--- title: 6 Terp Couples Still Turtle-y in Love date: 2022-02-14T05:30:00-05:00 author: University of Maryland canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/6-terp-couples-still-turtle-y-in-love" section: Articles --- # 6 Terp Couples Still Turtle-y in Love *February 14, 2022* — by [Andrew Faught and Fynn McDonald](/author/andrew-faught-and-fynn-mcdonald) > To Mark Valentine’s Day, Married Pairs Share How They Met *How They Met MT 1920x1080 — UMD grads from the last four decades share how they met their sweethearts.* Terp “how we met” stories are a lot like the chocolates in a Russell Stover heart-shaped sampler box. All of them are sweet—and you don't even have to watch out for the hidden coconut one. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, the University of Maryland Alumni Association this month collected true tales from a handful of the (at least!) 16,643 Terp married couples out there. Whether they met on the first day on campus or reconnected a decade-plus after graduation, they share uniquely Terp memories of tailgating, studying in the McKeldin stacks or even cheering each other on in Maryland Stadium. Enjoy a nibble of their stories of long-lasting love here. For longer versions, visit the [Alumni Association blog](https://alumni.umd.edu/blog/alumni) or [Maryland Athletics website](https://umterps.com/news/2002/2/8/audio-video-maryland-love-connection-john-and-ambur-davenport.aspx). --- *Dan Zawacki ’13 and Brooke Parker ’14 skip in the snow* --- *Ambur (Ballew) Davenport ’17 and John Davenport ’14 portrait* --- *Dave and Dara Feldman '84* --- *Pramod Raheja ’91 and Preeti Raheja ’92* --- *Wedding photo of Joe Danczuk ’15 and Christina Germano Danczuk ’15* --- *Betty Wang ’96 and Hsuan Ou ’97 at a Terps football game* **Sidebar note:** Have your own Terp love story to share? Send an email to . **Topics:** [People](https://today.umd.edu/tags/people) **Tags:** [Alumni](https://today.umd.edu/topic/alumni), [Track and Field](https://today.umd.edu/topic/track-and-field) **Units:** [Alumni Association](https://today.umd.edu/topic/alumni-association), [Department of Intercollegiate Athletics](https://today.umd.edu/topic/department-intercollegiate-athletics)