Lisa Niemi might not be a household name, but you undoubtedly know her who her husband was. His films had a way of making us all weak in the knees, I mean Dirty Dancing and Ghost were the epitome of an all-consuming love. That’s right, Lisa was married to the dreamy Patrick Swayze. Their romance was straight out of a fairytale and when he passed from pancreatic cancer in 2009, our hearts broke for the couple. After 34 beautiful and agonizing years together, Lisa Niemi has recently revealed her one regret when it comes to her marriage to Swayze. Tissues at the ready, people, this story is one that’ll have you screaming and sobbing minute to minute.
How They Met
We can’t very well begin this story without telling you how it all started. The year was 1970, Patrick Swayze was 18 and Lisa Niemi was 14. Niemi was taking dancing lessons from Swayze’s mother when they first met. Unfortunately, Lisa ended up slapping Patrick when they met as he pinched her bottom and she was having none of his games. Swayze recalled the day perfectly, “Lisa was different from the girls I was used to. If I started putting on a pose or doing my Casanova routine, Lisa would turn away and not say anything.”
How They Met
Warming Up
However after a few dates and getting to know one another, Lisa began to warm up to Patrick. “We had a lot of dates in silence. But as soon as I opened up about what I wanted from life, she would answer me. She was the smartest woman I ever met and I found that incredibly attractive,” recalled Swayze. The Outsiders actor always said that their relationship was more romantic than any of his roles. Always he said that “she was the most beautiful woman he ever saw, his best friend, and a better dancer than he.”
Warming Up
