He got sweet on her after she pulled a tooth gag
Saturday mornings spent watching the Thundercats youth soccer team gave Tori Sutton the perfect pickup line.
Stories by Kim Dishongh
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Young love blossomed into 46-year marriage
Kathy Goodwin wasn't the only new girl in Chuck Huffman's junior high school in Hooks, Texas, in 1972, but she was the one he noticed.
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She couldn't stand him — but he made her laugh
Stacy Peters thought Kathy McKinney was a beauty. Kathy thought Stacy was a beast.
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He convinced her he was single to become a couple
Charles McLemore showed Patricia Love his class ring in an attempt to prove he wasn't dating the girl who introduced them. His story, though, didn't ring true …
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Chronic computer concerns unite couple for life
A lot of things went wrong with Anastasia Gladysheva's computer back in 2004, but the guy who repeatedly repaired it was just right.
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He was her first — and now her last — boyfriend
Cindy Cameron had been sad when she found out she wouldn't have recess with the cute little spiky-haired boy who popped into her preschool class to say hi to h…
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Chance photo sighting ignites his nerve to woo her
Drew Liles was passing through Little Rock on his way to camp at the Buffalo River when he saw a picture, tucked away in the stairwell of a little store, of a …
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Frightful fun: Crafts, games, treats and pumpkin carols for a homemade Halloween
Trick-or-treating is a scary idea for some this Halloween, with a global pandemic underway and all, but have no fear — there are ways to have fun without the r…
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The tag-along that lasts 'til death do they part
Arleshia Blackmon was the tag-along little sister, and then Cedric Jones realized he wanted to tag along with her.
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Mom's persistence leads to daughter's marriage
Janet Akins tried for three months to strike up a romance between a guy she met through her bowling league and her daughter, Julie.
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HIGH PROFILE: Jonathan David Wardlaw has big soccer dreams
Jonathan Wardlaw hoped at least 500 people would show up for the first Little Rock Rangers soccer game at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock in 2016.
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He left the bad crowd behind when he met her
Vance Nutt says Virline Ford changed his life.
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Army spy training key to uniting widowed lovers
Hershel Douthit spent a month or so of evenings sitting with a book in the dining room at Trinity Village Retirement Community in Pine Bluff in late 2018, but …
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City girl takes to his outdoors with first camp-out
Kellie Barba had just gotten out of a relationship and she wasn't looking to start another one.
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HIGH PROFILE: Amy Dafler Meaux concentrates on racial reconciliation, community outreach
As a child, Amy Meaux sat at the table with her grandfather on Sunday afternoons through the summer, counting up the offering collected at that morning's churc…
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Blind date shines a little light on love of his life
Gene Ennis wasn't thrilled with the idea of going on a blind date. Those kinds of things had not worked out well for him in the past.
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Couple survives his off-putting introductory line
Will Diggs' opening line to Ashley Richardson was not his best.
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Study hall leads to girl studying prospective beau
The only thing Wilma Williams was interested in learning more about -- as she sat in study hall during her junior year of high school -- was Gene Weston.
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Saying bye to beard paved the way for their love
Lesley Peters didn't like Tony Cooper ... until she did. When he shaved his beard for her, she knew the feeling was mutual.
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How they met still makes for amusing anecdote
Amail Chudy and Ann Shaw agree that they met when she sat in his lap.
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Vouching friends bring together college love
Michael Lunsford wanted to take Maddie Scarbrough to her sorority dance, but he couldn't wrangle an invitation.
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Take the wheel: Arkansas teens are still learning to drive
Schools went online this spring when covid-19 arrived in Arkansas and social distancing became the way of the world. But teenagers are still eager to hit the r…
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Second Star Trek date went quite well for couple
Lara Schock and Jon Keck saw a Star Trek movie on their first date. Their second first date, also to see a Star Trek movie, led them to explore new frontiers.
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Former counselors happy campers in marriage
It didn't occur to A.J. Green to flirt with Erin Cawthorne the first time they met.
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Couple married twice, just to be sure it was legal
Barclay Key was wearing a Spider-Man mask and gloves the first time Sonya Gray saw him at a middle school summer camp. Within a year, she had married him twice.
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Party in the front: Creativity goes a long way for isolated kids’ birthdays
Time has seemed to slow down during this work- and school-at-home socially distancing period of the covid-19 pandemic, but according to the calendar, children …
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Pair's shared love of food recipe for happiness
Shanta Nunn has always loved to cook and in July 2000 she explored the idea of culinary school.
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Similarities brought couple together back in 1992
Shana Isbell was in town to interview for a job when she met a guy whose career she questioned.
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Interactive achievement: From baking to self-defense to ballet, some extracurriculars are available online
The extracurricular activities that keep our kids motivated have shut down while we're all staying home. But there are extracurriculars online. Instead of chau…
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HIGH PROFILE: Jennifer O’Brien hopes book about husband’s final days helps others
Jennifer O'Brien's pragmatic, businesslike side blends beautifully with her creative, free-spirited one to allow her to find "precious time" in the hardest par…
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She didn't remember him, but he soldiered on
Sarah Morris didn't remember Timothy Stevenson when he asked her out.
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Grade school crush grew into golden anniversary
Minus Kindle and Charlotte McDaniel first called each other boyfriend and girlfriend in third grade in the late 1960s.
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Bearded dragon, bearded man lead to marriage
When Lindsey Sehon went to pick up a bearded dragon to be the class pet for the second-graders she was teaching, she met a guy, who happened to have a beard, i…
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HIGH PROFILE: Junior League President Jennifer Goss uses experience to help guide service corps and direct public radio finances in pandemic
Jennifer Goss has been a multitasker since childhood. Her ability to navigate a complex list of chores has been even more helpful than usual as she steers the …
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Their love flourished after she took some naps
Venus Hawkins napped in her car while her friends danced at a party inside and woke up just in time to go in and meet her beloved.
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'I don't like you' joke fails to thwart two lovers
Patrick Wilson called Leigh Ann Ferguson by name and flippantly said he didn't like anything about her. He didn't mean it. It was a joke, a trademark of his qu…
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Now's the time: There’s finally enough time to catch up on that to-do list
Many Arkansans are spending a lot of time at home, and because there is only so much Netflix one can watch, people are noticing things they need to repair, rep…
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High school bus ride sparks love of fellow student
Ray Imbro was looking forward to a choir trip with his high school in Baldwin, N.Y., to Chantilly, Va., in 1977 because he and his friends thought they might g…
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Vision of future guides young artist
Justin Thomasson has always loved art.
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Young couple went from just friends to engaged
Rebecca Smith and Noah Hansen grew up on opposite sides of the state, but they met in the middle when they went to a residential high school.
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Budding artist: Justin Thomasson, 18, is drawing attention with colored pencils
Justin Thomasson has always loved art.
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New neighbor becomes friend and then more
When Peggy Delling and her family moved into the Mabelvale community in 1942, Alvia "Sonny" Hooker showed up to check everything out.
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HIGH PROFILE: Sissy’s Log Cabin has grown from humble beginnings, thanks in no small part to the tenacious founder’s son, Bill Jones
Bill Jones is polished, full of glitz and glimmer when front and center as chief executive officer of Sissy's Log Cabin. Behind the scenes, he loves roughing i…
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Clogged toilet unites handyman with wife-to-be
Clogged toilets don't exactly exude romance, but in the fall of 1969, there was that one that provided an interlude for Bob Hampton and Dorothy Mowdy.
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They shared a birthday, now it's their anniversary
The meeting Marvin Schwartz didn't need to attend was not a waste of time. Before he left, he locked eyes with Sandy Cobb.
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Scrunchie love: What’s a protective parent to do when adolescents become amorous? Cautiously roll with it, say the experts
Puberty leads to all sorts of interesting phenomena.
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Instagram photo convinced him she was the one
A snapshot taken of Andrea Hogan during a fun girls' night out launched a whirlwind romance.
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Car-washing offer still stands some 50 years later
Bertha Gober set out to wash her 1966 Mustang one afternoon in 1969, but she didn't have to.
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Wingwoman stays long enough to meet her Prince
Maggie Moore was ready to go back home even before she left. But if she hadn't gone out, she wouldn't have met John Woolf.
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Love kindled on ravine bridge spans 5 decades
On a warm spring day in 1969, Randy Hughes perched on the rail of a bridge, gathered his courage and asked Karan Bowline about her summer plans.
