Boy makes a promise to little girl in preschool, 20 years later she screams in Shock!

When Matt Grodsky was just 3 years old, he stood in front of his preschool class and made a promise to his little classmate, Laura Scheel. At the time, everyone probably thought it was just something cute a child had said, but years later, those words would take on a whole new meaning.

Matt and Laura were inseparable as preschoolers, playing together, chasing each other around the playground, and even staying awake during nap time. Laura taught Matt how to ride the swings, draw rolling hills, and even eat string cheese the right way. But when they started elementary school, they lost touch.

For the next 7 years, their only connection was seeing each other’s faces on their family’s Christmas cards. Then, while Laura was in high school, she spotted Matt’s number in a friend’s phone and decided to reconnect with her childhood friend. Just 2 weeks later, they were dating. Despite attending different high schools and later different colleges, they stayed together and made their long-distance relationship work.

Then one day, Matt took Laura on a picnic outside the preschool where they had first met. That’s when he got down on one knee and finally brought that childhood promise back to life. You see, when Matt was 3 years old, he had told little Laura that he was going to marry her, and he meant it.

Laura said yes, and nearly 20 years after making that promise, Matt and Laura became husband and wife. A promise made by a 3-year-old had somehow survived two decades and ended with him marrying the little girl he’d made it to all those years ago.

“Maybe we meant to go this far. If I’m going with you, I know we’ll get to the other side.”

“I’m sinking in, I know this feels right.”

“Catching a phrase that went through me like a wildfire. Like a wildfire.”