What number of occasions have we texted the unsuitable quantity? It’s fairly a straightforward mistake to make, however in Brenda Stearns’ case, a textual content despatched to the unsuitable quantity modified her life without end.
In 2009, Brenda Stearns, who moved to the U.S. from Mexico when she was 12, would ship out optimistic messages every day to individuals in her telephone guide.
She had not too long ago visited her sister in Ohio, and added her sister’s pals as contacts earlier than she went again to Georgia.
She recalled, “On the time, I didn’t actually know many individuals. I had this behavior of sending optimistic messages on Mondays or all through the week to everybody in my telephone guide. I in all probability had, like, 10 telephone numbers.”
She drafted optimistic messages to ship out one morning and when she despatched them out later within the day, one quantity instantly replied. The message learn, “Amen to that. Who is that this?” Assuming she had texted one in every of her sister’s pals in Ohio, she texted again, “It’s Brenda, Roxy’s sister.”
The reply, nevertheless, acknowledged, “No, we’ve by no means met. My title is Isaiah Stearns.” And that began a complete new chapter for Brenda and Isaiah.
Apparently sufficient, Isaiah, who additionally lived in Ohio, had simply bought a brand new telephone the day earlier than he acquired the optimistic message from Brenda.
When he began utilizing the brand new telephone, the SIM card wasn’t working, and he needed to get a brand new quantity that morning.
Brenda shared, “So the telephone firm provides him a brand new quantity, and inside half-hour he receives my textual content. Nobody knew his quantity, it was brand-new, and if I’d despatched that textual content within the morning once I meant to, he would’ve by no means acquired it. It was all excellent timing.”
Brenda shortly apologized for the error, however Isaiah mentioned, “In case you don’t thoughts, I’d wish to hold your quantity and possibly textual content you someday.”
This then led to every day calls and textual content messages between the 2, which Brenda loved as she thought that Isaiah was simple to speak to. Quickly sufficient, the pair exchanged Fb profiles and started speaking extra usually.
When Brenda realized that Isaiah lived close to her mother in Ohio, she instructed assembly for espresso if she was close by. A optimistic message despatched to the unsuitable quantity was quickly turning right into a relationship.
Brenda felt that she was falling for Isaiah, and mentioned, “We had so many issues in frequent. At this level in my life, I used to be prepared. I used to be 22, and I’ve at all times dreamt of changing into a mother and having a household. I’ve by no means been a courting lady. I needed up to now somebody that was worthy of marriage.”
After weeks of talking on the telephone and on-line, Brenda was prepared for the subsequent step. She even informed her mother about Isaiah.
“Me and my mother are actually shut, and I bear in mind speaking to her and I mentioned so there’s this man, he lives in Ohio, and I feel I like him however I’m form of afraid,” she mentioned.
Her mom provided to see him as a substitute. She and Brenda’s youthful sister ended up assembly Isaiah in a restaurant.
Brenda recalled, “As quickly as they sat on the desk, my sister’s, like, I obtained to go to the restroom and provides me a name. She’s like, ‘Oh my goodness, Brenda, he’s so tall. He’s very cute.’” Brenda’s mother additionally gave Isaiah the thumbs up, even ranking him an 11 out of 10!
Her mother instructed inviting Isaiah over for Christmas so the 2 might lastly meet. The assembly nearly didn’t happen as Brenda’s boss couldn’t give her time without work to go to Ohio for Christmas.
Although it was a heartbreaking determination, Brenda determined to depart her job. “I informed my mother, ‘Hey, I’m going to be transferring in with you for a bit of bit, I give up my job,’” she mentioned.
After transferring to Ohio on November 29, 2009, she and Isaiah lastly met in particular person on December 1. Brenda shared, “We talked about our future and our desires and what we’d be at this level. We determined to not waste time. We had been, like, ‘Let’s simply do it. Let’s be boyfriend and girlfriend.’”
Isaiah proposed three months later, and the unintended pair married in June 2010. “It occurred quick, nevertheless it felt proper,” Brenda mentioned.
“It wasn’t rushed. Like, it simply occurred. We had been simply so in love with one another.” A optimistic message texted to a unsuitable quantity had grow to be a wedding! Now, 13 years after that fateful textual content, the couple stay fortunately married with six kids.
Brenda and Isaiah’s story went viral after she shared it not too long ago on TikTok underneath the deal with @she_plusfive. It has been seen 2.2 million occasions! She acquired hundreds of optimistic messages, saying that their relationship was meant to be.
Now, 13 years later, the couple are fortunately married with six kids—all due to that one unintended textual content message. “Individuals at all times say, like, ‘You must write a guide about this, it’s like a Hallmark film.’ I like my story and I do suppose it’s particular, however I by no means thought it will resonate with so many individuals,” Brenda mentioned.
Pondering again on that textual content with the optimistic message that began all of it, Brenda believes that it was an act of destiny. She mentioned, “I like that we made that mistake. We’ve had our ups and downs, however we’ve at all times caught collectively. I’m tremendous pleased with our little household.”
