We are a great couple because we are high school sweethearts & been together 37 years. Still so in love and want to be together forever.
We would like to thank you for supporting Deno & Melissa in this year's competition. Your participation allows us to aid both the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and Oceana in their respective missions to support hunger relief and ocean conservation.
Our love story began in the hallways of Central High School in 1988. Our love was forbidden, but nothing could keep us apart. We started secretly dating and fell in love. My family found out we were together and threw my belongings in the front yard when I was 16. I became homeless due to loving someone with a different color skin. We stayed together, saw each other at school and I moved in with a friend. 2025, we have four adult children, still together and still best friends.
What is your favorite memory you've shared as a couple?My favorite memory as a couple was staying at the Cheshire Inn for our 2nd anniversary and writing “I Love You” in the snow.
What would you do with $20,000?I think I would gather all my children together who are scattered around in different states and take a special family vacation together to make more memories. Spending time with them is our favorite thing to do.
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