Where did you meet your Significant Other

[ronandannette]

First marriage: College (marching band, specifically).
Current marriage: Online.

ETA for @disneychrista - I was 40 at the time I met my second husband. I didn't have experience with online dating before that, but I actually found the experience to be quite pleasant. Met a few people, no crazies (those are sometimes easy to weed out on the site), played it safe. No complaints!

Although I’m blessedly glad to not be in this position, nor do I ever expect to be, I don’t know how anybody meets anybody now IRL. @disneychrista , I think if I were you I would strongly consider an on-line dating site. NOT Tinder or POF, (sorry to those that have used them). There are apparently many others that can point people in the direction of “good matches” based on more than just looks or a hunch.

I’m all for being selective about who you spend time with; setting some standards and boundaries that can be whatever matters to you. That’s pretty hard when one just waits for somebody (anybody) to wander along and show interest. Why don’t you consider giving it a go?

 

[soccerdad72]

College - we met in an accounting class as sophomores.

 

[MGMmjl]

My wife and I met on eHarmony in 2015, married in 2016.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Pool hall in college town on Stop Day (Friday before semester Finals the next week)--turns out we have followed each other without knowing it throughout our lives finally meeting at age 19 and 18 respectively.

 

[Chickinvic]

I met mine at a bar. We (my daughter and I) were out watching a Pink Floyd tribute band. Both DH and I were 42 at the time (49 now).

 

[chiefmickeymouse]

I met my ex-husband at the beach in Panama City. He came up to me and asked me to rub suntan lotion on his back. 23 years later, he met the girl he cheated on me with at work.

I met the man I'm seeing now on-line. He's nothing I was ever looking for but is the sweetest man ever. He's a keeper.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Although I’m blessedly glad to not be in this position, nor do I ever expect to be, I don’t know how anybody meets anybody now IRL. @disneychrista , I think if I were you I would strongly consider an on-line dating site. NOT Tinder or POF, (sorry to those that have used them). There are apparently many others that can point people in the direction of “good matches” based on more than just looks or a hunch.

I’m all for being selective about who you spend time with; setting some standards and boundaries that can be whatever matters to you. That’s pretty hard when one just waits for somebody (anybody) to wander along and show interest. Why don’t you consider giving it a go?

My mom and I were just talking yesterday about dating and how people do it nowadays. She hasn't tried eHarmony (supposedly it's very $$$$) but she has done various other dating sites. Match(.com) is one she's done multiple times throughout the years. She said the same 'just want to hook up' guys are on there that are on other sites.

Basically it's hard to find ones actually looking for relationships and not just hookups even on so-called good or better sites. I'm sure not impossible but more or less many guys (and girls too I'm sure) use those sites for hookups rather than meaningful relationship building for a long-term partner.

 

[disneychrista]

@disneychrista , I think if I were you I would strongly consider an on-line dating site....
I’m all for being selective about who you spend time with; setting some standards and boundaries that can be whatever matters to you. That’s pretty hard when one just waits for somebody (anybody) to wander along and show interest. Why don’t you consider giving it a go?

I'm not completely against online dating and who knows it might be something I consider in the future. Right now, I know I am not ready. I still need to get ME back. The idea of dating and then things not working out (which WILL happen, more than once, before the right one comes along) isn't something I am prepared to deal with right now. Right now I just need to work on me, getting my health & happiness back is more important. I WAS happy single for many years. I want/need to get that back more than I need/want someone to share my life with.

 

[DisneyMomx7]

High School!

 

[texaslover]

I met current DH on Match.com when I was 45 and we have been together 7 years. There were the typical "hook-up" guys but even some of them were fun for a couple of dates as long as I went into it pretty sure they weren't looking for long term. DH is a quirky, handsome character that I probably never would have gone for in "real life" but I gave him a chance online and am very happy!

 

[Kennywood]

We met in college. We had the same major, so we shared a lot of classes together. We started actually dating in February and we were engaged that Christmas. We both wanted to graduate from college before getting married, so we were engaged for 2-1/2 years. We've been married now for over 31 years.

 

[Aaeolien]

Wife was streaming on Twitch. I browsed into her channel one day and never left. Eventually she picked up and moved here where we happily got married, bought a house and planning a Disney trip.

 

[Kennywood]

I met my wife at a Star Trek fan club, when I moved to Denver, We both liked the same things that is why it's worked for 20 years!

LLAP

 

[DLgal]

At our college part time job.

 

[Praying Colonel]

DW and I were working as counselors at a summer camp. Married for 30 years and counting.

 

[ralphie]

Late skate at a county rink - going on 48 years - can't skate anymore!

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Freshman year of college. A mutual friend introduced us, kinda, but we were also in the same American History class the fall semester of Freshman year. Group of us started hanging out. Started dating in April.

 

[DisneyHardin]

My mom and I were just talking yesterday about dating and how people do it nowadays. She hasn't tried eHarmony (supposedly it's very $$$$) but she has done various other dating sites. Match(.com) is one she's done multiple times throughout the years. She said the same 'just want to hook up' guys are on there that are on other sites.

Basically it's hard to find ones actually looking for relationships and not just hookups even on so-called good or better sites. I'm sure not impossible but more or less many guys (and girls too I'm sure) use those sites for hookups rather than meaningful relationship building for a long-term partner.

I met DH on eHarmony (It was about 13 years ago), but the reason I liked it over any of the other sites was that everyone had to pay to even have a profile. I figured that meant that everyone on there was at least serious enough to have invested the $99 (at that time it was $99 for 3 months) and taken the time to take the long questionnaire.

 

[disneychrista]

I met DH on eHarmony (It was about 13 years ago), but the reason I liked it over any of the other sites was that everyone had to pay to even have a profile. I figured that meant that everyone on there was at least serious enough to have invested the $99 (at that time it was $99 for 3 months) and taken the time to take the long questionnaire.

You aren't kidding about the long questionnaire. YEARS ago when they were doing a free weekend, I got about half way through it and gave up.

 

[Funfire240]

We met at a bar. I saw him walk in so walked up to the bar to get a glass of water and asked him if he was having fun yet. He looked at me like "I just got here and obviously you're not with drinking water." lol Anyways, ended up talking and he got my number and called me later that night and then asked me out a few days later.