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Name: Denzel Gabriel David (yes, his last name is David)

Age: 19

Major: Biology

1. HCUPR: Single or taken?

Denzel: Taken, by the most beautiful girl in the world.

2. HCUPR: What was the first thing about her that caught your attention?

Denzel: I met her at soccer practice. She was practicing and the head of our club stopped the girls’ practice in order to introduce me to them, since I was going to be practicing with the group. The thing that most caught my eye was how shy she seemed, and that got me interested in getting to know her.

3. HCUPR: What did you do to win her over, if she was so shy?

Denzel: Well, we were always making eye contact until one day I had the courage to talk to her and everything flowed from there. The first time we talked, she was practicing and I waited until her practice was over. I called her and we started talking. After I asked her name, she was so nervous, she kept messing up and answering strangely. I asked her where she was from and she told me what school she went to [laughs]. And we’ve been going on ever since.

4. HCUPR: What’s the most romantic thing you’ve done for each other?

Denzel: She knew I never had a prom and she invited me to be her date and stay that weekend with her at El Conquistador. I, on the other hand
 one day that first month, I woke up at four in the morning, went over to her apartment and made breakfast. We went bike riding afterwards, then to the beach, had dinner at Chili’s, saw a movie, and obviously we couldn’t skip dessert at Froyo World. We ended the day taking a stroll through Condado. She was always hinting she wanted to do those things together so I just made them into one big day.

5. HCUPR: You two sound like very active people. Do you think sharing that quality makes you a better couple?

Denzel: Yes, we’re very active, whether it be playing soccer or at the gym. I find it’s very important to share those qualities in a relationship, especially if it’s physical activity.

6. HCUPR: How so?

Denzel: We share weekly activities together, like practicing our soccer skills in order to get better, she trains at my gym once or twice a week, and on Thursdays we take a salsa class together. I’m a person who loves sports and taking care of myself, so it’s very important to me that my partner knows I’m a healthy and physically active person so I expect the same from her.

7. HCUPR: What other qualities do you love about her?

Denzel: She’s always laughing; she’s a really happy person, is very independent with her things and is intelligent.

8. HCUPR: Last question! If you could give some advice to other couples, what would it be?

Denzel: That they understand and appreciate their partner’s individual interests, that they support each other’s goals and objectives, to maintain good communication because it’s not just about being a couple, it’s about being best friends, and to keep making each other fall in love every day since that first day without forgetting those initial little ‘tricks’, like opening the car door for her. 

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Nombre: Denzel Gabriel David (sĂ­, su apellido es David)

Edad: 19

Facultad/concentraciĂłn: Ciencias Naturales/BiologĂ­a

1. HCUPR: ¿Soltero o acompañado?

Denzel: Acompañado por la nena mås bella de este planeta.

2. HCUPR: ¿Qué de ella te llamó la atención?

Denzel: La conocĂ­ en una prĂĄctica de fĂștbol (soccer). Ella estaba practicando y el presidente de nuestro club de fĂștbol parĂł la practica de las nenas para presentarme al frente de ellas, ya que yo iba a practicar con la selecciĂłn, para que me apoyaran. Lo mĂĄs que me llamĂł la atenciĂłn de ella es que era una muchacha muy tĂ­mida y eso me intrigĂł en conocerla.

3. HCUPR: ÂżCĂłmo hiciste para conquistarla si era tan tĂ­mida?

Denzel: Pues, siempre eståbamos con los juegos de miradas hasta que un día tuve el valor de hablarle y todo fue fluyendo. La primera vez que nos hablamos, fue que ella estaba practicando y yo me quedé para hablarle cuando finalizara su pråctica. Cuando terminó la llamé y empezamos a hablar. Después de preguntarle su nombre ella con sus nervios contestaba todo mal. Por ejemplo, le pregunté donde vivía y me respondió  el nombre del colegio [se ríe]. Y por ahí seguimos.

4. HCUPR: ÂżQuĂ© es el gesto mĂĄs lindo y/o romĂĄntico que ella ha hecho por ti y tĂș por ella?

Denzel: Ella sabĂ­a que yo nunca tuve prom y me invitĂł al de ella para que fuera su pareja y me quedara ese fin de semana con ella en El Conquistador. Yo en cambio
 en el primer mes me levantĂ© a las 4 de la mañana, fui para su apartamento e hicimos desayuno, mĂĄs tarde nos fuimos a correr bicicleta, fuimos a la playa, luego a Chili’s a comer, luego al cine, no podĂ­a faltar el postre en Froyo World y para terminar a Condado a dar una vuelta. Ella siempre estuvo con la indirecta de hacer esas cosas y yo vine y las unĂ­ en un mismo dĂ­a.

5. HCUPR: Suena como si los dos son personas sumamente activas. ÂżCrees que compartir esa cualidad los hace mejor pareja?

Denzel: SĂ­, hacemos mucho ejercicio, ya sea en el fĂștbol o en el gym. Encuentro bien importante en una relaciĂłn compartir cualidades, especialmente si son en actividades fĂ­sicas.

6. HCUPR: ¿En qué sentido?

Denzel: Hacemos actividades semanales juntos como practicar fĂștbol para mejorar, ella va a mi gym una o dos veces a la semana a entrenar y los jueves cogemos clases de salsa juntos. Yo soy una persona que me encanta hacer deportes, verme bien y que mi pareja vea que soy una persona saludable y activo fĂ­sicamente, obviamente espero lo mismo de ella.

7. HCUPR: ÂżCuales otras cualidades ella tiene que te gustan?

Denzel: Siempre se estĂĄ riendo, demuestra que es una muchacha alegre, es bien independiente con sus cosas y que es inteligente.

8. HCUPR: Última pregunta! ¿Si podrías darle un consejo a otras parejas, que sería?

Denzel: Que valoren los intereses individuales de su pareja, apoyen sus metas y objetivos, tengan buena comunicaciĂłn, ya que no es solo ser un novio/novia sino mejores amigos. Que cada dĂ­a que pasa se debe enamorar mĂĄs y mĂĄs como desde el primer dĂ­a, sin dejar al lado esos viejos trucos como abrirle la puerta del carro.

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