{"id":428,"date":"2023-07-06T15:30:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T15:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=428"},"modified":"2023-07-06T15:30:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T15:30:50","slug":"watch-the-unforgettable-moment-a-man-proposes-after-rekindling-high-school-romance-60-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=428","title":{"rendered":"Watch the unforgettable moment a man proposes after rekindling high school romance 60 years later"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A couple has demonstrated that true love endures by announcing their engagement six decades after falling in love during high school.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<p>True love can often feel like a fictional concept only see in books and romantic comedies, think\u00a0<em>The Notebook\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<em>Ghost<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-6b89a98efc64fafa9e442939347140d2\" class=\"newsner-6b89a98efc64fafa9e442939347140d2 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\"><\/div>\n<p>Over the course of life, people we once shared strong connections with in our youth often drift apart due to life\u2019s challenges, making it difficult to stay in touch.<\/p>\n<p>The sweet story of Thomas and Nancy, however, is living proof that feelings can remain unchanged even after years have passed, as they are set to tie the knot 60 years after sparks initially flew.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div id=\"container-e7eed5cee297c8c66f6dc1971477bc80\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-4ac06e80eb3c00807bca09f913f6390f\" class=\"newsner-4ac06e80eb3c00807bca09f913f6390f newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-470518239\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Their recent engagement took place at an airport and was documented on TikTok by one of Thomas\u2019 colleagues, with emotional well-wishers surrounding the couple.<\/p>\n<p>Having initiated their romance in high school nearly six decades ago, they eventually lost contact after their first relationship didn\u2019t work out. Last month, the couple reunited, and their connection was as strong as ever, and they both felt as if no time had passed.<\/p>\n<p>After spending weeks talking to each other, Nancy flew to Tampa to meet Thomas, and it was there that Thomas got down on one knee, leaving everyone in tears, and asked the question.<\/p>\n<p>During his heartfelt speech, Thomas expressed his love, saying: \u201cMy dear Nancy, it has been 60 years since we first met, 56 years since we first dated, 10 years since I last saw you, and 20 days since we reconnected.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1e76594803ae155a6f6bb95e518dec82\" class=\"newsner-1e76594803ae155a6f6bb95e518dec82 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-2125176686\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote id=\"v66748675459041900\" class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jobuns_\/video\/7250696590682328362\" data-video-id=\"7250696590682328362\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\"><p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed\/v2\/7250696590682328362?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Ffamily%2Fwatch-the-unforgettable-moment-a-man-proposes-after-rekindling-high-school-romance-60-years-later%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3-iWCRTJgL4g9YZJQnQqk3FUeuOyLZXv5yAEnH5OJIzlni8dIYJadAuoI&amp;embedFrom=oembed\" name=\"__tt_embed__v66748675459041900\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He reminisced about the crush he had on her since her cheerleader days, and how seeing her still brings a smile to his face and makes his heart skip a beat. He confessed that he had thought of her every day for the past three weeks and had spent hours talking to her every night.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas further revealed his joy at being able to hold Nancy in his arms after all these years, emphasizing that her inner and outer beauty has always captivated him.<\/p>\n<p>He pledged to make every day an exciting adventure, wanting to grow old with her, wake up in her arms each morning, share dreams and aspirations, and support each other through thick and thin.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote id=\"v78228018303006610\" class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jobuns_\/video\/7250901294624476462\" data-video-id=\"7250901294624476462\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\"><p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed\/v2\/7250901294624476462?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Ffamily%2Fwatch-the-unforgettable-moment-a-man-proposes-after-rekindling-high-school-romance-60-years-later%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3-iWCRTJgL4g9YZJQnQqk3FUeuOyLZXv5yAEnH5OJIzlni8dIYJadAuoI&amp;embedFrom=oembed\" name=\"__tt_embed__v78228018303006610\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Thomas ended by expressing his love for Nancy, promising to spend the rest of his life making sure she is happy and that she knows she is loved.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-6d07194dea992c3be8bacbb92a67915f\" class=\"newsner-6d07194dea992c3be8bacbb92a67915f newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-555218616\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Nancy was overcome with emotion, immediately saying yes to the heartfelt proposal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple has demonstrated that true love endures by announcing their engagement six decades after&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":41,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}