During my military time in Germany in the early 60's, I spent much time as a regular on the Stammtisch in a local Gasthaus. Here I met an older German man and his daughter and her boyfriend who would occasionally drop in. One night, this young couple had an attractive young German woman with them. Unfortunately, she was sitting across the table and we did not have much chance to converse. As luck would have it, a few weeks later I ran across my German acquaintances at the annual town festival in Darmstadt and this young lady was with them.. We ended up in the beer tent for well into the evening. My friends had to call it an evening, but I invited the young lady out for coffee at the rest stop o the Autobahn ( it was the only place open at 3 AM ).That was July of 1964. We were married in Darmstadt on the following Christmas Eve! Sometimes you know it is right! In a giant leap of faith, she came with me back to Chicago the following May and we had 50 years of marriage together until her death in 2014. In 2005, we moved to Nalf's hometown of Portland, Oregon, where I still reside 9 years after her passing away. It is obvious that Nalf and Laura are smitten and I would expect this to be a lasting ad loving relationship. After all, she did survive meeting the Nalf's family here in Portland!
Your story warmed my heart. I lived 25 years in Darmstadt. If you need something from over here just let me know, I’ll send you a package with some local stuff to reimagine the old times. 😊
I am German 🇩🇪 my wife is American 🇺🇸 her father is serving in military and I was working in american base as engineer so he introduced us to each other. 17 years together always and forever ♾🇩🇪❤️🇺🇸.
I still think you two should do a collab with Feli and her American boyfriend (Ben). An American guy with a German girlfriend with a German girl with an American boyfriend all talking about their intercultural relationships.
LOL I still remember that video where you sternly declared that it isn't good to have a (German) girlfriend here in Germany. You two look happy and I wish you all the best. Also, good wishes to Cody and Speedy!
Wonderful Story :) Wishing you and Laura just the best, stay happy, healthy and appreciate each other ever day. Your story reminds me to the story of my Korean wife and myself (German). When I "met her online" on LinkedIn (no kidding) I lived and worked and Bangkok. We exchanged messages like for 3 months before we met in Korea the first time... and then flew over to Seoul every two weeks, similar to your hangout pattern ;) One year after, I moved to Seoul and here we are now... married since 5 years living in Spain!
@@winepowereddogmom yeah rude, however you corrected it :o) btw your narrow minded little theories don't work, I am not even a "real" german! However, if you want to live in this country do not BS people and the correct answer in future even if it was your autocorrection: "Oh sorry my mistake, you are right! Thanx!". You are new here, you have to learn the way of the mainstream, not the other way around. Just like in every country I would say. Facts are more important than style here in Germany
Awww, that is beautiful Nick, she is definitely a keeper!!! I think I asked you last Christmas on Patreon how you met when you posted the videos of her coming to meet you and your family in Oregon!!! As far as cats go Leo is definitely the COOLEST!!! ✌👍🤠
Thanks for sharing your experience. We have been following you for some time. If you need a place to crash we live about 18 minutes from Broadway Kino! Also, an old German compatriot of mine once philosophized, "in America, 200 years is a long time; In Germany, 200 kilometers is a long way". Perspective is everything. Bis Montag!
Great story. I wish you the best of luck for the future. I myself (then 23) asked my girlfriend (then 19 years old) after 3 weeks if she would marry me. This year we are celebrating our 19th wedding anniversary with our two daughters (18 and 14). She is actually from Eisenach / Thuringia and I am from near Dortmund and we met in the middle. In Bernkastel Kues / Mosel, where we lived nearby at the time.
You not. I am very young and this story sounds boring to me. I would never text with someone I never met for so long and than meet them for an icecream 😴. Sounmds like kindergarten
Nicholas..... you are a very lucky Man!! She looks and sounds like a very lovely Young Lady. I've been married for 41 years. a word of unwanted advice, make sure, that regardless of circumstances, she is first and foremost in your life.....! Everything else is expendable, your relationship is not!
Such a nice video and sweet story. You two make such a nice couple. Best wishes to you both! I'd love for my son to find a beautiful German girl too. We live in Texas but he is fascinated by all things German. Having NALF's luck in finding a German girlfriend would be icing on the cake! It's been a bit since I stopped by Laura's page but it reminded me to go read some more after watching the video. I was disappointed to see her page was no longer active. First time I tried it said it was set to private but now it says the website has expired. I do hope she will resume her posting. "Lawra" has a lovely way of writing and, of course, I always loved the stories and photos.
Im happy for you guys, you make a damn good match. When Laura mentioned you ghosting her for a while my heart dropped a bit. You should consider yourself lucky she has a heart of gold and forgave you :D I also love how random and out of the blue your connection started and evolved into a relationship. Reminds me of my sweetheart (also American) and I. We both met on a discord server and right after finding out coincidentally during a few postings him and I have the same bday we instantly hit it off. You 2 seem to had the same initial spark between you guys. Wish you all the best!
I remember when you made a video when codi got married, i wrote a comment like "now it is your turn", and i seems like fate has gone fast and the right way. Best wishes and i hope to see a video from your marriage 😉
Wait what?! You mentioned coming to Germany in 2016, and then the timeline disappeared. So how long was the relationship going on behind our backs before you chose to share Laura with us, you sneaky little devil?! 😂 Anyway, hope you're not keeping us in the dark while you secretly plan your wedding. 😉
Oh how wonderful that couples are still getting to know each other the old-fashioned way via Instagram these days! 🤣 Maybe I didn't get it right now, or you've already explained it in one of your other videos, but where does Laura live now, still in the Allgäu, is it a long-distance relationship?
Love this! Thanks for sharing your story. Where in Schwabish Hall can we purchase Unicorn merch? We will be visiting friends there in a couple weeks and your biggest fan in Canada, my 81 year old mother, would like us to pick up a hat or shirt. Thansk!
Ok so I used the link to reserve a ticket for myself to Unicorn Town but there is no confirmation of reservation, no email, no code to scan how am I supposed to verify when I get there?
Was hoping to see more of an "Anatomy of a Love Story," similar to your video of Cody proposing to Speedy, and not a CNN account of your relationship. You two make a great couple and hoping to see more passion between you in the future.
So apart from Albert Einstein, Marlene Dietrich, the Ulmer Münster, German Basketball Champions etc Ulm has become even more famous now thanks to Nick and Laura 😁.
Guess I’ll tell my son and daughter to get their tickets and my other daughter who lives in VT but over there visiting friends and mother with her fiancé to get their tickets too!
8:20 congrats to your success, that you can show your movie in Ramstein. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ *Don't forget to bring your residencial card with you this time,* before they don't let you in. remember last time. (you wanted to visit a friend of yours with a few other friends. turned out, everybody could go in, BUT you and all because of that freaking residencial card. they had to drop you like a stray somewhere in Ramstein-Miesenbach, visited your friend and brought you a few goodies from there, but you never have been on Base in person.)
Great story of modern times. Btw, Nick, I hope you are aware daily how lucky you are that she has choosen you as her boyfriend. Wish you both best luck.
During my military time in Germany in the early 60's, I spent much time as a regular on the Stammtisch in a local Gasthaus. Here I met an older German man and his daughter and her boyfriend who would occasionally drop in. One night, this young couple had an attractive young German woman with them. Unfortunately, she was sitting across the table and we did not have much chance to converse. As luck would have it, a few weeks later I ran across my German acquaintances at the annual town festival in Darmstadt and this young lady was with them.. We ended up in the beer tent for well into the evening. My friends had to call it an evening, but I invited the young lady out for coffee at the rest stop o the Autobahn ( it was the only place open at 3 AM ).That was July of 1964. We were married in Darmstadt on the following Christmas Eve! Sometimes you know it is right! In a giant leap of faith, she came with me back to Chicago the following May and we had 50 years of marriage together until her death in 2014. In 2005, we moved to Nalf's hometown of Portland, Oregon, where I still reside 9 years after her passing away.
It is obvious that Nalf and Laura are smitten and I would expect this to be a lasting ad loving relationship. After all, she did survive meeting the Nalf's family here in Portland!
Beautiful Lovestory also in the eternal memory of her wife. Greetings from Germany.🙏
What a great lovestory. All the best for you.
Beautiful story!
Your story warmed my heart. I lived 25 years in Darmstadt. If you need something from over here just let me know, I’ll send you a package with some local stuff to reimagine the old times. 😊
thanks for the offer, but I still have relatives in Darmstadt and have been back many times over the years.@@immodus241
I am German 🇩🇪 my wife is American 🇺🇸
her father is serving in military and I was working in american base as engineer so he introduced us to each other.
17 years together always and forever
♾🇩🇪❤️🇺🇸.
Whatever floats your boat 😂
Glückwunch!
@@G.Harley.Davidson warum nicht 😉
Ah the story we've all been waiting for 😂, good luck in the future ❤
I still think you two should do a collab with Feli and her American boyfriend (Ben). An American guy with a German girlfriend with a German girl with an American boyfriend all talking about their intercultural relationships.
This needs to happen. This is next level thinking.
That would be awesome!
Sounds like Frauentausch on RTL2, this is not a transatlantic Swingerclub dude 😂
Yesss lease!!!
Yes, I agree. But better not say Feli is a "German Girl in America" or the video will get demonetised :)
as an americanized german, i'm laughing so hard about laura thinking a 30 minute drive is too far. lol!!
It's like the prospect of a 30 minute walk for an American before he's reasonably germanized. 😉
Especially when her Instagram is the typical german girl traveling all over the world but a 30 min drive is too far lol
@@Halliwell29probably used to public transportation though, which we don’t have here in the US, or not so much as Europe.
Like a 30 minute walk for a US American 😊
@@maxbarko8717 lol!
Thanks so much for sharing Nick and Laura. I’ve been looking forward to this story for months!
LOL I still remember that video where you sternly declared that it isn't good to have a (German) girlfriend here in Germany.
You two look happy and I wish you all the best. Also, good wishes to Cody and Speedy!
Best of luck to the both of you.😊❤
Like many great relationships, it's equal parts cool and scary how tenuous and relatively random your original connection was. Good stuff.
Spot on
Wonderful Story :) Wishing you and Laura just the best, stay happy, healthy and appreciate each other ever day.
Your story reminds me to the story of my Korean wife and myself (German). When I "met her online" on LinkedIn (no kidding) I lived and worked and Bangkok. We exchanged messages like for 3 months before we met in Korea the first time... and then flew over to Seoul every two weeks, similar to your hangout pattern ;)
One year after, I moved to Seoul and here we are now... married since 5 years living in Spain!
Loved this! Daughter from Portland Oregon, married a Schwabian and now live in Bavaria. Neu Ulm to be exact!
Im from Yorkshire England but have a German girlfriend from Fürth! Life's full of surprises!
Nice couple, nice story, nice video! Thank you both for this insight into such a personal matter and good luck for the future 😊🌟.
I live near Ramstein and requested tickets! I hope I get them! Moved to Germany in December and you and your channel have helped me get through it!
Ramstein
@@PaulWinkleperfect Germanic response 😂
@@PaulWinkle sorry my autocorrect isn’t as perfect as you are. I fixed it.
@@Martinooo19 yeah, rude just like the people here.
@@winepowereddogmom yeah rude, however you corrected it :o) btw your narrow minded little theories don't work, I am not even a "real" german! However, if you want to live in this country do not BS people and the correct answer in future even if it was your autocorrection: "Oh sorry my mistake, you are right! Thanx!".
You are new here, you have to learn the way of the mainstream, not the other way around. Just like in every country I would say. Facts are more important than style here in Germany
You two make me happy.
So what I've learned from this, is that I should continue with the RUclips thing at some point. Might result in a cross-country relationship. ;D
Ihr seid sooo süß! Ich wünsche euch beiden alles Glück dieser Welt! 🥰
All the best to you guys🎉
Thank you for sharing your sweet story. You're such a cute couple💕! Wishing you all the best!
This is like a low budget Netflix documentary.. I feel like I am following a murder timeline..
Always one for a romantic story. Love that Laura keeps her eyebrows natural. Wishing you die längste Beziehung! 🥰
Awww, that is beautiful Nick, she is definitely a keeper!!! I think I asked you last Christmas on Patreon how you met when you posted the videos of her coming to meet you and your family in Oregon!!! As far as cats go Leo is definitely the COOLEST!!! ✌👍🤠
Wonderful story. Laura uour English is fantastic. ❤️❤️❤️
Now you can finally update the title! ;) Congratulations to both of you!!!🥳
Good luck to you guys, alles Gute und viel Glück
so nice...just discovered your channel...quite entertaining...all the best for you 2
Romantic story, I wish you all the best!
Good choice my friend! 😊👍 Best wishes for you two! ❤
"...the old fashoined way...Instagram..."😂😂😂
Thanks for sharing your experience. We have been following you for some time. If you need a place to crash we live about 18 minutes from Broadway Kino! Also, an old German compatriot of mine once philosophized, "in America, 200 years is a long time; In Germany, 200 kilometers is a long way". Perspective is everything. Bis Montag!
You guys are sooooo cute! I guess I’m gonna cry 😭 . Wish you the best always!!!!
Great story. I wish you the best of luck for the future.
I myself (then 23) asked my girlfriend (then 19 years old) after 3 weeks if she would marry me. This year we are celebrating our 19th wedding anniversary with our two daughters (18 and 14). She is actually from Eisenach / Thuringia and I am from near Dortmund and we met in the middle. In Bernkastel Kues / Mosel, where we lived nearby at the time.
What a grumpy cat can do!
I feel very old, that i met my wife in a bar when insta is the old fashion way. I must be Ancient
You not. I am very young and this story sounds boring to me. I would never text with someone I never met for so long and than meet them for an icecream 😴. Sounmds like kindergarten
A lovely couple!😊❤
Thirty minutes?😂 My former wife lived 20+ minutes away from Schwäbisch Hall; thankfully I owned a beater VW to see her. ❤your story!
What a nice video 😊
Nicholas..... you are a very lucky Man!! She looks and sounds like a very lovely Young Lady. I've been married for 41 years. a word of unwanted advice, make sure, that regardless of circumstances, she is first and foremost in your life.....! Everything else is expendable, your relationship is not!
Happy for you guys!
Such a nice video and sweet story. You two make such a nice couple. Best wishes to you both!
I'd love for my son to find a beautiful German girl too. We live in Texas but he is fascinated by all things German. Having NALF's luck in finding a German girlfriend would be icing on the cake!
It's been a bit since I stopped by Laura's page but it reminded me to go read some more after watching the video. I was disappointed to see her page was no longer active. First time I tried it said it was set to private but now it says the website has expired. I do hope she will resume her posting. "Lawra" has a lovely way of writing and, of course, I always loved the stories and photos.
Best of both worlds
He was right - That Cat looked so damn Grumpy.
Very sweet! 😍😍😍💖💖💖 you little lovebirds 🤩🤩
great story, I am so happy for you guys
Great video. Keep it up!
somehow this reminds me of some scenes in "Harry and Sally", where couples report about how they met and started dating...
Im happy for you guys, you make a damn good match. When Laura mentioned you ghosting her for a while my heart dropped a bit. You should consider yourself lucky she has a heart of gold and forgave you :D
I also love how random and out of the blue your connection started and evolved into a relationship.
Reminds me of my sweetheart (also American) and I. We both met on a discord server and right after finding out coincidentally during a few postings him and I have the same bday we instantly hit it off.
You 2 seem to had the same initial spark between you guys.
Wish you all the best!
Cmon we need you to tell it in 9 seasons 😂
Looks like you are a good match - good luck!
Alles Gute, cute couple! Nalf, Dein Deutsch wird super werden...😂
eher nicht. Bayrisch aber schon
Wir können alles, nur nicht Hochdeutsch! Dafür schwäbisch/bayrisch! Diese Kombination ist sicherlich super lustig zu hören!🤣🤣🤣🙈
@@sandrakarls8466 Schwäbisch-Denglisch mit rollendem "R"
😂 All the best guys! ❤
I remember when you made a video when codi got married, i wrote a comment like "now it is your turn", and i seems like fate has gone fast and the right way. Best wishes and i hope to see a video from your marriage 😉
sweet story all the best to you
Moral of the story: Guys, shoot your shot and send the story reaction to the cute girl and her grumpy cat.
Oh yea, I watched Unicorn Town and really enjoyed it!
Finally a USDE cultural channel, that uses a 21:9-ish resolution! Thank you for using almost all of my screen :D
Wait what?! You mentioned coming to Germany in 2016, and then the timeline disappeared. So how long was the relationship going on behind our backs before you chose to share Laura with us, you sneaky little devil?! 😂
Anyway, hope you're not keeping us in the dark while you secretly plan your wedding. 😉
Well you can basically follow the timeline thru the Videos he mentioned
@@Pertinax193A.D. I know. You missed my point though. 😉
Lol re Insta being the old fashioned way. Does Fluffy look like Leo? Laura’s a gem. Her English is great. All the best!
Oh how wonderful that couples are still getting to know each other the old-fashioned way via Instagram these days! 🤣
Maybe I didn't get it right now, or you've already explained it in one of your other videos, but where does Laura live now, still in the Allgäu, is it a long-distance relationship?
What a sweet story! I met my husband on instagram as well xD
How nice!
awww, how nice! Happy for the both of you. Now, Nick, that you're getting settled....
She is a keeper
Love this! Thanks for sharing your story.
Where in Schwabish Hall can we purchase Unicorn merch? We will be visiting friends there in a couple weeks and your biggest fan in Canada, my 81 year old mother, would like us to pick up a hat or shirt. Thansk!
Thats quite the odyssey and some big if not for the grumpy cat who knows topics. Awesome for you guys in any case
love this video - ihr seid so ein power couple 🙂
So sweet! 😊
So all this time texting and texting and texting you really never TALKED ONCE (like on the phone?)? Crazy young folks 😅
Wow you were young in 2016. 😂
Tbf it’s 7 years ago
You guys are so sweet and I whiteness your beginning romantic relationship back then! Wish you well the best 🙏🏼❤️
So you are saying it could have practically been me? ... No sorry I'm joking 😂 But really lovely Story, you guys are so sweet 🤗☀️
When is wedding?
Viel Glück zusammen!
So it's thanks to the cat, mostly 😄
And I still think you two should do a video speaking German only!!
Easy! It's that yellow umbrella.....
Right?😉
Ramstein? 🤣🤣
He's trying to go on base again......
Ok so I used the link to reserve a ticket for myself to Unicorn Town but there is no confirmation of reservation, no email, no code to scan how am I supposed to verify when I get there?
Was hoping to see more of an "Anatomy of a Love Story," similar to your video of Cody proposing to Speedy, and not a CNN account of your relationship. You two make a great couple and hoping to see more passion between you in the future.
The one thing that springs to mind when I think of Allgäu is: "Go Comets!" :P Also all the best to you two! :)
Danke!
She dragged you through the mountains that's how
Haha you guys definitely took your time. But you're a cute couple :)
aww the beginning of love is so romantic and exciting 😍🥰You are a great couple ❤❤👍👍
Ngl I was wondering if one day you would surprise us with a boyfriend instead. Anyway, I wish you two the best
So apart from Albert Einstein, Marlene Dietrich, the Ulmer Münster, German Basketball Champions etc Ulm has become even more famous now thanks to Nick and Laura 😁.
Nalf: Wanna meet for the first time with me......and my parents.
Laura: Nah 30 minutes is too far a drive.
🤣
Because it is!
A girl from Allgäu, oh man you got lucky. My parents were from there.
So goes live.
Guess I’ll tell my son and daughter to get their tickets and my other daughter who lives in VT but over there visiting friends and mother with her fiancé to get their tickets too!
Adorbs
I met my German girl in a Berlin sauna.
She may be a little too pretty for a guy like you. LOL Nice video. Good for you.
really funny story!
Finally. I wanted to know the whole time.
Really romantic story.🥰 You both are very sympathetic.😍 Thanks for sharing these moments.😀
Very sweet.
Nice!👍
Birds and the Bees... The German Version
8:20
congrats to your success, that you can show your movie in Ramstein. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
*Don't forget to bring your residencial card with you this time,* before they don't let you in. remember last time. (you wanted to visit a friend of yours with a few other friends. turned out, everybody could go in, BUT you and all because of that freaking residencial card. they had to drop you like a stray somewhere in Ramstein-Miesenbach, visited your friend and brought you a few goodies from there, but you never have been on Base in person.)
proximity of - does not mean you are in the same country - it just means near
Great story of modern times. Btw, Nick, I hope you are aware daily how lucky you are that she has choosen you as her boyfriend. Wish you both best luck.