After talking to each other for several months, Nate finally asked me to be his girlfriend on the first day of school in 9th grade. Nate gave me a promise ring after one year of dating which seemed a bit crazy for a pair of 10th graders, but we were head over heels for each other. After going through junior and senior prom and then graduation, we started planning for college. I would only be 2 hours away and Nate could visit on his weekends off. I quickly made good college friends that Nate instantly clicked with when he met. Almost 7 years of dating later Nate got down on one knee and asked the big question solidifying us as high-school sweethearts.