My Aunt Donna and Uncle Tim's wedding was the first I had ever been too, and it sparked my curiosity about relationships. All of the other relationships that I witnessed day-to-day had been together since before I was born, and I never questioned them. Seeing the union of my aunt and uncle made me curious. Although I was probably more excited for the wedding because I was a flower girl and I got to wear my First Holy Communion dress again, I was also intrigued.
My aunt and uncle's relationship isn't typical in that they never really had a dating life. For a majority of their relationship, they either were just friends, lived across the country, or lived in different countries. I distinctly remember a time when I was in California with my cousins. My dad's sister also live in California, so we were visiting them, but my aunt and uncle came to visit.
We were watching a movie called Sleepover, which I would classify as a romantic comedy. When they teenage couple finally kissed at the end of the movie, my aunt commented that she and my uncle never kissed until their wedding. At the time, I thought this was very strange, but this is in accordance with how their relationship progressed. After talking to my Aunt Donna, she credits their strong friendship as the reason they have such a successful marriage, along with respect and communication.
Because my aunt and uncle never kissed until their marriage, they are unlike most relationships portrayed in the media. The fact that they were a successful long-distance relationship makes them unique, but even more than that, they were always friends first.
The song that I think describes their relationship best is "You're My Best Friend" by Queen because that is what they are to each other, and they have been for almost 20 years. The song says, "I've been wandering round / But I still come back to you / In rain or shine / You've stood by me girl / I'm happy, happy at home. / You're my best friend." I think this accurately describes this relationship because no matter how far away they got, Donna and Tim always came back to each other.
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