From Friendship to Love By Christina Mahoney

In East Brunswick, New Jersey, I was living what may be called a life. I had three children, was newly divorced, and living back with my parents, which had me severely depressed. Friends and family tried to snap me out of it to no avail. Then one day a good friend said, "Christina, I signed you up for Matchmaker.com." I was extremely upset by this news and started to complain about the audacity of …

…the not too distant future, when the wedding bells chime, I will know that not only am I marrying the man I love, but I am also marrying my best friend. In that lies the difference that will make this marriage work where both our others have failed. Friends forgive each other, accept that there will sometimes be disagreements, but that underneath that there is love, and respect for one another. Love deeply and forever.