Love columnist Kellie Patrick Gates writes from the Montgomery County home she shares with her extraordinary husband, a formerly stray cat and an adopted greyhound.
Born and raised in Elk County, Gates previously was an award-winning news reporter for The Inquirer and other newspapers in Pennsylvania, New York and Florida.
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- Gallery: Love: Lauren Scanlon & Mark Elwell
November 19, 2011, in Philadelphia
Love: When Lauren decided to run the Philadelphia Marathon she figured training would go better if she had a buddy. Little did she know that her running buddy would become the love of her life.
- Gallery: Love: Anna Moyer & Perry Budovitch
November 27, 2011, in Bensalem
Love: It all began on a dating website when Perry, in Montreal, messaged Anna, the pretty woman living in the States. Online flirting quickly turned into an adventure that would end with a happily ever after.
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Audrey & Paul: Together since age 10
- November 12, 2011, in SecaneAudrie was a fifth-grader at Our Lady of Fatima with a big crush on classmate Paul. "I had a girlfriend of mine ask him if he'd be my boyfriend," Audrie said. "He said no."
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Francisco & David: 'You're stuck with me'
- October 23, 2011, in PennsaukenLove: The love story of Francisco Juarbe & David Rondinelli began in 1995. Through thick and thin, in sickness and in health, the two have been happily in love ever since.
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Candace & Carey: 'This was what we'd been waiting for'
- October 7, 2011, in PhiladelphiaLove: In May 2005, Carey, manager of a McDonald's in Deptford, had just one question: Who was this woman eating up the drive-through french fries? Four years later, he popped the question.
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Lorin & Patrick: 'It's what first drew me to him'
- Oct. 15, 2011 in GladwyneLove: Lorin knew only one other person at the July 2007 house party. But there was a familiar logo in attendance, and she persuaded herself to walk over to the cute man wearing it.
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Love: Debora Dias & Adrian King
- October 16, 2011, in PhiladelphiaLove: Debora and Adrian met through friends and they immediately noticed they had something in common: very short hair as a result of shaving their heads.
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BEHIND THE SCENES Officiant The Rev. Paul A. DiGirolamo, J.C.D., of Old St. Mary's Church, Philadelphia Ceremony Old St. Mary's Church
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Ashley Schaffer and Anthony Fossile
- Oct. 1, 2011, in PhiladelphiaLove: With Ashley's face mask and teeth whitening in place, Anthony seized the moment to ask her the big question.
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Friends in first grade, a couple now
- September 24, 2011, in HaddonfieldLove: John and Nancy met in 1956 as first graders in Miss Potter's class at Seventh Avenue Elementary School in Haddon Heights. "Nancy held my hand as I joined her reading group," John remembers.
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He takes this woman, and this guitar
- Oct. 1, 2011, in PhiladelphiaLove: It was Krissy's first opening night as a subscriptions apprentice at the Walnut Street Theatre. Her adrenaline was already running high when she saw casting apprentice Dawn pull carpentry apprentice Cornelius away from his date.
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Their spark was unexpected
- October 1, 2011, in Spring City, Pa.Love: In 2006, Rae was looking for someone to see movies or hear live music with. She had recently ended a two-year domestic partnership. She was nowhere near ready for a new girlfriend. Neither was Chris, a mother of two boys.
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