Win dinner with your sweetie

Posted by Anchorage Daily News

Posted: February 1, 2008 - 8:38 pm

Is your love like:
1) Doctor Zhivago: an epic affair
2) Casablanca: catch and release
3) Haiku: short but intense
4) Text message: I (heart) u. Be my n8m8.
5) Other: you'll just have to explain

Rules: Make your selection then explain below in 100 words or less why this is so.
Winners in each category go into a drawing for a $100 dining certificate to Orso.
We'll share selections with readers on Valentine's Day in the Life & Remembrance newspaper section.

Deadline: Midnight, Feb. 7

Valentine's Day note to readers: Our contest is over and we've posted all the entries on this page. If you liked reading these love stories, you'll like the love couplets here, another Valentine's Day online event.

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11 February 14, 2008 - 2:46pm | web_editor

Our classic Dr. Zhivago love story

My love and I met after two years of moving here to Alaska. On a cool morning in March, we both discover comfort and shelter in each other's arms. Two hearts needing mending, our lives would never be the same. Spring's surprises give birth to summer's splendors, longing for love's embrace.

To belohod love's beautiful smiling face. Longing, waiting is all we could do.

Suddenly on a cool autumn morning my love went away, with him went my heart.

Memories of love, on beautiful Alaskan summer days. Somewhere my love, they'll be songs to sing, Godspeed my love, till you're mine again.

To Anthony.
Love, Patricia

10 February 14, 2008 - 1:14am | web_editor

When Mr. Wrong is really Right!

In 1978, Purdue University's Date Match was at the cutting edge of computer dating. I received a call from some guy who claimed I was on his list of matches. I hadn't received my list of potential Mr. Rights but he seemed nice enough, so we made a date. When I got mine the next day I found that although we matched almost 100% in categories like
Appearances and Interests, we had a rather disconcerting match of 0% in Morals and Attitudes! Apparently he'd lied, hoping for a loose woman but got me instead! Thirty years later, we're still together.

--- Ellen Reed

9 February 14, 2008 - 1:12am | web_editor

Sound Bites of a Love Story!

First Meeting: Labor Day, 1957

First date: Thanksgiving, 1961

Wedding Day, January 16, 1965:

~Groom has kidney stone attack - spends day in

hospital.

~Bride bawls eyes out.

~Groom arrives for wedding - returns to hospital

after ceremony.

~Bride goes home with parents.

Honeymoon, January 18, 1965:

~Newlyweds spend one night together.

~Groom returns to hospital for kidney stone

surgery.

One week later:

~Bride returns to college.

~Husband spends two weeks in hospital ñ returns to

college.

Our happily ever after:

~Moved to Alaska.

~Taught school.

~Raised 2 great kids.

~Retired.

~Forty-three years of marriageÖ

Submitted by Sharon Sellens of Wasilla

8 February 14, 2008 - 1:10am | web_editor

A Love Story, According to the Children

In 1986, my two children and I were having lunch with my old college friends. One woman, recently divorced, was giving marital advice to others who surrounded the table.

Sixteen year-old Wendy was visibly annoyed and suddenly chirped, "Obviously you don't know my parents very well. I've never seen two people more in love."

Her brother Adam, soon to be twelve, chimed in, "Yeah, it's gross."

After a brief moment of stunned silence, laughter erupted!

---- Submitted by Sharon Sellens of Wasilla

7 February 14, 2008 - 1:07am | web_editor

My love story: City of Angels

In January, 1998, after writing a letter asking God to help find someone to love me, I met my husband Anatoliy, visiting from Russia, at a singles dance on February 14, 1998. He could not speak a word of English, nor I Russian. We fell in love at first sight and continued to see each other, speaking to one another using his beautiful 7 year old granddaughter as a translator and an English/Russian dictionary. With our limited ability to speak to one another we were married on March 19, 98, in my home with both of our family members and my dearest friends attending. The movie ìCity of Anglesî had just been released and we both agreed that it was the story of our romance, although instead of Heaven and Earth, our story was Russia and Alaska. We are still happily married and sharing many laughs and good times. There is a lot more to the story that cannot be covered in 100 words. It is a lifetime of words, love, respect and sharing of cultures.

February 18, 2008 - 12:39pm | DARKSHADOW00130

love knows no boundary

love knows no boundary..great love story...

6 February 14, 2008 - 1:00am | web_editor

HAIKU love story

Here it is:

We met while acting
Being in love is no play
Child is on the way
-- Rebekah Franklin

February 14, 2008 - 7:55pm | traeger56

Simply put. Simply meant.

5 February 14, 2008 - 12:28am | web_editor

Casablanca

"This isn't working for me." She was standing in the kitchen when she said this.

I was in the living room watching Sportscenter.
"What's not working for you?" I asked.

"This isnít working for me," she repeated.

I got up and went into the kitchen to see what
appliance wasn't working. She knew I wouldn't be able to fix any of them, but maybe she just needed confirmation that it wasn't working.

"Is it the fridge?"

"No, it's us."

My jaw dropped. "Whatís wrong?" She wouldn't tell me. Easter dinner with her parents was the last time we were together.

---- Shad Engkilterra

4 February 14, 2008 - 12:23am | web_editor

Contest: What is your love story?

Hello,

I wrote a Haiku for the contest but upon rereading the directions you're not looking for a Haiku but a romance that is (was?) like Haiku, short but intense. So whoever wins the Haiku division will have won with a story about a different "Sweetie" than the one they take to dinner?

That sounds a bit reckless (or fun?). What the heck, I'll submit my Haiku anyway. Have a wonderful day.

AT KOOTS ON ST. PATS,

WHIRLING SKIRT AND GREEN GARTER,

LOST MY HEAD AND HEART.

---- Gordon Wanamaker

3 February 14, 2008 - 12:21am | web_editor

Love Story

I think that I have good love story for you.

Do you remember what you got for your 21st birthday? Well I do.

I was in the Navy stationed in Jacksonville , Fla. I had just signed up for another four years in the Navy. At that time I had a model " A " roadster and some cash.

Some one asked did I want to go on a date? I have date tonite and she has a sister. Well to make the story short, I ended up with his date, before we left that nite. I told her that she was going to marry me.

That was on 19th of Feb. 1945, Our wedding was on the 1st of June 1945. I will be 84 on this Feb 19th & she ( Beatrice) is still by my side today. Did you know that it don't seem that long. We are still in love.

I don't think too many can top this one. 63 years is a lot.

We have been here in Glennallen sence I retired from the Navy in 1960

Edward L Knoebel

February 18, 2008 - 12:37pm | DARKSHADOW00130

wow!!!

that's all i can say...wow!!

February 14, 2008 - 9:46am | time_off

blind date

I love this story. Congrats, and many more.

2 February 14, 2008 - 12:15am | web_editor

RE: Dr. Zhivago

We met on the North Slope in June. Joe returned to Anchorage; we had long

phone conversations accompanied by the "Chariots of Fire" soundtrack. The

music was a metaphor for our relationship: building slowly to the euphoria

of new love followed by the quiet steadiness of long-lasting real love. Our

first date was in August at the elegant Regina's. Afterward we shared our

first kiss. In September we traveled together and in October Joe proposed.

We married February 14 at the Russian Jack oasis. Our wedding music:

"Chariots of Fire". This is our 24th anniversary; we still start and end

each day with a kiss.

Sheila Lankford

P.S. to ADN: Condensing a "love" story to 100 words can only be done by

leaving out the "love". Ours is a very romantic story, but I'm afraid that

nothing I had room to say here even begins to convey that. I'm not sure why

you bothered. My first draft was about 500 words and adequately conveyed my

story. Even cutting it to 250 was sort of acceptable. Please consider

allowing more words in future exercises. I suspect that readers would

prefer a few good stories to more items with little meaningful content.

1 February 7, 2008 - 12:00pm | kathy_drayton1

category:All its own

Heading home from scorching, hot Phoenix, Arizona; a young man dressed stylishly catches my eye. I figured that he wasn't from Alaska and his very vivid enactment of a fly-fisherman while standing in the jet way verified this fact! We had noticed one another at the baggage claim but didn't talk; the next day, I attended a rock concert and guess who was in the band..Him! He saw me from the stage in a crowd full of people and smiled right at me. Its been 6 months since that night and we are deeply in love.

Twitterpated,Kathy