Yahoo Lifestyle These 7 Atlanta Pairings Shared Their Love Stories With Us
Our “Cosmo Couples” series is officially in full force. Our goal? To spot real-life couples in some of the coolest metropolitan cities, learn about who they are, uncover the magic that makes them click, and snap some really cute photos that prove love is real. So far, we’ve tackled NYC, London, Mexico City, and Los Angeles. And for our fifth installment, we flew south for the Winter issue and scouted the best Atlanta had to offer.
We scoured Hotlanta, where we found seven clearly-obsessed-with-each-other couples to photograph for our Winter 2024 issue and asked them about how they met, how long they’ve been together, and exactly what makes their relationships work. Our takeaway after chatting with these lovebirds? That we’ve got further proof that true love does, in fact, exist.
Forrest, 36,photographer, interior designer, and tattoo artist; Michelle, 33,artist
Years together: 11
Michelle: I noticed him in our first class together at the University of Georgia.
Forrest: We both changed our major to photography at the same time.
Michelle: And then he was in every class I had after that—even the ones that weren’t for our major.
Forrest: But the official meet-cute happened when I saw Michelle wasn’t eating lunch. She’d just sit outside. So I brought her a sandwich.
Michelle: And I was like, Okay, stalker....
Brandi, 29, medical laboratoryscientist; Britt, 31, entrepreneur
Years together: 2
Brandi: We used to work out together in the gym.
Britt: Her best friend was our trainer.
Brandi: Being around her and discovering her personality, I saw what a genuine person she is.
Britt: And I loved her energy. I also liked that she was not in the nightlife scene and had a 9-to-5, which was different for me.
Nate, 31, industrial salesman; Sylvia, 34, costume designer
Years together: 1.5
Sylvia: I invited him to see Hippie Sabotage. He didn’t know who they were.
Nate: I knew who they were!
Sylvia: Oh, you did?
Nate: I knew, like, two songs.
Sylvia: Anyone who can have a good time at a concert and let loose is really attractive to me.
Nikkia, 31, elementary school teacher; Jeremiah, 32, senior property accountant
Years together: 11
Jeremiah: When I first tried to holler, she turned me down.
Nikkia: He was weird.
Jeremiah: I was skinny. I didn’t have tattoos. I didn’t work out. That’s why.
Nikkia: That’s not why! He was a basketball player and had this ego about him. I didn’t like it. But then he humbled himself.
Jeremiah: No, I got bigger. I started working out. I got tattoos....
Nikkia: Maybe your confidence shifted. Don’t put it on me now.
Zakiyrah, 31, real estate agent; Trey, 35, musician
Years together: 5
Zakiyrah: We’re going out for drinks after this.
Trey: It’s date night.
Zakiyrah: We do date night once a week. Nonnegotiable.
Trey: We also do a separate weekly marriage sync.
Zakiyrah: It’s when we catch up on issues or challenges we may have had and talk about finances, upcoming activities, house needs, just everything.
Michael, 35, physician; Alexandra, 33, content creator
Years together: 2
Michael: I like to say it was love at first swipe.
Alexandra: On Hinge.
Michael: I moved here at the beginning of thepandemic and was too afraid to go out and meet people because of my job. By the time I got comfortable, I was thinking of leaving Atlanta, but I decided to go on one more date to see what happened. And it was Alex.
Alexandra: We’re getting married March 29.
Charles, 32, real estate investor; Dee, 33, hairstylist and salon owner
Years together: 13
Charles: We met atmy mother’s best friend’s family barbecue.
Dee: I went to hair school with her daughter.
Charles: She met my mom first!
Dee: I saw him early that night and thought, Oh, he’s fine. I hope I catch him again. And then his mom was like, “I’m gonna call my son in”—and it turned out to be him.
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