Inspired by the age you were married thread

[jcsbama]

So how did you meet the love of you life? How did you know they were the one? Did you know immediately or did the person just "grow on you"? I love finding out how people met and the stories behind it.

When I met DH I was not looking for anybody. I had been in a serious relationship for the previous three years and it was time I started enjoying college and having fun. Having a computer for school work, I had AOL and created a profile for fun. In my profile, I used the quote, "No, I haven't found Mr. Right, but I have found Mr. Cocky, Mr. Cheap and Mr. Crude". I get an IM saying that he may not be Mr. Right, but that he wasn't Mr. Cocky, Mr. Cheap or Mr. Crude. After chatting for awhile, I gave him my number. We talked on the phone til 5:00 am. Turned out that he lived 5 minutes from me. We had actually lived across the street from each other for a year when we were both in the dorms. I had to go to his dorm to get my mail, eat, etc. Our hometowns are about 4 hrs apart but we had both been to each other's high school at the same games when we played each other in state football playoffs (my team won state ).

The first time he came over and walked in my front door, a voice clear as day spoke to me and said "That's the one you're going to marry". I know it was God's voice. I had ALWAYS prayed for confirmation that I would marry the man God chose for me. I just wasn't expecting confirmation the way I received it. It scared the heck outta me. I still remember the exact spot we were both standing and what we were wearing when I heard it. Something like that stays with you. Needless to say, I didn't tell him about me knowing he was the one for awhile. Anyway, he came to my apartment on Sept 17th, 1997 and has never left, literally. We are celebrating our 7th anniversay next month, have 1 DD and hope to fill our home with about 3 more children over the next couple of years. When I get mad at him, I just remind myself that I am with the one man God meant for me.

I was talking to my mom once and said how it was so funny that DH and I had all these previous opportunities to meet, but it took the internet to bring us together. She told me that we met exactly when God wanted us to meet. We both had to grow emotionally and be ready for each other. If we had met earlier, it probably wouldn't have worked because at that point we really didn't know what we wanted in a spouse.

 

[mickeyboat]

We met in gym class when I was 13 and he was 14. I was the new girl in school.

We started "going together" the first day of school in 9th grade. I moved 800 miles away after 9th grade, and although we tried to keep in touch, it was too hard at that age being so far apart.

I visited some friends at my old school after graduation, and he and I went out a couple of times while I was there, even though he was seeing someone else at the time.

We started writing and talking again. We got engaged after my sophomore year of college, and married after we graduated. We have been married for almost 14 years.

Denae

 

[beckmrk04]

I met DH when I was 19- we were both working part time at Wal-Mart and going to the same college.

We talked and became friends- lots of college kids working together in this town. He told me he had to go to the Art Museum for a project (he had just switched his major to art) and I asked if he had ever been before. He said no. I was aghast! An art major that hasn't been to the art museum? Oh, we're going, I told him. And he took me up on it.

That day turned into a datem sort of. Then a week later he cooked spaghetti for me (homemade sauce) and we went to see a movie. We officialliy started dating.

Then, I decided I didn't like him... My mom and all of my friends talked me into givinghim a chance, and I was like, "But he's such a nerd..."

At any rate, I did give him a chance, and soon fell head over heals for him. We moved in together after dating for 6 months, and we got married on October 16th, 2004. My sister, my maid of honor, joked during her toast about how I wanted to break up with him!! I guess I was just nervous or scared.. Boy am I glad my mom and friends talked me out of that, because I wouldn't have the amazing, and yes, still kinda nerdy hubby that I have today!

 

[kilee]

My dh and I met at a school dance. We were 13. We "dated" meaning we'd go to the mall, roller skating, dances, or the movies w/ groups and I designated him as my boyfriend. That lasted for about 18 months. Then from time to time we'd run into each other here and there. Chat for awhile and not think twice about it.

In the meantime he had actually gotten married, and I had a little boy w/ my boyfriend of 4 yrs. Things didn't work out for either of us. My now dh divorced his first wife. My boyfriend and I couldn't make it work (now 6 yrs into the relationship). We both unknowingly ended these relationships the same spring.

That same fall we were both shopping at Walmart (40 minutes from where we live--not even the closest Walmart) on the morning after Thanksgiving at 6am. I bumped into him literally in all the crowded mayhem. I went to apologize, and noticed it was him. I hadn't seen him in 3 or so yrs. We chatted for just a moment and went back to what we were doing. At the end of that weekend I decided to call him. I had did that big No-No and went back and read the letters he wrote me in Junior High. Feeling all mushy, I called mostly to reminisce. It was then that we both discovered we were single again, and we first started hanging out as friends, then dated, and then he moved in. We got married 2 yrs after that- and are almost ready to celebrate our 7yr wedding anniversary.

Funny thing is the 13 yr old girl in me had wrote him a letter once, that he kept, that told him someday we were gonna married, because he was my soul mate. I guess I must of knew something back then afterall.

 

[luvwinnie]

We actually MET when we were about 19, he was a friend of a friend and MY friend had a huge crush on him. I remained close with his best friend and we'd see each other at parties and such. At 29 (1998), after my divorce and not seeing each other for a couple years, our mutual friend asked us both to hang out one night and we just CLICKED! I always thought he was cute, but my friend had a crush on him so of course I couldn't ACT on it back then. We started emailing and IMing and flirting, then had our first date. We both fell really hard and fast and got married 8 months later.

 

[wvjovifan]

We met on a blind date My best friend and my DH's best friend were dating and they fixed us up....We were in their wedding and three years later they were in our wedding!!! We've been married 26 years....(our friends are still married, too!!)

 

[LisaNJ25]

It was the summer I was turning 17.He was the hot older boy with a cool truck . He lived in the other half of a 2 family house my best friend rented. A few months later we found out we were expecting and the rest is history.

 

[jbdreamer]

We met at WDW!

We were in the WDWCP and had the same communications class together. The first day we took personality tests, and we ended up in the same group. Colin must have liked me and asked my friend if I would be interested in going out. She finally asked me and I said "Who?"

Colin gave me a call and we ended up talking for over 2 hours. On our first date (it was on his b-day) we continued to talk like we had been friends forever. At that point, I knew that this was something special. After the WDWCP I cancelled my plane ticket home, and instead had Colin drive me home cross country to Minnesota.

We managed to stay together even though he lived in Washington, and I in Minnesota. After a year of long distance dating he moved to Minnesota. We have been married now for almost 3 years!

 

[VernRDH]

DH and I met for the first time through a personal ad he placed in the local paper. I replied, we talked quite a bit and agreed to go out. When he came to pick me up, I took one look at him and knew he was the man I was going to marry. We dated for about 6 weeks, he decided to date someone else, so that was that.
Fast forward one year (almost exactly) and I went shopping for a computer. Well who was working at the big box computer store but him!!! We talked, he said he tried calling me but I had moved. We started dating again. Moved in together 5 months later, got engaged 6 months after that and got married on Oct. 18, 1997.

I tell him it was fate, he kids me and says I was stalking him. If I had been stalking him, he would have known long before then

 

[princesspumpkin]

Dh and I met in a play. He was the understudy to a cast member that I had to kiss. One day the cast member wasn't there and DH and I had our first kiss - before we had our first date We didn't actually start dating until 1 1/2 years later. I always thought that he was "corny" and he thought that I was "goofy". Once again, I firmly believe that during that 1 1/2 years of being friends before we started dating, God was working on making me into the type of woman that deserved and would attract this wonderful man. (and working on Dh too )

 

[THESCHULTZFIVE]

I met my Dh through a mutual friend. We all hung out one night and started dating about one week after that. My DD9 was 2 at the time and it was EXTREMELY important to me that whoever I was going to be in a relationship with respected me as a mother first and foremost, so basically the person had to date me around my schedule with her. When Dh baked me brownines on Mother's Day and dropped them off while we were out saying "he didn't want to intrude on my time with her, he just wanted to say Happy mother's Day" that was it for me. We were married 4 months after we met.

 

[Shugardrawers]

The AOL personals! I could tell by his picture he was a cocky sum-bear and I couldn't resist. I was right It was love at first IM. I moved from WA state to MS to be with him. Talk about culture shock!! It was sure worth it though. He's definitely the love of my life.

 

[sajetto]

Yahoo Personals...he was this tall, skinny guy standing on the beach with a goofy smile. I thought he was adorable. We talked through email and phone 2 weeks and met the first time at Outback. When he got out of his car he was dressed as sharp as a pin and dead sexy! (Not at all like his pic) Now we are getting married at Disney in January

 

[jimmiej]

My wife & I started "going together" in Jr. High. We went steady for eight years & we've been married for 25 years. It was love at first sight for me!

 

[CJMickeyMouse]

We met on a blind date My best friend and my DH's best friend were dating and they fixed us up....We were in their wedding and three years later they were in our wedding!!! We've been married 26 years....(our friends are still married, too!!)

I could have written this reply!! We were set up by friends that were dating (actually she was my roommate and he was DH's). They were married two weeks before us.... and we have been married (each couple) 17 years in July.

 

[Pooh67_68]

We meet at my cousins. My parents, sister and I were there having dinner and he stopped in after work, he worked for my cousin's husband.

I took notice because my cousins middle son crawled right into his lap after he sat down. (This particular child would scream his head off if a stranger tried to hold him).

After about 10 minutes he asked for some coffee and since I was near the pot I poured a cup and when I went to hand it to him, spilled it in his lap.

After we left my cousin bugged him to take my number (yes she is a pain in the butt). He only took it to shut her up.

That weekend he decided to call and ask me to the movies. When he picked me up, he helped me zipper my coat and asked me (on the very first date) to marry him.

We will be celebrating 20yrs May 3rd.

 

[IWantMickey]

We met at a conference in Harrisburg, PA. I only knew one person there and she asked me to go to dinner with her and some firefighter friends from Philly. So I went and sat next to a man with the nicest smile (and eyes) who made me laugh all through dinner. When we were leaving the restaurant, I had a sneezing fit and no tissues. Well, my Prince Charming pulls out a hankie, tells me "Don't worry, it's clean" and, believe it or not, that was it for me! Yeah, I know, I know, it doesn't take much.... We dated long distance for a year, then I moved to the Philly area. We each brought kids into the marriage (all are grown now). We'll be married 12 years next month and we've got 3 grandsons and one granddaughter on the way. Life is good.

BTW, Pooh 67 68, How's life in Albrightsville? We had a vacation home there at Towamencin Trails until about 2 years ago. Loved it up there (when the race fans weren't there, that is!) Snow, ice, fog - yeah, right! Now I remember why we sold it. Only kidding. I do miss the deer though. We had a ton of them in our backyard every day.

 

[swtnikki]

My Kenny & I met online, through mingles.com We e-mailed each other a couple of times, talked on Yahoo for about a month, then we met at my house. Well, actually, he got lost & ended up at a Home Depot parking lot 5 min. away, & me & my mom had to go get him. I knew right away he was the one for me, & it's been 3 1/2 yrs. since we've first started going out. Yes, I'm gonna marry him too.

 

[disneynutt1225]

We're not married yet but close enough, so....

We met when I was 16 and he was almost 18 (my junior year and his senior year in high school). We were in the same math class and I sat behind him. I had a crush on him the beginning of the school year and he finally got the hint in February that I liked him. We went on our first date in April (yeah, he was a little slow, LOL) and it was all downhill from there. We just knew we were meant to be together.

At the end of that school year, my family moved to NY and that summer he went to college in SC. Everyone said it wouldn't last, we'd grow apart, long distance relationships just don't work, blah blah blah. Well, we survived that and then some. Four years later, I moved back to NJ to be with him (first with my best friend, then his family, then finally we got our own apartment together).

April 11 will be our 9th anniversary as a couple, and we're getting married August 26. It's been a great ride and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with the love of my life.