A British guy crashed her Thanksgiving dinner. They've been married for 20 years

It was November 1997 and Dina Honour was hosting Thanksgiving dinner for the first time. The then 27-year-old had invited a group of New York City friends who, like her, had decided to stay in the city over the holidays."I had slowly found my way back to a sense of normal, and was not looking for love," Honour tellsInstead, Honour was focusing on hosting her friends for the holiday. She'd set up a dining table in the two-bed apartment she shared with a roommate in Brooklyn.

The morning of November 27, they'd woken up late, having been out the night before. They were looking for somewhere to get a bite to eat. She led the interlopers into the apartment. Steggall and his fellow Brit, feeling awkward, tried to make themselves as unobtrusive as possible. After they'd finished up dinner, the group went out to a bar. There, Honour and Steggall were so focused on one another that Honour recalls her sister, who'd traveled all the way from Boston for the gathering, being a bit annoyed.

Steggall was working as a flower and Christmas tree seller in Chelsea, London, occasionally DJing in the evening. He'd speak to Honour when he got back from a long work-day, or before heading out to a club."Listen," said Steggall."Why don't you come over to London for Christmas?" "It was a commitment, a tangible thing," she says."I think I was willing to take a chance, hoping that it went well, but also knowing that if it didn't, it wasn't going to be the end of my world."

"It all happened so quickly between November and December -- and with working selling flowers and selling Christmas trees, the whole of the end of November, and the whole of December, it's full-on, it's sort of 20-hour days." "I left her in the room with my mum and dad and my uncle and aunt and my sister and they got on famously," says Steggall."My parents were so happy that I had met someone, and it was clearly love from the start -- and I think they will tell you that they could completely see a change in me, and see how happy I was," says Steggall.

For that holiday, the couple hired a sports car and stayed in a swanky hotel in Richmond, west London. They spent the hot days of summer together, exploring the city, wandering around Central Park and the East Village, cementing their certainty that they wanted to be together long term. "When you tell the story to people, and they can't quite believe that it's true -- they think you're some spy working for the UN or something," jokes Steggall.

This a beautiful story...when love meets life....now they have a family

Beautiful story

Cool

I guess the other option was her cousin 🙄

I was expecting this to be a serial killer story. Disappointed.

I know a couple who met at a supermarket and have been married for 35 years now. Really amazing.

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Nice story, straight from Mills & Boon :)

Beautiful love story ✨

A beautiful story of love reminiscent of my wife and I ❤️

What?! This is news-worthy or is there a secret code hidden in this article? Let's see...

I wonder if she's ever been able to make 'bangers and mash'... If I have to explain...

Did he shoot up the place or what?

I love a good love story Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🥰

How does one afford luxury trips, vacations, etc while selling flowers for a living and then somehow end up working for the UN? Inquiring minds want to know.

From a flower-seller to a Job in the UN. If you are white in the USA the sky is the limit even if you do not have any qualification.

Watched absolute rubbish..who cares for some rich priveliged love story.

Love the groundbreaking journalism CNN offers 😂😂😂😂

First thought when I saw the headline was that the stranger killed everyone there. I’m going to take a break from reading the news

This is not news. Where is Entertainment?

i can't wait to fall in love

Love so nice 🥾🏖

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