He met a beautiful woman at a party while he was ordinary and ignored. He invited her for coffee where he nervously put salt in his coffee due to childhood memories of the sea. She was touched by his homesickness for his hometown. They opened up to each other and began dating, finding the other to meet all their needs. After 40 years of marriage, he left her a letter admitting he had lied about liking salty coffee due to nerves, but that it led to their happy life together.