I was unsure about my relationship of 8 months. A couple I met on a cruise gave me the advice I needed.

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• I took a cruise with my then-boyfriend, despite being unsure if he was the one.
• At the cruise, we met an older couple, and they shared their family stories.
• The older lady told me my boyfriend was "the one" for me, and I told him that when we married.

I had been dating my boyfriend Tim for about eight months when we decided to go on vacation together. We chose a cruise to the Bahamas, a place that neither of us had ever been.

I liked Tim a lot ...