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catch of the week // RYAN HALL
our weekly peek at a fish in the KU sea.
hometown: Overland Park year: Senior major: Business interested in: Woman
Ideal date: Something out of the norm like rock climbing or bowling.
Main hobbies: Snowboarding, working out, watching KU games.
Favorite Lawrence hangout: The Sandbar.
Favorite quote: "In Church they say to forgive. Forgiveness is between them and God. I'm here to arrange the meeting." — Man On Fire
Major turn off(s): Smoking, drama.
Major turn on(s): Easy-going, likes sports.
Notices first in a potential partner: Her chest.
Attractive personality traits: Sarcastic, but in a funny way.
// KATY SAUNDERS
Why I'm a catch: I have a good sense of humor and I'm a pretty chill guy.
how we met // VALERIE GUNN & BLAKE KASSELMAN
all great relationships had to start somewhere.
A romantic relationship was a long time coming for Valerie Gunn, Baschor senior, and Blake Kasselman, Bonner Springs senior. The two net when they both attended the Baschor High School versus Bonner Springs High School rivalry basketball game their junior
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year of high school. Kasselman told Gunn that he looked like her current boyfriend and that she should dump him to date Kasselman instead — not the smoothest move, by any means.
Rivally turned romance. Blake kasselman (left). Bonner Springs seniors and Valerie Gunn. Basehor senior, met at a high school basketball game while cheering for opposing teams.
"I not only was caught off guard, but I was completely turned off by his lame attempt at a pick up line," Gunn says.
After four years and persistence on Kasselman's part, the two — now KU students — began casually hanging out. Two weeks before Gunn left for a semester abroad in Spain, she told Kasselman she was in love with him. They spent the next five months apart, but kept in constant communication through e-mail and video chat.
The time apart put a strain on their young relationship, and upon her return to the United States, Kasselman and Gunn went through an adjustment period. "I was adjusting to being back home and he was adjusting to having a serious girlfriend around," Gunn says.
They started out as high-school rivals, but grew into friends and even made it through the stress of a long-distance relationship. "There's just something different about falling in love with your best friend," Gunn says.
// KATY SAUNDERS
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