for a few minutes and then rejoin the line. Once as the princess came to the head of the line she was met by a man with mutton-chop sideburns who strutted up to her and said, “I finally get to dance with the livewire.”

Well, the princess went home to her mother (who was babysitting the little princess-in-training) and told her that she, the princess, had met the “funniest little round man.”

The princess and the round man continued to see each other at dances over the next couple of months and became friends. To the princess he was one of several men she saw frequently at dances and referred to as “her group.” Then the round man decided he didn’t like sharing the princess and so began to court her with great intensity. Soon they were engaged. And even sooner, married.

So that’s how I met my honey. Standing in line waiting for a partner to claim me for a dance. We were married 6 months after we met and will celebrate our 30th anniversary Memorial Day weekend.