Message Me

             Message Me

Suzanne Marsh

The snow was swirling, I was bored with everything and everyone. I did not want anyone in my life to complicate it. My girlfriend had just dumped me for my brother, so here I was, a month before Valentine’s Day, the ring I was going to give her still in its red velvet box. I decided it was time to look else where, a dead end relationship was where I found myself. The thought of being alone for the rest of my life did not seem fair, I had just turned twenty-one. I heard a ping on my email so for lack of anything else to do, I opened it. That began the love story I am about to tell.

Unknown; Message Me

Me: Who are you?

Unknown: Am messaging Sarah

Me: You have the wrong person

Unknown: Sorry

I thought that was the end of a conversation with an unknown, I had no idea if it we a male or female. I thought about that for several moments, then decided to send another message.

Me: Hey who are you? My name is Christian, what is yours?

Unknown: Jenny

Me: My friends call me Chris.

Jenny: Nice to meet you Chris.

Me: Nice to meet you too Jenny or as my messenger

said Unknown.

I stuck for anything else to say:

Jenny: Unknown huh?

Me: Yep, Hey what is your favorite movie?

Jenny: You’ve Got Mail

Me: Me too. I had no idea what the movie was about only that it was Tom Hank’s movie.

How was I going to seem knowledgeable about some movie I had never watched. I quickly ‘Goggle” You’ve Got Mail. I watch the trailer, it is simply fluff. This is favorite movie, I am beginning to think I would have been smarter to tell her favorite movie was another Tom Hank's movie: ”The Money Pit”. I guess I would just have to guess how You/be Got Mail story line could have been presented. Jenny, the unknown, sent another message:

Jenny: What is your favorite scene?” ‘Oh wonderful’ I thought, I saw something about the final scene and decided that was the answer, once over she would not ask any more questions.

Me: The ending was about what I thought it would be.

Jenny: I thought the ending was sweet when he tells her he loves her.

Now at least I had an idea of where this was going, she liked romantic comedies, I like adventure. Here was a real combination, although romance and adventure sometimes work well together. I sat there pensively hoping she would not realize that I had never seen the movie and really had no desire to do so. I only had to wait a few minutes before she dinged again:

Jenny: Hey how would you describe yourself? Tall, short, lean, pudgy, blond, blue eyed or dark

brown eyes and brooding?”

This was pushing me to my limitations, I am not good at describing myself to begin with, it is not my strong suit. I thought a few minutes before responding:

Me: I am six foot two, muscular with brooding brown eyes and hair, and yourself?

Jenny: I am all of five foot, blond, blue eyes

I read that and decided she would be worth getting to know, she had a sense of humor. Humor for me is something I like in any person I am friends with. I proceeded:

Me: We certainly would make an interesting pair, the tall and short

Jenny: Yes, we would. I see you have a sense of humor also, yes I like that in any

friendship.

Things were looking promising, I wondered where these emails would eventually lead. I still was attempting wrap my head around my brother and Kate. I trusted them both, guess life is a live and learn deal. I thought for a few seconds, then began:

Me: My girlfriend dumped me for my brother, so if I get defensive about questions you ask

that is the primary reason.”

Jenny: Then she wasn’t much of a girlfriend, your brother needs to find out about her for

himself. If she dumped you she will no doubt dump your brother.”

Me: You are right, I never would have thought about it that way, I just would have continued

to brood.

Jenny: Glad it helped, I don’t have a boyfriend at the moment. I was engaged but my

fiance was KIA in Afghanistan. I am over the shock now but we had something

good.

Me: I am sorry for your loss, what happened?

Jenny: He was engaged in battle, a sniper killed him.

Me: We have both had a hard several months at least.

Jenny: Yes, but now maybe things will be better for us both. I hope so, I am not good at

being alone.

I was very impressed with her from the beginning when she first pinged, I wanted to ask her out. I also wanted to be cautious, I wasn’t sure I could have it both ways but I was going to try. We continued to message each other for the next three weeks.

Me: I have the same problem, I don’t want to be alone the rest of my life. I would like

to meet you in person at some juncture.

Jenny: I would like that too. We have been messaging for almost three weeks. Does it always

take you this long to ask a girl out?

Me: No, but I like taking my time, my former girlfriend I asked out as soon as I met her. I

did not take to to get to know her, then I stupidly asked her to marry me. You

know the rest. Jenny, would you go out with me for Valentine’s Day?”

Jenny: Yes, I would love to.

Me: Send me your address, I will pick up at six, we are going to the Old Red Mill.

Jenny: 4755 Lakeview Drive. Six would be great and I love the Old Red Mill.

I was ecstatic, I felt like I was on top of the world. I couldn’t wait to meet her in person. I picked up her and six o’clock, She is a beautiful blond with blues eyes, she is about five feet. I fell in love with her on line and she with me. We have been married for three years now. “message me” went from unknown to Jenny to my beautiful wife.