The True Love Story That Inspired “Titanic” Will Leave You in Tears

Meeting Samuel

After many years of working, a man named Samuel Willis had been living in the city when he picked up a dress for his mother. He was immediately struck by the woman sewing the lace in the back of the shop, though he didn’t know her name yet. He volunteered to pick up anything his mother or father needed in town, just to walk by the store window. Eventually, he got up the nerve to say hello to the beautiful girl in the back of the shop…

A Deeper Connection

Kate was shocked when her employer told her that she had a visitor in front of the store. She was even more perplexed when she came to the front and saw a stranger, albeit a very handsome stranger, who wanted to speak to her. This time was just about when marriage was becoming more based on emotions than on societal expectations, and these two definitely had an emotional connection…

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.