Arizona State University - Sun Devil Spark / Sahuaro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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Editor ' s Note: Chad Marschel and Natasha Johnson were an ASU couple. Chad told his story to Spark Yearbook copywriter Renee Caruss. These are his own words about his relationship with Natasha during the 1992-93 school year. I saw this beautiful blonde. She was short, petite; something out of Vogue magazine. She seemed quiet and a little shy, but I had to ask her out. She was from Colorado; I was from New Jersey. We were from two different sides of the map, but I didn ' t care. All that mattered to me was that she would say yes, and we would have a date. I found out that her name was Natasha Johnson. Finally I asked her out, and she said yes! We both went to school at ASU, and we both had the same major, business, so our interests clicked right from the What I loved about Natasha was her personality and the way we remained friends through just about anything. We had our little fights now and then, but nothing major. I was really beginning to see my world with a new perspective. Balancing school and a girlfriend was no easy task. I thought about Natasha a lot and concentrating on school was tough. I received cards from her almost every day, and I had flowers left at my door. She was the sweetest person I had ever met! So how did I keep my mind on school? We both had the same majors so that helped because we shared ideas and studied together. We also wanted an education so our priority was to graduate. Our friends really admired our relationship because we managed to keep it together for so long. What was our secret? Communication. We talked to each other about everything. Friendship was another key thing about our relationship. Our friendship bond was what really counted and what should count in any relationship chad marschel caruss above— Listening to Chad Marschel ' s views on their relationship, Natasha Johnson looks on. Natasha got the chance to tell her story on page 19. Photo by Gina Dowden right Discussing his life as a significant other, Chad tells about his two years with Natasha. He added that a common major helped them spend time together. Photo by Gina Dowden he said