60 Tiny Love Stories to Make You Smile

Heres a selection of 60 tiny love stories recently submitted to our sister site,Makes Me Think, that not
only made us think, but warmed our hearts and made us smile too. We hope they do the same for you.
1. Today, my 75-year-old grandpa who has been blind from cataracts for almost 15 years said to me,
Your grandma is just the most beautiful thing, isnt she? I paused for a second and said, Yes she
is. I bet you miss seeing that beauty on a daily basis. Sweety, my grandpa said, I still see her
beauty every day. In fact, I see it more now than I used to when we were young. MMT
2. Today, I walked my daughter down the aisle. Ten years ago I pulled a 14 year old boy out of his
moms fire-engulfed SUV after a serious accident. Doctors initially said he would never walk again.
My daughter came with me several times to visit him at the hospital. Then she started going on her
own. Today, seeing him defy the odds and smile widely, standing on his own two feet at the altar as
he placed a ring on my daughters finger MMT.
3. Today, I walked up to the door of my office (Im a florist) at 7AM to find a uniformed Army soldier
standing out front waiting. He was on his way to the airport to go to Afghanistan for a year. He
said, I usually bring home a bouquet of flowers for my wife every Friday and I dont want to let her
down when Im away. He then placed an order for 52 Friday afternoon deliveries of flowers to his
wifes office and asked me to schedule one for each week until he returns. I gave him a 50%
discount because it made my day to see something so sweet. MMT
4. Today, I told my 18 year old grandson that nobody asked me to prom when I was in high school, so
I didnt attend. He showed up at my house this evening dressed in a tuxedo and took me as his date
to his prom. MMT
5. Today, when she woke up from an eleven month coma, she kissed me andsaid, Thank you for
being here, and telling me those beautiful stories, and never giving up on me And yes, I will
marry you. MMT
6. Today, I was sitting on a park bench eating a sandwich for lunch when an elderly couple pulled
their car up under a nearby oak tree. They rolled down the windows and turned up some jazz
music on the radio. Then the man got out of the car, walked around to the passenger side, opened
the door for the woman, took her hand and helped her out of her seat, guided her about ten feet
away from the car, and they slow danced for the next half hour under the oak tree. MMT
7. Today, I operated on a little girl. She needed O- blood. We didnt have any, but her twin brother
has O- blood. I explained to him that it was a matter of life and death. He sat quietly for a moment,
and then said goodbye to his parents. I didnt think anything of it until after we took his blood and
he asked, So when will I die? He thought he was giving his life for hers. Thankfully, theyll both
be fine. MMT
8. Today, my dad is the best dad I could ask for. Hes a loving husband to my mom (always making
her laugh), hes been to every one of my soccer games since I was 5 (Im 17 now), and he provides
for our family as a construction foreman. This morning when I was searching through my dads
toolbox for a pliers, I found a dirty folded up paper at the bottom. It was an old journal entry in my
dads handwriting dated exactly one month before the day I was born. It reads, I am eighteen
years old, an alcoholic who is failing out of college, a past cutter, and a child abuse victim with a
criminal record of auto theft. And next month, teen father will be added to the list. But I swear I
will make things right for my little girl. I will be the dad I never had. And I dont know how he did
it, but he did it. MMT
9. Today, my 8-year-old son hugged me and said, You are the best mom in the whole entire world! I
smiled and sarcastically replied, How do you know that? You havent met every mom in the whole
entire world. My son squeezed me tighter and said, Yes I have. You are my world. MMT
10. Today, I have an elderly patient who is suffering from a severe case of Alzheimers. He can rarely
remember his own name, and he often forgets where he is and what he said just a few minutes
beforehand. But by the stretch of some miracle (perhaps the miracle of love), he remembers who is
wife is every morning when she shows up to spend a few hours with him. He usually greets her by
saying, Hello my beautiful Kate. MMT
11. Today, my 21 year old Labrador can barely stand up, cant see, cant hear, and doesnt have enough
strength to bark. But it doesnt stop her from wagging her tail a mile a minute every single time I
walk into the room. MMT
12. Today is our 10th anniversary, but since my husband and I are both recently unemployed we
agreed not to get each other any gifts. When I woke up this morning, my husband was already up. I
walked downstairs to find beautiful wild flowers brilliantly arranged all over the house. There must
be 400 flowers total and he didnt spend a dime. MMT
13. Today, my high school boyfriend, who I thought Id never see again, showed me the pictures of the
two of us he kept in his Army helmet while he was overseas for the last 8 years. MMT
14. Today, my 88-year-old grandmother and her 17 year old cat are both blind. My grandmothers
guide dog leads my grandmother around the house, which is normal. But lately, hes been guiding
her cat around the house too. When her cat meows, he walks up and rubs against her, and then she
follows directly behind him to her food, to the litter box, to the other end of the house for a nap,
etc. MMT
15. Today, I watched in horror through the kitchen window as my 2-year-old slipped and fell head first
into the pool. But before I could get to her, our Labrador Retriever, Rex, jumped in after her,
grabbed her by her shirt collar and pulled her to the shallow steps where she could stand. MMT
16. Today, my older brother has donated bone marrow 16 times to help treat my cancer. He
communicates directly with my doctor and does it without me even asking or knowing when he has
an appointment. And today my doctor informed me that the treatment appears to be working.
Cancer cells have been drastically reduced in the last few months. MMT
17. Today, I was driving home with my grandfather when he suddenly made a u-turn and said, I
forgot to get your grandmother a bouquet of flowers. Ill pick up one from the florist at the corner
down here. Itll only take a second. Whats so special about today that you have to buy her
flowers? I asked. Theres nothing specifically special about today, my grandfather said. Every
day is special. Your grandmother loves flowers. They put a smile on her face. MMT
18. Today, I re-read the suicide letter I wrote on the afternoon of September 2nd 1996 about two
minutes before my girlfriend showed up at my door and told me, Im pregnant. Suddenly I felt I
had a reason to live. Today shes my wife. Weve been happily married for 14 years. And my
daughter, who is almost 15 now, has two younger brothers. I re-read my suicide letter from time to
time as a reminder to be thankful I am thankful I got a second chance at life and love. MMT
19. Today, and every day for the last two months since I returned to school with burn scars on my face
after being hospitalized for nearly a month for injuries I sustained in a house fire, a red rose was
taped to my locker when I got to school in the morning. I have no clue who is getting to school
early and leaving me these roses. Ive even arrived early myself a few times to try to figure it out,
but each time the rose was already there. MMT
20. Today was the 10 year anniversary of my dads passing. When I was a kid he used to hum a short
melody to me as I was going to sleep. When I was 18, as he rested in his hospital bed fighting
cancer, the roles were reversed and I hummed the melody to him. I havent heard that melody
since, until last night. My fianc and I were turned on our sides looking at each other in bed when
he started humming it to me. His mom used to hum it to him when he was a kid. MMT
21. Today, a woman who must have her voicebox removed due to cancer is enrolled in my sign
language class. Her husband, four children, two sisters, brother, mother, father, and twelve close
friends are also enrolled in the same class so they can communicate with her after she loses her
ability to speak aloud. MMT
22. Today, my 11-year-old son speaks fluent sign language because his best friend, Josh, who he grew
up with from the time he was an infant, is deaf. Seeing their genuine friendship evolve and grow
over the years MMT.
23. Today, due to Alzheimers and dementia, my grandfather usually cant remember who my
grandmother is when he wakes up in the morning. It bothered my grandmother a year ago when it
first happened, but now shes fully supportive of his condition. In fact, she plays a game every day
in which she tries to get my grandfather to ask her to re-marry him before dinnertime. She hasnt
failed yet. MMT
24. Today, my dad passed away from natural causes at the age of 92. I found his body resting
peacefully in the recliner in his bedroom. In his lap, facing upright, were three framed 810
photographs of my mom who passed away about 10 years ago. She was the love of his life, and
apparently the last thing he wanted to see before he passed. MMT
25. Today, I am the proud mom of a blind 17-year-old boy. Although my son was born without his
sense of sight, it hasnt stopped him from being a straight A student, a guitarist (whose band just
surpassed 25,000 downloads of their first album), and a loving boyfriend to his long-term
girlfriend, Valerie. Just today, his younger sister asked him what he likes about Valerie, and he
said, Everything. Shes beautiful. MMT
26. Today, I waited on an elderly couple. The way they looked at each other you could see they were
in love. When the husband mentioned that they were celebrating their anniversary, I smiled and
said, Let me guess. You two have been together forever. They laughed and the wife said,
Actually, no, today is our 5 year anniversary. We both outlived our spouses and then life blessed
us with one more shot at love. MMT
27. Today, my father found my little sister alive, chained up in a barn. She was abducted near Mexico
City almost 5 months ago. Authorities stopped actively searching for her a few weeks later. My
mom and I laid her soul to rest. We had a funeral for her last month. All of our family and friends
attended the ceremony except my father. Instead he kept looking for her. He said he loved her too
much to give up. And shes back home now because he never did. MMT
28. Today, there are two senior boys at my school who have an openly gay relationship. They have
experienced verbal humiliation on a daily basis for the last two years, yet they continue to hold
each others hand in the hallways. Despite threats and vandalized lockers, they showed up to prom
this evening wearing matching tuxedos. Seeing them on the dance floor, smiling from ear to ear in
spite of all the haters MMT.
29. Today, my sister and I were in a bad car accident. My sister is Mrs. Popular at school she knows
everyone. Im a bit of an introvert I hang-out with the same 2 girls all the time. My sister
immediately posted a comment on Facebook about our accident. And while all her friends were
commenting, my 2 friends showed up independently at the scene of the accident before the
paramedics arrived. MMT
30. Today, my fianc returned home from his last tour of duty overseas. Yesterday he was just my
boyfriend, or so I thought. Almost a year ago, he mailed me a package. He told me I wasnt allowed
to open it until he got home in two weeks. But then his tour got extended for another 11 months.
Today, when he got home, he told me to open the package, and just as I pulled the ring out of the
box, he got down on one knee. MMT
31. Today, my 12-year-old son, Sean, and I stopped by the nursing home together for the first time in
several months. Usually I come alone see my mother whos suffering from Alzheimers. When we
walked into the lobby, the nurse said, Hi, Sean! and then buzzed us in. How does she know your
name? I asked. Oh, I swing by here on my walk home from school all the time to say hi to
Grandma, Sean said. I had no idea. MMT
32. Today, I found an old hand written note my mom wrote when she was a senior in high school. On it
is a list of qualities she hoped she would someday find in a boyfriend. The list is basically an exact
description of my dad, who she didnt meet until she was 27. MMT
33. Today, Ive been chemistry lab partners with one of the most beautiful (and popular) girls at our
school since the beginning of the school year. And although I never would have had the courage to
talk to her otherwise, shes totally down to earth and sweet. We spend our time in the lab chatting,
laughing, and getting As (shes smart too), and just recently we started talking a little bit outside of
class too. Last week when I heard that she didnt have a date to our homecoming dance, I
desperately wanted to ask her, but chickened out every time I was about to. Then this afternoon, at
lunchtime, she ran up to me and formally asked me to ask her to the dance. So I did, and she kissed
me on the cheek and said, Yes! MMT
34. Today, on our 10th anniversary, she handed me a suicide note she wrote when she was 22, on the
exact day we met. And she said, For all these years I didnt want you to know how foolish and
unstable I was back when we met. But even though you didnt know, you saved me. Thank you.
MMT
35. Today, my grandpa keeps an old, candid photo on his nightstand of my grandma and him laughing
together at some party in the 1960s. My grandma passed away from cancer in 1999 when I was 7.
This evening when I was at his house, my grandpa caught me staring at the photo. He walked up,
hugged me from behind and said, Remember, just because something doesnt last forever, doesnt
mean it wasnt worth your while. MMT
36. Today, I sat down with my two daughters, ages 4 and 6, to explain to them that we have to move
out of our 4 bedroom house and into a 2 bedroom apartment for awhile until I can find another job
that pays well. My daughters looked at each other for a moment and then my youngest daughter
turned to me and asked, Are we all moving into the apartment together? Yes, I replied. Oh, so
no big deal then, she said. MMT
37. Today, I met the prettiest woman on a plane. Assuming I wouldnt see her again after we made our
connections, I told her how pretty I thought she was. She gave me the most sincere smile and said,
Nobody has said that to me in 10 years. It turns out were both in our mid-30s, never married,
no kids, and we live about 5 miles away from each other. We have a date set for next Saturday after
we return home. MMT
38. Today, Im a mother of 2 and a grandmother of 4. At 17 I got pregnant with twins. When my
boyfriend and friends found out I wasnt going to abort them, they turned a cold shoulder to me.
But I pressed forward, worked full-time while attending school, graduated high school and college,
and met a guy in one of my classes who has loved my children like his own for the last 50 years.
MMT
39. Today, on my 29th birthday, I returned home from my 4th and final tour of duty overseas. The
little girl who lives next door to my parents (who isnt so little any more - shes 22 now) met me at
the airport with a long stemmed rose, a bottle of my favorite vodka, and then asked me out on a
date. MMT
40. Today, my daughter accepted her boyfriends marriage proposal. He is 3 years older than her. They
started dating when she was 14 and he was 17. I never liked the age difference when they were kids.
When he turned 18 a week before she turned 15, my husband insisted they break-up. They
maintained a friendship, but went on to date other people. Now at the ages of 24 and 27, Ive never
seen two people more in love. MMT
41. Today, after I heard that my mom stayed home from work with the flu, I stopped by Wal-Mart on
my way home from school to pick her up some canned soup. I ran into my dad who was already in
the check-out line. He had 5 cans of soup, NyQuil, tissues, tampons, 4 romantic comedy DVDs and
a bouquet of flowers. My dad makes me smile and MMT.
42. Today, I was sitting on a hotel balcony watching 2 lovers in the distance walk along the beach.
From their body language, I could tell they were laughing and enjoying each others company. As
they got closer, I realized they were my parents. My parents almost got divorced 8 years ago. MMT
43. Today, Im only 17, but Ive been with my boyfriend, Jake, for 3 years, and last night was the first
time we spent the night together. Weve never done it, and we didnt last night either. Instead, we
baked cookies, watched two comedies, laughed, played Xbox and fell asleep in each others arms.
Despite the warnings from my parents, hes been nothing but a gentleman and a best friend. MMT
44. Today, when I tapped the side of my wheelchair and told my husband, Youre the only reason I
want to be free from this contraption, he kissed me on my forehead and said, Honey, I dont even
see that thing. MMT
45. Today, my grandmother and grandfather, who were both in their early 90s and married for 72
years, both died of natural causes approximately one hour apart from each other. MMT
46. Today, my dad came to see me for the first time in 6 months since I told him Im gay. When I
opened the door he had tears in his eyes and he immediately gave me a huge hug and said, Im
sorry, Jason. I love you. MMT
47. Today, my autistic little sister spoke her first word at the age of 6 my name. MMT
48. Today, at the age of 72, nearly 15 years after my grandfather passed away, my grandmother
remarried. And since Im only 17, Ive never seen her so happy in all my life. Its inspiring to see
two people so in love at their age. MMT its never too late.
49. Today, at a jazz club in San Francisco I saw a man and woman enjoying a drink together. The
woman was a dwarf and the man must have been 6 feet tall. Later in the evening they went out
onto the dance floor. The man got down on his knees so they could slow dance together. They
danced the rest of the night. MMT
50. Today, as I was sleeping, I woke up to my daughter calling my name. I was sleeping in a sofa chair
in her hospital room. I opened my eyes to her beautiful smile. My daughter has been in a coma for
98 days. MMT
51. Today, exactly 10 years ago almost to the minute, I stopped at an intersection and a car rear ended
me. The driver was a student at UF, just like me. He was cordial and apologetic. As we waited for
the cops and the tow truck we chatted and started laughing together about all sorts of stuff. We
exchanged numbers and the rest is history. We just celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary. MMT
52. Today, I was working in a coffee shop when 2 gay men walked in holding hands. As you might
expect, heads started turning. Then a young girl at the table next to me asked her mom why 2 men
were holding hands. Her mom replied, Because they love each other. MMT
53. Today, after 2 years of separation, my ex-wife and I resolved our differences and met for dinner.
We laughed and chatted for almost 4 hours. Then just before she left, she handed me a large
envelope. In it were 20 love letters she wrote me over the last 2 years. There was a post-it note on
the envelope that said, Letters I was too stubborn to send. MMT
54. Today, I was in an accident that left me with a gash on my forehead. The doctors wrapped a
bandage around my head and said I have to keep it on all week. I hate wearing it. Two minutes
ago my little brother walked into my room wearing a bandage on his head. My mom said he
insisted that he didnt want me to feel alone. MMT
55. Today, my mother passed away after a long battle with cancer. My best friend lives 2000 miles
away and called to comfort me. While on the phone, he asked, What would you do if I showed up
at your house and gave you the biggest hug in the world? I would surely smile, I replied. And
then he rang my doorbell. MMT
56. Today, as my 91-year-old grandfather (a military doctor, war hero, and successful business owner)
rested in his hospital bed, I asked him what his greatest life accomplishment was. He turned
around, grabbed my grandmothers hand, looked her in the eyes, and said, Growing old with you.
MMT
57. Today, as I watched my 75-year-old grandmother and grandfather being silly with each other and
laughing in the kitchen, I felt like I got a short glimpse of what true love feels like. I hope I find it
someday. MMT
58. Today, exactly twenty years ago to the hour, I risked my life to save a woman who was drowning in
the rapids of the Colorado River. And thats how I met my wife - the love of my life. MMT
59. Today, on our 50th wedding anniversary, she smiled at me and said, I only wish I had met you
sooner. MMT
60. Today, my blind friend explained to me in vivid detail how beautiful his new girlfriend is. MMT
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