Captivating Couples 2013
Long Island, NY
Tracy, 41, nurse
Kelly, 25, neurosurgery physician assistant
Before they began dating, Tracy liked to tease Kelly about the lunches she brought in to their workplace cafeteria. Tracy would pick on my food because I would always have weird things, like tofu or mushrooms. I made her Brussels sprouts one day and probably excited her, jokes Kelly. It turns out the way to the heart is indeed through the stomach. We have a 16 year age difference, but somehow are always on the same page, Kelly explains. We do not argue over nonsense; we talk kindly. We always tell each other how we feel. We show love, feel love, and give love. Her two children have become our two children and we have become a family. According to Kelly, quality time together is the medicine for a healthy relationship. Emphasis on quality. Figure out what makes your partner smile and make it happen as much as possible. Tracy says that Kelly has a way of being her grounding force when she gets anxious. While a walk down the aisle is still a ways off, we know what kind of dishes we are registering for.
They hail from all over the nation, falling head over heels for one another in many different ways. But one thing ties all of these adorable twosomes together—love.
KATRINA & TIFFANY
Queens, NY
Katrina, 30, homemaker and CEO of Tylers Closet clothing line
Tiffany, 30, NYPD officer and CFO of Tylers Closet
In March 2007, while the clocks were springing forward, Tiffany and Katrina were dancing with a spring in their steps at the popular lesbian party Lovergirl. The women noticed each other and exchanged phone numbers. After their first date two weeks later, they were inseparable. Domestic partners since 2007, Katrina and Tiffany were legally married on July 28, 2011 at City Hall with their one-year-old son Tyler in attendance. Tyler sat in silence as the officiant married his two mommies. It was almost as if Tyler knew how important that moment was for his mothers and our family, they say. Katrina adds, We both found a love in our son Tyler which neither of us believed we could have for another human being outside of ourselves. Tiffany gushes adorably about her wife, saying Katrina was and still is the most beautiful creature I have ever seen in my entire life. As far as Katrina is concerned, Tiffany is my Superhero. TTt (Tiffany, Trina and Tyler), as they like to call themselves, look forward to a long, happy life together, and hope to give Tyler a little brother or sister very soon.
