Meet one of the original online dating couples from the '90s - The Greathouses

Leigh & Steve met online in the '90s and have been going strong ever since.
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Meet one of the original online dating couples from the '90s - The Greathouses
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Leigh & Steve Greathouse met online in 1999 and hit it off immediately. While they were together, Leigh got diagnosed with stage 4 uterine cancer, but Steve stuck by her side until she recovered completely, and is with her to this day.

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