Semi-Finalist

Mel and JJ

I think it’s the +20yrs together. Raising 5 kids in chaos and made our marriage a priority to keep strong. We can still laugh at each other

Currently 5th

in the Semi-Finals
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You decide who wins $20,000 and appears in Variety magazine as America’s Favorite Couple

Voting for the Final 14 ends Thursday the 28th of August at 7PM PDT

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How did your love story begin?

I was 22 and out with friends shooting pool. In walks a group of guys that I never met. One of them being JJ. He was wearing a 70s style brown w/polkadot button up shirt with the big wide collar. And the 1st thing on my mind was I needed to talk to him somehow but I didn’t want to ditch my group I was with. I had the bartender deliver them a pitcher of beer with my number. He came over to our table asking me to play a game of Miss Pac-Man. And here we are

What is your favorite memory you've shared as a couple?

I think it was the times JJ was out performing on stage. He is a Guitarist. The most locally successful band he helped start made it to Ram’s Head in Baltimore MD. I was always so proud of him and he looked like he had so much fun. We enjoyed going to the events together. I watched him play like a love sick teenager and he would look for me and smile. A friend of mine would nudge me at time to tell me the guitarist thinks I’m cute.

What would you do with $20,000?

Honestly too many options. We need a new roof, a shed because both are falling apart. We need living room furniture as we have nothing LOL! JJ has been dreaming of a new guitar. If you know anything about guitarist they never have too many. We are also trying to go to Vegas this year for our 20th anniversary to renew vows. And would like help our oldest daughter pay an extra mortgage payment since she just bought a house 3 weeks ago.

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