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

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had the same interests Editor ' s Note: Natasha Johnson and Chad Marschel were an ASU couple. Natasha told her story to Spark copywriter Renee Caruss. These are her own words about her relationship with Chad during the 1992-93 school year. When I saw Chad Marschel, I thought he was real cute. He had this shiny blon d hair and the most gorgeous eyes ever! I was infatuated, and I hoped he would ask me out. He had such a neat personality, and I just hoped that he would talk to me. Finally, the day came and we met through friends. I was so happy he wanted to be with me. There was nothing else I could think about. We both went to school at ASU, and we really liked it here. I ' m from Colorado so since Chad and I lived so far apart, school gave us a chance to be together. We both had the same We spent a lot of time and playing the sports we liked. We both were business majors which helped because we related to each other a lot better. We tried to keep academics in sync with our relationship because our goals were important to us. Our friends were very important to us also. They encouraged our two- year relationship and admired us. We had our small disagreements, but we managed to pull through with little trouble. Communication was the most important part of our relationship. I had a lot of fun times with Chad. He gave me flowers and cards, but the sweetest thing he did for me was took me out to dinner for Valentine ' s Day. Friendship was another important aspect in our relationship. We listened to each other and helped each other out. Our friends felt that we were a couple to envy because a lot of times, people get bored and tired of a relationship. We kept it together that long because we had excellent and a wonderful friendship. If you have this in a relationship, nothing can separate you. by natasha Johnson renee caruss left — Telling writer Renee Caruss about her relationship with Chad Marschel, Natasha Johnson explains their secret for staying together. Natasha credited their success to and communication. Photo by Gina Dowden above — Taking in Natasha ' s Chad likes what he hears. Chad and Natasha also said their friends admired their strong ties. Photo by Gina Dowden