In this bonus episode, we will be reading two stories sent to us from our listeners.

The first one is from Mike and Jo Anna, American teenagers who met in the Philippines in 1975.

The second story is from Fro and Ray, who met at Butler University in 1948.

Bonus: Then John is going to describe a different way to cook baby-back pork ribs. Please visit our website for pictures and details!

At 86 years old, Barbara can remember the first time she saw her handsome neighbor when she was a young girl.

Deeply in love for 59 years you can still hear the devotion in her voice when she talks about her late husband Dick and the wonderful life they shared.

Married for 38 years, Jay and Jill have a successful second marriage with a blended family. They both had peaceful divorces and good former marriages but decided what they wanted was a great marriage together.

JoAnne and Glenn met when they were in their 20’s in 1964.

They got married on January 16 in 1965 despite a blizzard of about 10 inches of snow!

They have been married for 55 years with lovely insights into a successful marriage.

Tony and Becky met when they were teenagers in high school in 1964. After dating on and off for a couple years, they got engaged – but Becky’s family didn’t approve and had a plan to separate them.

They have been married for over 51 years

Debi and Jeff met when they were in their 30's on a blind date in 2002.

"So I walked into OPT's, and I looked around and I looked to my right... and there was this man with brown hair and blue eyes - which has always kinda been my thing, and this light blue sweater that just made his eyes POP. And he looked at me and was like Debi? and I was like Jeff? and there began the evening..."

They got married in 2004 and have been married for 15 years.

Your love stories podcast is a podcast about how people have met and fallen in love. 

Our first episodes will be out on Valentine's Day, and new episodes will be out on Monday's after that.