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!

as an americanized german, i'm laughing so hard about laura thinking a 30 minute drive is too far. lol!!

Ah the story we've all been waiting for 😂, good luck in the future ❤

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.

This is like a low budget Netflix documentary.. I feel like I am following a murder timeline..

So what I've learned from this, is that I should continue with the KZfaq thing at some point. Might result in a cross-country relationship. ;D

Like many great relationships, it's equal parts cool and scary how tenuous and relatively random your original connection was. Good stuff.

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!

I feel very old, that i met my wife in a bar when insta is the old fashion way. I must be Ancient

He was right - That Cat looked so damn Grumpy.

Im from Yorkshire England but have a German girlfriend from Fürth! Life's full of surprises!

Thanks so much for sharing Nick and Laura. I’ve been looking forward to this story for months!

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!

"...the old fashoined way...Instagram..."😂😂😂

Best of luck to the both of you.😊❤

Nice couple, nice story, nice video! Thank you both for this insight into such a personal matter and good luck for the future 😊🌟.

Ihr seid sooo süß! Ich wünsche euch beiden alles Glück dieser Welt! 🥰

Loved this! Daughter from Portland Oregon, married a Schwabian and now live in Bavaria. Neu Ulm to be exact!

Good luck to you guys, alles Gute und viel Glück

Romantic story, I wish you all the best!

You two make me happy.

What a grumpy cat can do!

Thank you for sharing your sweet story. You're such a cute couple💕! Wishing you all the best!

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!!! ✌👍🤠

Good choice my friend! 😊👍 Best wishes for you two! ❤

Great video. Keep it up!

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!

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.

Happy for you guys!

Cmon we need you to tell it in 9 seasons 😂

You guys are sooooo cute! I guess I’m gonna cry 😭 . Wish you the best always!!!!

Thirty minutes?😂 My former wife lived 20+ minutes away from Schwäbisch Hall; thankfully I owned a beater VW to see her. ❤your story!

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!

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!

Always one for a romantic story. Love that Laura keeps her eyebrows natural. Wishing you die längste Beziehung! 🥰

great story, I am so happy for you guys

😂 All the best 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.

Alles Gute, cute couple! Nalf, Dein Deutsch wird super werden...😂

Viel Glück zusammen!

What a nice video 😊

Wonderful story. Laura uour English is fantastic. ❤️❤️❤️

Best of both worlds

awww, how nice! Happy for the both of you. Now, Nick, that you're getting settled....

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 yea, I watched Unicorn Town and really enjoyed it!

aww the beginning of love is so romantic and exciting 😍🥰You are a great couple ❤❤👍👍

The one thing that springs to mind when I think of Allgäu is: "Go Comets!" :P Also all the best to you two! :)

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!

What a sweet story! I met my husband on instagram as well xD

somehow this reminds me of some scenes in "Harry and Sally", where couples report about how they met and started dating...

Thats quite the odyssey and some big if not for the grumpy cat who knows topics. Awesome for you guys in any case

A lovely couple!😊❤

Wow you were young in 2016. 😂

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?

Lol re Insta being the old fashioned way. Does Fluffy look like Leo? Laura’s a gem. Her English is great. All the best!

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!

sweet story all the best to you

Looks like you are a good match - good luck!

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 😉

Very sweet! 😍😍😍💖💖💖 you little lovebirds 🤩🤩

Moral of the story: Guys, shoot your shot and send the story reaction to the cute girl and her grumpy cat.

Danke!

So sweet! 😊

So it's thanks to the cat, mostly 😄 And I still think you two should do a video speaking German only!!

She dragged you through the mountains that's how

Like the intro of Mr. and Mrs. Smith😅

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.

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.

love this video - ihr seid so ein power couple 🙂

So all this time texting and texting and texting you really never TALKED ONCE (like on the phone?)? Crazy young folks 😅

Really romantic story.🥰 You both are very sympathetic.😍 Thanks for sharing these moments.😀

Birds and the Bees... The German Version

Love that story. Laura is a very nice, intelligent young lady and you Mr. Fiori are a smart and serious, but fun guy. You are great for each other. Keep it up - Laura, he is a keeper, Mr. Fiori, she is definitely a keeper too. Good luck to both of you. You are real people, not phony like a lot of them today.

She is a keeper

You first met in my home town! 😉

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!

When is wedding?

Finally. I wanted to know the whole time.

Nalf: Wanna meet for the first time with me......and my parents. Laura: Nah 30 minutes is too far a drive. 🤣

Easy! It's that yellow umbrella..... Right?😉 Ramstein? 🤣🤣 He's trying to go on base again......

How nice!

So you are saying it could have practically been me? ... No sorry I'm joking 😂 But really lovely Story, you guys are so sweet 🤗☀️

So goes live.

Funny little story about social media and a cool Mädel from Allgäu.

Finally a USDE cultural channel, that uses a 21:9-ish resolution! Thank you for using almost all of my screen :D

Haha you guys definitely took your time. But you're a cute couple :)

I am waiting for Balf. 😂

So bloody wonderful and cute, you two. ❤

Very sweet.

really funny story!

A girl from Allgäu, oh man you got lucky. My parents were from there.

Das wurde aber auch Zeit 😀

Ngl I was wondering if one day you would surprise us with a boyfriend instead. Anyway, I wish you two the best

Bro, i am from Allgäu - keep us some girls!

It´s a perfect match!

I met my German girl in a Berlin sauna.

Congratiulations.

Nalf, she looks just like your mom! Classic!