{"id":6131,"date":"2025-12-01T16:55:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storieshub.xyz\/?p=6131"},"modified":"2025-12-01T16:55:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:55:09","slug":"i-adopted-a-deployed-soldier-the-one-that-i-would-later-fall-madly-in-love-with-people-thought-we-were-nuts-couple-say-i-do-10-months-after-random-sele","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storieshub.xyz\/?p=6131","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I adopted a deployed soldier, the one that I would later fall madly in love with. People thought we were nuts.\u2019: Couple say \u2018I do\u2019 10 months after \u2018random selection\u2019 pairing online"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cAugust 21st, 2014, changed my life forever.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the day I found out who my adopted soldier was, the one that I would later fall madly in love with.<\/p>\n

I signed up through a website where you \u2018adopt\u2019 someone who is deployed. It\u2019s a support system for those overseas. You send care packages and exchange emails to keep up their moral. It\u2019s a total random picking system and I happened to get my now husband.<\/p>\n

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I found out about the website on social media while I lived in Canada at the time. I figured, \u2018Why not help out someone serving their country?\u2019 Jackson and I exchanged a few emails back and forth for a few days. We sent each other selfies and talked about our lives some. Just small talk.<\/p>\n

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Within a few months, we decided we should try dating since we clicked so well.<\/p>\n

People thought we were nuts. We had never met in person, lived in different countries and only had phones to communicate. Modern day type love.<\/p>\n

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We had to wait six months to finally meet in person at Jackson\u2019s homecoming. A week before his return date, I hopped on a plane to America to meet his family first. Thankfully we all clicked too, and they welcomed me with open arms.<\/p>\n

As the days got closer to meeting Jackson in person, I got even more nervous. What if we didn\u2019t get along in person? What if he wasn\u2019t what I expected? Thankfully I at least knew what he looked like due to all of our memorable FaceTime calls.<\/p>\n

The big day had finally arrived, the day it would all fall into place \u2013 homecoming.<\/p>\n

I remember not being able to eat the morning of, I had so many emotions running through me. I was nervous, excited, scared and anxious all in one. I was hours away from meeting my potential husband. It\u2019s almost like my heart knew.<\/p>\n

After what felt like hours of waiting, it was finally time for the big moment! The soldiers came in for formation and I saw him from across the building as he walked in. I began to cry happy tears instantly. There he was, so close yet so far.<\/p>\n

We had to wait some more until we got to embrace one another, but once they released them to greet everyone, I ran!<\/p>\n

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The first thing he said to me was, \u2018Hey baby,\u2019 and it melted my heart. To hear him call me baby in person was everything I\u2019d ever imagined.<\/p>\n

Our first hug and kiss were all caught on camera and I\u2019m so thankful for that. I still look back at those memories and remember the raw emotions. I was so relieved, thankful and overjoyed to finally have him in my arms and to have him home safe.<\/p>\n

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I ended up spending five weeks with him state side. We were inseparable and a few days after the homecoming ceremony, he got down on one knee and popped the big question.<\/p>\n

I of course said YES! I was so happy to be able to call him my future husband.<\/p>\n

Just 10 months after the first time I ever met him online, and only 4 months after we first embraced, we decided to finally get married. We wed in his small town at an event center, surrounded by loved ones and friends.<\/p>\n

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After the wedding day, it was time to try for a child. We struggled for quite some time, as I have Endometriosis and fertility issues. We both knew there may not be a chance we have children naturally. To our surprise though, I got pregnant almost right away! I had texted him while he was at work, showing him the test. I was so excited and kept saying, \u2018There\u2019s a baby in my body!\u2019 He\u2019d enthusiastically reply, \u2018There is babe!\u2019<\/p>\n

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He was thankfully able to stick around for my whole pregnancy, the birth and our daughter\u2019s first six months of her life. Then he had to deploy again. He missed almost all of her firsts. First holidays, first birthday, first steps and words, but thanks to social media, he got to witness it through his phone!<\/p>\n

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He finally returned home and again had another emotional homecoming when our daughter walked to him for the first time! I kept telling her, \u2018There\u2019s your daddy! There\u2019s your daddy!\u2019 We later ended up moving to another duty station and a few months later, I got pregnant again with our second daughter!<\/p>\n

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I had just gotten out of hospital and I kept telling him I was pregnant. I had this gut feeling. I came home to take a test and it came back positive instantly. I exclaimed to him, \u2018Oh my gosh! There\u2019s another one on the way!\u2019<\/p>\n

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We did it, we beat all the odds stacked against us and continue to do so through our relationship. As every normal couple does, we\u2019ve had our ups and downs, but we always come out on top. And with more in love than ever. \u2018Forever and ever, amen.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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