When Marianne Isaacs first met Tony, she didn’t pay him much attention. But over months attending the same church congregation, his gentle spirit won her heart
first met Tony, she didn’t pay him much attention. But over months attending the same church congregation, his gentle spirit won her heartWhen I first met Tony in Melbourne in 1985, he wasn’t actually someone I considered partner material, I didn’t think he was what I needed. But I was proved very wrong.
He says the first time he saw me it was a summer evening service. Light was streaming through the window and it made it look as if my hair was on fire which he found fascinating. Between that and my unusual surname I’d apparently attracted his attention. But I was only vaguely aware of his existence.One Sunday I’d had a really boring weekend and had entertained myself by reading a trashy paperback about Elizabeth Taylor.
After the dance he walked me home to my terrace house in Carlton and when I turned to shake his hand he kissed me. And that was that. Four months later he proposed. When he went to see his mother the next day to give her the news, she took her grandmother’s engagement ring – which was a pretty sizeable diamond – off her finger and told him to give it to me. I’d only met her a handful of times, but she approved of me and thought I was good wife material.
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