Love can Last and Linger: Taking Note of Valentine's Day in Sammamish

Valentine's Day is next Monday, and we're asking community members to share romantic stories about life with your sweetheart.

Let us know - whether it's about your first stroll with your honey, a unique wedding proposal that you orchestrated or a favorite memory that you both share.

Write the story in less than 250 words and submit to brad.wong@patch.com. Don't forget to attach a photo of you and your significant other, and check back during the week as Sammamish Patch will post the best stories on the website.

In addition, make sure to include the following information:

• Names:
• Years together:
• Best relationship advice:
• Plans for Valentine's Day:

Think about it this way: If love did not exist, why do you miss someone?

Editor's note: Akiko Oda is the editor of Gig Harbor Patch. If you doubt that love can last and linger in humans, read how a Bellingham couple celebrated 70 years - yes, you read that correctly - of marriage in 2008.