I don't have a girlfriend at the moment, but I thought some of you might have some interesting stories about meeting your sig.other or spouse... Positive vibes up on the boards, that sorta thing..ya know?
Anyone got some good stories for how they met or first started dating the person they're with? :tucool:

I was sixteen when I met my future husband. He was seventeen. We met on a week-long school seminar to learn how to put a yearbook together, so we had five evenings just to hang out or whatever. After that, we wrote to each other twice a week or sometimes more (through the post office - we didn't have e-mail back then) for about a year. He took the bus more than 500 miles a couple of times to see me. I went to his high school graduation, and after that he moved closer to me and we were able to see each other more. Through university, we each dated other people, but we couldn't stand not being together. We got married just before I turned 22. (He was 23)

I met my wonderful wife when I moved in to an apartment and she lived across the hall. In fact, she still lives there and we're happily married. I think I've created a new type of marriage because it works very well for us. When I want to play guitar she goes over her house and does her thing. Someday we'll buy a house, but for now it works.

On the 14th of October in 2001, I was online reading about something, and I got an IM. I rarely got IMs because I don't like to chat online. The IM was funny, but I don't remember what it said--something about my user profile, I think. So, I started talking to this person, and we got along very well. (I was in a very serious relationship at the time, and also planning to move across the country, so I kept telling myself that I wasn't going to think along romantic terms about this person--ha ha. Fat chance.)

Then he called me, and we talked for twelve hours straight. On the 19th of October in 2001, we met in person.

The minute we saw each other, we knew. Knew in a very absolute way. It was really strange. Like a kind of a priori knowledge. Soul mates. We moved in together that very day, and he proposed on October 22nd. We were married on December 10th, 2001.

Been blissfully happy ever since. :)

Amazing how much your whole life can change in the space of one little week.

Interesting story, BC. We're not the normal couple in any sense of the word either, but we're irritatingly happy and very content after 12 years together. I can't imagine my world without her.

We worked at Arby's together in 1992.

No, really. Stop laughing. Arby's.

Dressed in my finest worn, old jeans, "wife-beater" and torn flannel shirt (I played guitar in metal bands at the time, that was the look), I had to stop by the store that fateful day to pick up my paycheck. This adorable, bubbly, curly haired brunette came bouncing up to the counter and confidently thrust her hand forward to introduce herself.

The rest, as "they" say, is history.

That's funny, Bluestreak. My wife and I met @ Arby's in '89, as did her sister and her sister's husband. I played guitar in a metal band at that time too.

So, somehow Arby's is the secret key to finding true love. I knew it wasn't just their curly fries! And hey, it's cheat day...guess I'll stop by before work! :)

I was on a method of chat that has been around for about 15 years now, called IRC (Internet Relay Chat - it's Internet-based). I was moving from St. Petersburg, FL to Atlanta, GA and didn't know a soul, so I hopped online to find out where I might find a good apartment complex (you know - when you're looking long distance, you don't want to end up in the middle of nuclear dump site). At any rate, we chatted a few times - her nickname was Aeonfluxx and I was ga-ga over her, I was 21 at the time and she was several years older, so she really didn't give me the time of day.

Several months later, we hadn't really talked at all, but a few of the people I met online invited me out to dinner at a local Italian restaurant. Coincidence, as some would call it (we consider it fate) had someone else invite her, we didn't really know we were going to be there and hadn't talked in awhile.

Short story boring, I was sitting down munching on some food (this was when I was about 240 - I guess she saw potential beneath the surface!) when she stepped into the door. She was just absolutely, incredibly beautiful, and she looked around and her eyes locked right on mine - got that electric shock. I was sitting there in my head going NOTICE ME NOTICE ME (yes, she was looking at me, but I had a self-esteem problem and figured she must have been looking past or through me). She just walked straight over and sat next to me.

Whew - the rest was history. We just celebrated our 6-year anniversary the day before the moving truck came ... we're just now getting settled here in God's country - the Black Hills of South Dakota - as the moving truck arrived with our stuff on Friday.

Hiked Bear Butte mountain today with my daughter (son was working) and still can't believe a glance in a restaurant can lead to a love so wonderful!

Jeremy

OMG Freemason! That is awesome!On the 14th of October in 2001, I was online reading about something, and I got an IM. I rarely got IMs because I don't like to chat online. The IM was funny, but I don't remember what it said--something about my user profile, I think. So, I started talking to this person, and we got along very well. (I was in a very serious relationship at the time, and also planning to move across the country, so I kept telling myself that I wasn't going to think along romantic terms about this person--ha ha. Fat chance.)

Then he called me, and we talked for twelve hours straight. On the 19th of October in 2001, we met in person.

The minute we saw each other, we knew. Knew in a very absolute way. It was really strange. Like a kind of a priori knowledge. Soul mates. We moved in together that very day, and he proposed on October 22nd. We were married on December 10th, 2001.

Been blissfully happy ever since. :)

Amazing how much your whole life can change in the space of one little week.

That's funny, Bluestreak. My wife and I met @ Arby's in '89, as did her sister and her sister's husband. I played guitar in a metal band at that time too.

Prior to meeting my wife my previous gf I had met at Burger King and I had the metal head look. I was working building limosines and my lunch consisted of a chocolate shake from BK and she worked the window. Needless to say after the first stop that's pretty much what I had for lunch everyday for the rest of the summer.

That relationship ended really badly so I would reccommend people look at Arbys or McD's prior to trying Bk's. :D

Interesting story, BC. We're not the normal couple in any sense of the word either, but we're irritatingly happy and very content after 12 years together. I can't imagine my world without her.


I don't know if we are irritatingly happy but ever since we got married practically everyone we meet say we are the happiest couple they've ever met.

We celebrated out 3rd year just last week and I don't see any problem going to 12 and beyond.

Although, I do love this joke I heard "some people say the first year of marriage is the hardest but I think it's the last"

I don't have a girlfriend at the moment, but I thought some of you might have some interesting stories about meeting your sig.other or spouse... Positive vibes up on the boards, that sorta thing..ya know?
Anyone got some good stories for how they met or first started dating the person they're with? :tucool:
From what I hear it all has to do with timing and faith.

Although, I do love this joke I heard "some people say the first year of marriage is the hardest but I think it's the last"

Too true. There's nothing hard about marriage. It isn't even work with the right person. It will always be compromise, but it isn't work. Personally, I believe if you think of spending your life with someone as "work", you're approaching it with the wrong attitude.

Probably the biggest compliment we've received came from two separate people, good friends, who said almost the same exact thing at different times. They both said something to the effect that the only couple they knew of with a more stable and happy relationship than us was their parents. And if I remember correctly, both of them have parents who've been married for 25+ years.

This is a cool thread, I'll add my story...

Actually, when my wife and I first met (Seattle Mariners game), I was dating another girl, and she was being hooked up with a friend of mine. When I was introduced to her I thought "wow, she's a hawtie...", left it at that, and went back to my girlfriend a couple sections over.

My girlfriend and I at the time split up some time later. My wife, at the time, had split up with the guy she was hooked up with. They dated for a couple months, but it was never anything serious. Oh, did I forget to mention that this guy she dated was also a good friend of mine? yeah...

We started hanging out more, and spending time together, which drove my friend nuts. He didn't want us to be together, but I couldn't deny what I felt for her. When we started dating, the group of friends I hung out with suddenly split. There were those that supported us and those that thought I shouldn't date my buddy's ex. ugh.

While I've always tried to never let a girl get between friends, I couldn't say no to true love. I proposed on June 8, 2002 (the day she graduated from college) and she said yes.

Over time, tension between my friend and I lifted, and we started hanging out again. He and his girlfriend (who is an ex of mine... long story) even came to our wedding. All things considered, very cool.

Just for reference (and perhaps for the "awww" factor), I've attached a picture of the moment I proposed to my wife. Here's a link to the rest of the pictures from that night AND a link to her version of how we met.

June 8, 2002 - http://www.tellingfamily.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=4
Her side - http://www.tellingfamily.net/joelandmickey/ourstory.shtml

My wife of 21 years and I met at a wedding (someone else's - LOL!) in 1980 and have been together ever since.

We met when we worked together at an Army Navy store in Marietta, GA.

This post is awesome! I was hopin' for some positive vibes and I got 'em!! Keep it up ya'll! :tucool:

I was on a method of chat that has been around for about 15 years now, called IRC (Internet Relay Chat - it's Internet-based).

Ahem... :o

I also met my husband via IRC.

We're a sketchy bunch around here... LOL.

...note to self...
1- Arby has more than sandwichs
2- Start using IRC again
3- Join metal band

:lol:

...note to self...
1- Arby has more than sandwichs
2- Start using IRC again
3- Join metal band

:lol:
No, just be yourself and the right women will come along when you least expect it. :D

No, just be yourself and the right women will come along when you least expect it. :D

You mean it wasn't my roguish good looks, rock band attire and high-paying job (hey, I was in management at Arby's :tu: ) that got me the girl?

Chock one up for another metal guitarist... I'll tell his story.

One of my best and oldest friends met his wife-to-be four months before I met my wife in November of '91. Actually, he married her two months before I married my wife. There's something about dating for nine years that seems to work... note that, ladies. Nine years we dated our girls before signing that marriage license...

We were in the same band at the time, he was the other guitar player. One of the girls who came to the show (and his future wife) happened to live four doors down from me. So after the show, we were just about done packing up and ready to leave the club (keep in mind, this is around 3am) and she announces that she needed a ride home. I figured since she lived around the corner from me, I'd take her home. No sooner had I offered her a ride when my buddy chimes in with the fastest "No! I'll take her home!" I've ever heard. It was startling he threw it out so fast. I thought he was going to start foaming at the mouth, so I let her go home with him...

... and the rest, yet again, is history... I see them just about every weekend to this day...

2001, She was a friend of a friend, and came over to my apartment. We hit it off pretty well, and a few days later I IMed her an invitation to go to a movie. Skip ahead 3 years, we're still together, and the wedding is in October! :)

Well I met my current wife when she was working for an escort agency and I met my current girlfriend when I was visiting someone in the psyche ward, she was admitted because she was convinced that she was Julia Roberts and when she saw me she thought I was Richard Gere, and shes still waiting for me to take her to the opera in my jet.


Seriously :) I'm single but these are some great stories everyone, good thread :tu:

Marcus :cool:

My wife and I met at a hostel in Sydney Austrailia. A dutch guy that I was working with at the time thought he was dating her, my wife apparently thought otherwise. The amazing thing I knew one our first date that I was going to marry her.

After about a week, we rented a room in a bording house in Manly together. Another month later, we bought a car together are travelled the country for 1.5 months. We kind of figured that if we could stand one another after living out of a car and a tent for 1.5 months, we would do pretty well together. So when we finished travelling (I went on to SE asia) we moved down to San Diego together, and the rest is history. We always love telling people how a guy from Canada met a girl from Florida and wound up in San Diego.
:claplow:

I met my (ex)wife back in '97. I used to spend quite alot of time in one of the San Antonio chatrooms on AOL. The regulars were having a get together at a club and since I hadn't met anyone from the chatroom in "real life", I decided to go. I was kind of nervous, so I figured some liquid courage would help me relax. I had a bottle of beer in each hand when a pretty young thing came up to me and introduced herself with her screenname. I replied back with mine and couldn't shake her hand since they were full. We spent went on a date the next night and spent just about every day together over the next few months and got married about 9 months later.

I've always found that I meet someone when I am not looking, not sure what it is about that. Of course my job of being the I.T. guy at a call center allows me to walk up and down the floor on display if you will, so that helps :lol:

Jason

My wife and I met in work. She's a nurse and I'm a doctor (sad cliche, I know), and I had just changed wards on my rotation. I was in the middle of a messy breakup (5.5 years, then goodbye is tough), and she was seeing someone else when we first met. We ended up spending loads of spare time in work chatting and getting on like a house on fire. I ended up asking everyone out for a drink after work one Friday night, and she was the only one to turn up. A drunken night followed, and as we dropped her off at her flat (I was supposed to be staying at a friend's) I dived out of the taxi and ran after her. She dumped her boyfriend the next day. We went out for a short while then, until I got dumped (rightly) for not being properly over my ex. Once I sorted my head out, we got back together, and got engaged a year later, married a year after that, and our 1 year anniversary is in 3 weeks.

Andrew.

our 1 year anniversary is in 3 weeks.

Congratulations! :)

I wonder if anyone will ever meet someone on these forums and respond to a post like this saying "Well there was this guy John Stone...." haha!

Initially met my wife at church when we were both 16. Then she happened to be a life guard at the area swimming pool that I always visited a few months later (summer). We hit it off, got along well, talked all the time. Actually, some kid spent an extra 5 seconds sinking to the bottom of the pool because she was talking to me. And so, for everyone's saftey and her job security, we stopped socializing at the pool and ended up going out. Dated for four years and was married when I was 20, she 19.

This December will mark three years for us. Had our daughter last January and our son just over a month ago (May 13). We have what we consider a complete family and the kids will be out of the house by the time we're 40, lol.

Zan (who is also a member of this site) and I met when I was 16 (he was 19) the summer before he was to head off to college. I dated one of his friends for a few months before deciding that he was much more interesting. I fell in love with him instantly and we dated for close to three years, most of it long distance before calling it quits. Before I headed off to college we broke up due to the stress of keeping up a long distance relationship and the fact that I would be moving even farther away. It didn't go well and we never spoke after that. Years went by and I met another man. We got engaged and two months before I was to get married, the wedding was called off because he left me for another woman. I was broken hearted, humiliated, devastated, angry...you name it! The LAST thing I wanted was a boyfriend. Months went by and as fate would have it I ran into a mutual friend of Zan and mine. He told me that Zan had asked about me and wanted to get in touch with me to wish me well with my marriage. I got his e-mail address and e-mailed him that night asking how the last 4 years had treated him, and to tell him of the interesting twist in my marriage plans. He came into town that weekend, we went to dinner and had an amazing time. The fireworks were very much still there. I moved in with him (in his town) a mere two weeks later and that was a year and three months ago! Everyday is literally better than the last.

Now...I am just waiting for the ring ;)

No, just be yourself and the right women will come along when you least expect it. :D

That right there is inspiring enough. I sometimes have lots of trouble believing that.

One thing that I've been told is that girls would be interested in me, but they would rather get to know me as a friend because in case a relationship didn't work out, they wouldn't want to lose having me as a friend. Yeah, talk about a blessing and a curse, a compliment in the shape of a dagger.

Anyhow, enough complaining, I really love this thread, it's just great to think that maybe someday I might meet someone that I can connect with instantly, someone who'll challenge me in a funny way, that's what I want.

...note to self...
1- Arby has more than sandwichs
2- Start using IRC again
3- Join metal band

:lol:

4- Spend less time on the computer (especially these forums) :D

no offense :rolleyes: , im just jokeing, you are a very valuable member here (at least i think so) :tu:

I dated a girl in high school that was from another town. My soon-to-be fiance and love of my life was one of her friends back then. Well, I never knew her much other than she was my ex gfs friend. I didn't see or talk to her in almost 2 years, and then I saw her down at our local college one day a year and a half ago. From that day on, we were inseperable - but we were "just friends". I fell madly in love with her and she me, but we were both afraid to say anything. I finally got up the nerve to tell her verbally (though I thought it was soo obvious given the way I looked at her) and we then experienced our first kiss together. I knew right then and there. We haven't spent a day apart since then, and I'm proposing July 19th at Disney World.

She has truly changed my life. She's the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me and I thank God every night for her. I can't wait to propose to her and have her be my wife. I've never been happier!

:claplow: :claplow: awwwwww :claplow: :claplow:

:D :tu: