An 80-year-old man reunited with his high school sweetheart—and after 60 years apart, he finally asked her to marry him.

laughed because it sounded impossible.

“Jake, that was 60 years ago.”

“So?” he said, pulling out his phone. “People leave footprints everywhere now.”

For days, he helped me search online.

We looked through old school records, town pages, reunion groups, and nursing home listings.

Each night, I told myself not to hope too much.

Besides, we weren’t sure what continue reading …