Love Story Website Gives Us Hope (And Goosebumps)

It's a pretty cruel, ugly world we live in. Nary a day passes that we don't learn another detail about some philandering Hollywood husband, trashy split or pore over a series of essays lamenting the lonely, winding single life. Which is why a site like LoveGivesMeHope.com is actually a bright spot in any day that's often sullied with not so great news. 

LoveGivesMeHope.com, which posts user-submitted love stories, was started in response to FMyLife.com, a gloomy site dedicated to all the horrible (if not a little funny) bummer-type things that can happen on a daily basis. For example:

"Today I realized my boyfriend only asks me to come spend the night when he needs me to wake him up in the morning."

"Today, I finally got my period. In a Jeep Wrangler, 47 miles away from civilization. Just me, my dad, uncle, and two brothers."

LoveGivesMeHope is sort of like that site's sappy little sisiter—the one chirping good-natured, corny stories in a Chicken Soup For The Soul kind of a way. In fact, reading the posts gives you Hugh Grant romantic comedy warm and fuzzy feeling that's a little addictive, to be honest. Who doesn't want to read about someone finding his soul mate or a boyfriend who's so smitten he donates a kidney to his girl.  True Love: Caring For My Sick Husband

Here are a few examples:

"Tonight I was at the movie theatre, and sitting next to me was a couple of about 70 years old. About halfway through the movie, the man looked towards his wife and simply said, "You are SO beautiful."

"I'd been in love with the same boy for five years. We'd been good friends, but I'd never told him how I felt. When prom came, I didn't have a date, and I thought he would be going with another girl. He showed up at my door on the night and silently handed me a note that said, "I love you."

"A 22-year-old, single woman found out she was pregnant. Her whole family pushed an abortion. She had a beautiful baby girl April 2, 1991. Thank you, Mom."

The site is in transition from a Tumblr blog site to a more traditional website called givesmehope.com, which will launch soon. Soul Mates: 10 Steps To A Spiritual Relationship