When I went to study abroad, I ended up meeting the most wonderful guy.
What can I say really, we fell in love and we got married.
I didn’t even bother to tell my family about him because I knew they would disapprove and I didn’t want to deal with any of that. Eventually we came back to the states and we wanted to build a good life for ourselves. My husband, he was actually gifted when it came to working on HVAC systems. He was certified in his former country to work on HVAC systems, but he had to go through the process again to earn his HVAC certification in America. He didn’t have a problem with that and the professors he worked with were very impressed with his HVAC knowledge. He was something of an innovator and they were intrigued with some of the knowledge he was able to bring to the table. Eventually, he started working at this reputable HVAC company and he easily went to the top as one of the most skilled HVAC techs. My family really didn’t like the guy at first. They hated the fact that we got married without inviting them to the wedding, and they didn’t like that he was different. Eventually, when he helped them with their HVAC systems and got to know everybody in the family more, some of my family members came around. They started accepting him and appreciating the fact that he worked so hard. My mother could see what I saw in this man, but my father still was never able to like him much at all, but he tolerated him.