When The Most Romantic Man in the World Loves A Woman

By Sue Hecht

Michael Webb, 28, loves his wife Athena and wants the whole world to know it. In fact, he makes his living from telling other people just how much he loves his wife.

He was dubbed The Most Romantic Man by NBC News.

"My Mom told me that a woman wants two things from a man: to be told frequently that she is loved and to be shown often that she is special," he says.

"I decided that I was going to be the sort of husband that my Mom and sisters dreamed of, but never had.

My goal was to be the world's best husband. I didn't realize that I would have to become a romantic.

I thought romantics were guys who serenaded women on balconies and wrote poetic love letters. I can't sing and I'm not a gifted writer, so I never considered that I could be romantic."

"But as I tried to show my wife how special she was to me, I soon learned that romance is the little things: leaving Hershey kisses on he pillow, brushing her hair before she goes to bed, warming up her bathroom towel in the dryer, sending her a card 'just because.'

"Once my wife's friends learned how I let my wife know how special and precious she is to me, they asked me to give lessons to their husbands and boyfriends. I decided that a more effective and less hostile approach would be through a newsletter. And that is how the RoMANtic newsletter began," Michael explains.

Michael fell in love with Athena on their first date.

"Athena and I were both juniors at a small private university. On the steps by the koi-filled stream, I asked her out for our first date. We went to a friend's house to watch a video. I didn't want the date to end so I asked her to ride the swings at the park near campus.

Before night's end, we had discussed our pasts (which were remarkably similar) and our goals. We were headed down the same path. Athena was so easy to talk to. I didn't want to stop. It was on that first date that I felt a strong attraction and connection to her. I knew she would become my best friend and maybe even my wife," says Michael.

"She is a sensitive person and genuinely cares about how other people feel.

When she talked about our broken homes, dreams, aspirations, everything she said I deeply related to.

I knew that she was everything I had ever hoped for in a woman. It was love at first thought. She's extremely beautiful but there's more than that...the way she openly shared her pain and sorrow instantly bonded me to her.

"Everything was just so right between us, and I had this feeling of incredible peace and calm. I couldn't imagine being happier with someone else.

Let Me Count The Ways

"I love how her hand always finds mine. Her kisses are like dessert. She fits just perfectly in my arms. She looks so angelic when she sleeps. Her skin is softer than satin. I like the way her head always finds just the right spot on my shoulder.

I am touched when she cries during movies. She always smells wonderful even if she isn't wearing perfume. Most importantly is that we have shared many unique, happy and wonderful experiences together that we have become the very best of friends. I can't imagine life without her."

"Her voice is like my favorite song. When you hear it on the radio, you feel good because there are so many happy memories associated with it. I can never associate her voice with anything sorrowful, hurtful or painful. To me, it makes me feel a pure joy.

"From the beginning, I appreciated her values and morals, how she would treat herself and other people, honoring her parents, even if she doesn't always agree with them, treating other people better than she treats herself, willing to put in hard work for a day's pay.

She wasn't just looking for an instant thrill. She wanted a lifetime commitment and so did I.

Physically beautiful, Athena has 'green eyes, a terrific smile, and her eyes are always sparkling. She is blondish, about 5'8 tall, an weighs about 125 pounds' Michael is about 5'9, with dark blonde hair and dark eyes.

Michael always enjoys that he and Athena have much in common. "We both like art films, period pieces, collecting antiques, putting on dinner parties, entertaining a lot, gardening and going to botanical gardens, and art museums. We have very eclectic music tastes."

How Michael Shows Athena He Loves Her

"I express my love to her every possible minute in any possible way. I can and she reciprocates, so there's no time for hard feelings or bitterness or anger or frustration.

If things don't go right, I burn the pizza, she knows I still love her, so there's no fear in our relationship that someone is going to get upset about something small or big. We know we can work it out to a wonderful solution. I refuse to argue. I think it's an option, a choice.

"Since this was just our 7th anniversary, taking her on a trip to Ireland for 10 days was only the beginning.

I wanted to do something very special for her. There are various sites on the Internet where you can find famous people's addresses. I wrote down about 20 from sites I culled. I wrote to people I know Athena would love to hear from.

I wrote each a letter explaining what I was doing and sent along a card so all they would have to do is put a quick congratulatory message and sign their names.

They poured in and Athena was surprised and delighted.

"I also made her a present. I accidentally broke our toasting glasses which were etched with our names and wedding date. She wanted a nice glass juice pitcher so I bought a margarita set and etched the pitcher and glasses by myself."

Future Hopes and Dreams

Athena and Michael would like to be home working together. Now she works as an Executive Secretary for a power company. They want to have 1-2 children, create a book, and do multi-media seminars.

"Marriage can be the most blissful event in anyone's life. It's a shame that very few people have the motivation or opportunity to see it that way. It saddens me when people berate marriage or their spouse, because they're suffering. It doesn't have to be that way. If we can help others by sharing what we have, then that's what we want to do.

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Sue Hecht is a public relations professional, published writer/editor/poet, international seminar leader/writer and personal business coach. She can be reached at Sumagic@AOL.COM.