Romance

When describing the story of how Cindy and I met it is often remarked by people 'how romantic' it is. I think it is and it's one that could be described as 'one in a million'. I am always of the mind that there is that 'special someone' out there for everyone, and for me that person is Cindy. The fact that we found each other from the distance we did is in some way a tribute to the 'global village' and how communication with people on the other side of the world is as simple as typing on a computer, which is of course exactly what we did.

For the curious, I have a description of this form of communication where Cindy and I 'met' (in the virtual sense) - it is called MUSHing. Of course after you start to get to know someone there is the thought of what they look like and sometimes this is easy with web pages carrying pictures but in Cindy's and my case we sent photos by post as neither of us had a picture available online. Anyone who knows Cindy will also know that she is a shy lady with not all that much self confidence and I remember her saying she was worried that I might not like what I saw in the pictures. She couldn't have been more wrong. I thought she was very pretty, and my opinion of this only grew further when we met in person in the summer of 1997 (the 21st of June 1997 to be precise).

As I mentioned on my family page, I fell in love with her again as I know I had fallen for her before I even laid eyes on her. To many that might seem strange and perhaps a little weird; how can you fall in love with someone you've not met in person? I think given the closeness of communication we shared we already knew each other's hearts by the time we met in person.

We were able to finally be around each other for that summer. It felt as if we had known each other for much longer than we had, and it still does to this day, how we know how the other is thinking and feel that closeness that we'd never had with anyone else.

Beauty of a Woman - By Audrey Hepburn

This is a poem that I found that goes a long way to describing the way I feel about Cindy is this:

Aquarius and Aries together

The following text is astrological analysis of an Aquarian (Cindy) and Arian (Derek) relationship. I wanted to quote it in its entirety here as I feel it is very similar to how Cindy and I are together and how we perceive our relationship, as well as illustrating personality traits that we both know we share :)

When Aries and Aquarius come together, the combination of Aquarian vision and Arian action tends to make them a highly creative pair. Their partnership is anything but static, and while it can be competitive it's never boring! This pair can be great friends; their Signs are two apart and this tends to make them compatible and able to communicate well. Both of them are idealistic and enthusiastic about life, and together they enjoy new and outlandish experiences. Both are attracted to anything new, and they love thrills; they may even take turns playing the show-off!

Many Aries-Aquarius relationships enjoy a feeling of mutual admiration. Aries admires the uniqueness, vision, and inventiveness characteristic of Aquarius. In turn, Aquarius admires the Arian energy and initiative -- Aquarians always have new ideas, but they don't always have the drive to carry them out the way Aries does. Both Signs enjoy their independence, but conflicts can arise if Aries seems too possessive or Aquarius seems too aloof or detached. Both partners need to learn that they view the world in different ways. Aries can be too involved for Aquarius' taste, and Aquarius in turn may be too unpredictable for their Aries partner. As long as both partners reassure each other that the relationship is important, things will be just fine!

Aries is ruled by the Planet Mars and Aquarius is ruled by the Planet Saturn, as well as Uranus. These three Planets form a sort of cycle that is indicative of the Aries-Aquarius relationship and their ability to come together to create new institutions. Uranus is the Planet of new ideas and creativity; it's from this Planet that Aquarius gets its great vision. Then Mars puts these ideas into practice and initiates action. Finally Saturn keeps the process going to completion, following up after Uranus' inspiration is exhausted and Mars' energy moves on to new things.

Aries is a Fire Sign and Aquarius is an Air Sign. Air fuels Fire and keeps it going; Aquarius can keep up with the action and energy of Aries and the Ram's tendency to start initiating new projects based on Aquarius' ideas. When they work together as a team, there are no limits to the possibilities! Aquarius is able to use intellect to inspire Aries' action-oriented lifestyle and feed them new ideas to put into practice -- Aquarius is very intellectually stimulating to Aries. Both Signs have wide-ranging interests, and Aries' desire to physically participate gives them great joy in implementing the ideas of the more mentally active Aquarius.

Aries is a Cardinal Sign and Aquarius is a Fixed Sign. Aries gives Aquarius the confidence to charge ahead and take action, rather than just sitting in the laboratory concocting new ideas. Aquarius can help Aries stabilize and complete projects rather than jumping into new plans without completing the old ones. They both respect and admire each other, and when they can understand that no one has to be in charge, they can accomplish a lot together.

The best aspect of the Aries-Aquarius relationship is their ability to achieve a great deal when they work together. Cardinal Fire and Fixed Air cover all the bases: these partners can come up with an idea, plan how to implement it, get it going, and stick with it to make it succeed. This formula for success makes theirs a relationship of vision as well as practice.

By Kelli Fox, Astrology. Net Astrologer.