Bebe and Doug met through a personal ad in 1997. They fell in love and moved in together. She later caught him cheating, so she moved out and they broke up. They met up about a month later to hash things out so she could get closure.

"We met on Thanksgiving morning 1999 and walked around for about three hours. Afterward, I felt enormous relief. I felt like I could move on. He asked if he could call me the following Tuesday to check up on me. I said sure, but I didn't really care whether he would or not.

"But he did call. He said he realized he had made a horrible mistake. He was so ashamed of himself, and his family was totally angry with him. He said that he loved me and wanted to get back together. I was astonished. I asked him what made him have a change of heart. He said he started feeling like he had made a mistake as soon as I moved out, but he was too ashamed of himself to say anything. The only reason he was asking me for another chance was because I called him about wanting to meet and get closure.

"He admitted that if I hadn't ever called him he would have just let it lie. I talked to several friends who had been through a similar situation (a man cheating on them) and asked for advice. I took one friend's advice to heart. Her husband cheated on her and then tried to get back together. She said, 'If you're going to make yourself crazy wondering if he's cheating on you every time he's late or away from you, and if you're going to check his cell phone and emails, go through his belongings and look for signs of cheating, then don't get back together with him. Otherwise you will both be miserable. But if you can put the past behind you and agree that his mistake won't be made again, then go ahead and get back together with him.'

"And so I did. We slowly started dating again. We lived separately for five months, and then he proposed. We moved in together three months later and were married in April 2001.

"He's truly a wonderful man. He's caring, affectionate and fun. We hold hands before we fall asleep and talk to each other every morning once we each get to work. When we're away from each other (usually because I'm traveling for work), we make sure to talk or text before we fall asleep. We're never disrespectful of each other. We're never cross with each other and we never swear at each other. We treat each other with dignity, respect and above all, love. All my friends and family adore him. I feel so lucky to have such a wonderful, loving and caring husband who I admire and respect. I feel so sorry when I hear married couples sniping and griping and speaking meanly to each other, as I sometimes overhear in the grocery store or other public places. My husband is truly my best friend. I am thankful every day that we were able to find our way back to each other."

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