Making a Bid For Love (NYT)
Still Us. Still Walking. Still In It.
My husband and I met 15 years ago today. Reading our story in The New York Times is still surreal — a snapshot of a beautiful beginning. The real story is in the slow burn — the steady friendship, our partnership, and the life we’re still creating every day. On 4/22/2010, the stars aligned. You can read about it here.
More eloquently stated is Albert’s take on how we met. In June 2021, being the underground poet that he is, Albert penned his version of our encounter for our wedding website - before we knew that The Times would share our story as well. Read below…
How We Met
She is a reflection of her father’s immeasurable love and mother’s elegance. I am woven from my mother’s integrity and father’s resourcefulness. Our journey evolved from competing to collaborating, then ascended from waiting to welding. Our paths first crossed in early spring, just north of a decade ago, at the America Needs You fundraiser in New York City. There I stood bidding on lunches with executives in finance, hawkishly focused until time betrayed me. Her eyes and her smile distracted me while she outbid me on my target silent auction items. As quickly as we were lost in our first very brief exchange, we would mysteriously both lose those auction items. However, our conversation would fortuitously continue when we found ourselves at yet another fundraiser for Brotherhood Sister Sol just a few short days later. This time the hawk’s eyes were better set as she was and still is the ultimate prize. Our attraction is a profound gift that led us around the world from India to Colombia as her passion for travel and my interest in cultural immersion intersect. Even as friends, we’d somehow find ourselves in South Africa or in Woodbury Commons after attempting to purge the shadow of our love. And yet, the depth of her eyes transcends any of our travels. They say opposites attract like magnets. She’s fluent in astrology, and I read comic books. However, our ten-year exploration of ourselves as individuals, then friends, then lovers, then best friends, and then lovers would reveal that we align on many key items, including community, liberation, growth, and grace. - Albert