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Strange ice-breakers didn’t stop romance

Steve and Julie Craig talked about their marriage at their home in Liberty Lake on Dec. 30. (Kathy Plonka)

The way to win a woman’s heart doesn’t usually start with a series of questions including, “Do you have a tattoo?” and “Do you chew tobacco?” But 20 years ago Steve Craig asked those questions of a woman he’d never met. Steve, then 33, was a widower with two young children. He’d been out of the dating scene for a long time so his brothers offered to help him by providing a checklist. “It was an ice-breaker,” he said. “But the ice was thick”/ Cindy Hval , SR Love Story. More here.

Do you recall much about your first conversation with your partner?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog