They met in the garden, separated for years with a promise and ended up fulfilling it: the love story that went viral and moved the world

True love does not always need the present to stay alive. Some stories resurface over time, they reinvent themselves and manage to authenticity. This was demonstrated by a story viral that broke with the limits of time and distance, touching the heart of millions.

When childhood and fate cross, the possibility of a second chance is born. And in this case, chance was only the starting point for a story that inspired those who believe in the power of a genuine connection. Two children, a promise, and an unexpected reunion were the ingredients of a story that continues to talk about.

A love born in childhood that challenged distance

In a kindergarten Phoenix, Arizona, Matt and Laura They were inseparable. With just three years, they shared games, recess and even scenes of movies that saw together. For Matt, it wasn’t just a friendship: since then, he was clear that he wanted to spend his life with her. He proclaimed him in front of everyone with a security that he dislocated even Laura herself.

That link, fed by the afternoons at home, shared drawings and an overflowing imagination, was the origin of a story that time failed to erase. Even in school events, Matt sought to surprise her. At a preschool party for the May 5he broke the piñata and, in his own words, “won points” with her friend.

But as happens so many times in life, their paths bifurcared when leaving the garden. They were noted in different schools and for years they knew anything on each other, except for the classics Christmas cards that their families exchanged. Despite the silence, something was beating in both.

The reunion that changed everything and the promise fulfilled

It was in high school when the destination He intervened again. Laura saw Matt’s name on a friend’s cell phone, and that was enough to decide to contact him. Although he had doubts, he agreed to see him. In just two weeks, they were already dating. What had started as a children’s game became a real relationship.

The university separated them physically again: Matt studied in Chicago and Laura in the north of Arizonamore than 2,500 kilometers away. Despite that, they kept alive the relationship with gestures and details that strengthened the loop. Matt’s commitment, the one who had declared as a child, was still intact.

In 2015, about to finish university, Matt felt it was time to fulfill his word. He planned everything to propose marriage in the kindergarten where they met. Laura knew nothing. During the journey, he could not stop checking that the ring followed in his pocket.

Upon arrival, he knelt in the same room where he had made his first statement. His brother captured the moment with the cell phone. Laura, surprised and excited, said yes. In December 2016, they married. The story exploded in networks thanks to the account of Instagram “The Way We Met”and in a short time the whole world talked about them.