Our Love Story , Mehmet & Anastasiia

The Beginning

When We First Met

22 Feb 2025

It started at Vince’s housewarming party. A new home, loud music, too many people, and somehow, in the middle of it all, there she was. That night we finally had the chance to talk. Not just small talk, but real conversation. Then came a simple game of 51. I explained the rules to her, but somewhere between the cards and the laughter, the real game changed. We sat next to each other on the couch. We looked at each other a little longer than strangers usually do. Later, we shared a taxi home. The city lights were passing by, and something quiet but undeniable had already begun. I wanted to ask for her number. I almost did. But doubt whispered louder. Maybe she didn’t feel the same. Maybe I imagined it. I didn’t know then that this small hesitation would become the beginning of a story neither of us could ignore.

Getting Closer

First Conversations

23 Feb 2025

The next day, I realized I had made a mistake. I never asked for her number. But she had mentioned something the night before. If I was looking for an apartment, maybe her friends could help. So I used that as my excuse. I told Vince to ask her. He looked at me like he already understood what was happening. He did not ask. Instead, he gave me her number and said, You ask. I think he felt the electricity too. That is how our first real conversation began. I was on my way to a restaurant when we started texting. At first, it was about the apartment. Then it was not. I found myself looking for reasons to keep the conversation going. I told her I was searching for a place to eat. Later she asked, Did you find one. Did you eat. It was such a simple question. But in that moment I knew something. Maybe this was not our first real conversation. But it definitely would not be the last.

First Date

Our First Date

25 Feb 2025

The day after that, in the middle of a workday, I asked a simple question. Coffee? You said yes. We met at Kudamm, just two people sitting across from each other, pretending it was casual. But it was not. There was something different in the air. Something soft and electric at the same time. We asked each other questions that were silly, unexpected, sometimes even a little random. But somehow those were the exact questions that slowly tied us closer. Not dramatic. Not forced. Just honest and curious. I remember thinking how unbelievably natural it felt. How easy it was to laugh. How time moved too fast without asking for permission. It was just coffee. But it felt like the beginning of something that neither of us would ever call ordinary.

Challenges

Through the Storms

26 Feb 2025

And then, just when everything was beginning to feel real, I had to leave for Turkey. We had only seen each other twice. Two meetings. A few hours. And suddenly there was distance. Not the poetic kind, but the kind that tests something fragile and new. I was afraid. Afraid that what we felt might fade. Afraid that the rhythm we had just found would break. When something is that new, you do not know yet if it is strong enough to survive silence, time zones, or missed calls. I was scared that the connection would slow down. That life would get busy. That maybe we would not move forward. But instead, something else happened. We talked every single day. Dozens of messages. Hundreds of laughs. Late night calls. Voice notes that made the distance feel smaller than it was. What could have been a pause became momentum. Still, I remember wanting to be there for every moment of your day. I did not want distance to give you a reason to forget me. I wanted to be present, even from far away. That was our first test. And instead of pulling us apart, it quietly proved that what we had was not accidental.

Our Date

Our Second Date

06 March 2025

While I was in Turkey, something inside me refused to wait. It had only been two times that I had seen you. Just two. And yet I was already counting the days, feeling that quiet pull toward you. Seeing you a third time did not feel like a choice. It felt necessary. So I did something that, on paper, sounds crazy. I took a day trip flight just to see you. It was so easy for me. It did not feel like crossing countries. It felt like getting on a bus and riding two or three stops. Whole borders disappeared in my mind. The only real destination was you. I woke up early, left the house quietly, got into my car, drove to the airport, and flew back without telling anyone. No big announcement. No drama. Just a simple decision. I wanted to see you. I would have given whatever was needed just to spend those hours with you again. To sit next to you. To hear your voice in real life instead of through a phone. To feel that this was not imagination, but something real we were building. And that day, I took you to the Asian restaurant I had carefully chosen for you. I remember how we sat there, talking for hours, completely lost in our own world. Time moved, but we did not feel it. It was one of the most beautiful moments for me. Simple, warm, natural. Just us. I watched you, the way you smiled, the way you listened, the way you existed in that space. And I knew that crossing countries for you was not dramatic. It was obvious. I came to my new home that day, but it still did not feel like home. Because home was sitting across from me at that table.

Adventures

Our First Vacation

30 September 2025

Alanya. Our first trip. Our first real escape together. We arrived with excitement, but also with quiet questions in our minds. We were still learning each other. Still discovering how we react, how we solve things, how we exist side by side not just for a few hours, but for days. There were small tensions. Little unknowns. Maybe even things we did not fully know how to manage yet. It was our first time sharing the same space for that long. First time waking up together in another city. First time navigating plans, moods, expectations under the same sun. And yet, something was clear from the beginning. With you, even the uncertainty felt safe. We laughed in the heat of Alanya. We walked under the endless sky. We sat by the sea and talked about everything and nothing. We learned how to give space and how to come closer. How to disagree without losing each other. How to choose each other again and again, even in small moments. It was not perfect. It was real. And that is what made it beautiful. That vacation showed me something important. It showed me that it is not about the place. Not about the hotel, the beach, or the view. It is about who you share it with. And with you, even the unknown felt like an adventure I wanted to keep living.

Getting Closer

Our First Valentine's Day

14 Feb 2026

Our first Valentine’s Day together. A day that felt small in the calendar, but enormous in meaning. We celebrated not just the holiday, but us, every laugh, every glance, every little moment that had brought us here. Every shared secret and every quiet understanding between us made this day feel like it was made only for us. I wanted it to be perfect, but the truth is, perfection isn’t in the flowers or the gifts. It’s in the way we look at each other, the way we laugh together, and the way every heartbeat seems to know the other. That day, I realized again how lucky I am to have you. How much I want every Valentine’s Day to be ours, and how many more moments we have ahead, building a life full of love, laughter, and small beautiful memories.

Getting Closer

Our First New Year Eve

1 Jan 2026

Our first Valentine’s Day together. A day that felt small in the calendar, but enormous in meaning. We celebrated not just the holiday, but us, every laugh, every glance, every little moment that had brought us here. Every shared secret and every quiet understanding between us made this day feel like it was made only for us. I wanted it to be perfect, but the truth is, perfection isn’t in the flowers or the gifts. It’s in the way we look at each other, the way we laugh together, and the way every heartbeat seems to know the other. That day, I realized again how lucky I am to have you. How much I want every Valentine’s Day to be ours, and how many more moments we have ahead, building a life full of love, laughter, and small beautiful memories.

Growing Together

Building Our Life

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From two separate lives to one shared dream. Every day we grow together, learning, laughing, and loving more than we thought possible. Add your story here...