How Did You Meet Your Spouse?

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So...How did you meet your spouse (or significant other)? How did you know they were the one? Anyone got a good story of love at first sight, an unusual meeting, being swept off their feet, or a meant to be story?

I know people are usually looking for answers to problems on here, but I thought it would be nice to see some good, positive things on here.
 
Just sayin' the title kinda reminds me of that TV show, "How I Met Your Mother"...... :D



But I like the thread idea!


Sorry, please continue :D
 
Good thread!!
i'll became silent reader here.. *where is my popcorn?? :D lol
 
MiaH said:
Just sayin' the title kinda reminds me of that TV show, "How I Met Your Mother"...... :D



But I like the thread idea!


Sorry, please continue :D
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Agh! But you didn{ t say how you met your mother (although I read, somewhere why you{ re thankful for her).

;=)
 
Well, My late husband and I met online by accident kinda in 96 (when such things were not done, and OMGoodness, does that date make me feel less than young).

We talked exclusively online for about 2 weeks, then progressed to hours and hours long conversations when no one had cell phones, and you both paid for each minute on the phone...oh, the phone bills! But I digress. We met in person at the end of the second month of our online meet. A few months later I went out to his state, stayed with his parents for two weeks and at the end of that period of time he asked me to marry him and we went ring shopping. A few months later, I moved to his city and we married six months later. Commence happy (for the most part) marriage. He's been gone for just over 3 years, but God has been so good to me in that time.
 
I met my wife in Jr high. We went to the movies, and set around and talked.
We progressed into high school, by then I had a car, that is when, you can say
we started dating.
She became a cheerleader, I went to all the games, just to watch her. No, not
to keep tabs on her, she was good at cheering for the team.
In the 12th. grade, I picked up a part job. I began to save my money, when I had
saved enough, I went ring shopping.
Found the ring that I wanted for her, bought it.The night of our gradation, I ask her
to marry me. She said yes, went and told her parents. We then went to my parents
and told them .
Then came the wedding plans. As soon as we had the plans, date, time and church.
We went to the courthouse and picked up the license. The licens was good for 1 year,
we were married in a church wedding 11 months later on May 1st. We waited 5 years
to have our first child, it was a boy. 3 years later we had a daughter, she died 5 hrs. after
birth.
May 1st 2015, we have been married for 42 years. God has always been first in our life,
God blessed this marriage, and still blesses it today. I know for a fact, if we had not had
God in our life, this marriage would have failed. God, wrapped his loving arms around us
when we lost our daughter, he held us tight. He carried us through, and I thank him daily
for all the love he gives us. He us much more than deserved.
And thats my story.
 
I met her last year on CC. First through her posts, then PM's were exchanged. Later, actual snail mail, late night phone conversations. After a couple months we met for the first time. A couple months after the first meet we were married in Las Vegas, Nevada on Thanksgiving Day. It wasn't virtual for us but rather, very real.
 
I was in college, and it was 30 miles from my home. (This was pre-metric days!) I had a car and would give rides to the other students from time to time.

One day, in January, a friend who was in my classes asked if I could give a ride to another student who was in electronics. I said yes. The minute I saw him, I was intrigued. Something about him was special.

I later found out he was a Christian, and crossed him off my dating list. I knew he would never approve of my lifestyle. As the year wound down, I started taking the bus, instead of going early and staying late to study. This man always showed up at the last possible minute. So I started saving a seat for him.

I would talk the whole way there, and usually the whole way back. He never replied. But he kept sitting by me. I guess he was praying for me.

At the end of the year, he needed to go to the coast for a job interview, and I needed to go to see the university I would be attending. I had been reading the Bible and some Christian books by then, listening to a Christian album, but I was not saved. We were supposed to go with a group of people, but everyone dropped out but the two of us. He was very uncomfortable!

Then on the way home, I started telling him about my life. We started talking about the Bible, and God saved me. That night, we both admitted we loved each other. We got married a year later, that was almost 35 years ago. We've had ups and downs, but that love we found has never lost its way. God lead me to him, and then to each other.
 
I had joined the church a week or two before, so I didn't know we were supposed to talk to the pastor before service if we had an announcement for him to consider. After he did announcements, I "excused me, but can I add one?" (Future hubby told me later that the only reason he let me do that is because he liked my "Question Authority" pin. The previous pastor was Jimmy Jonesish, but too few questioned authority until it was too late.) At the time, I had the address for anyone who wanted to send Christmas cards to the hostages at Iran's Embassy. (Doesn't that tell how long ago this was? lol)

Future hubby was in the back of the church and saw me stand up. (He liked my butt. lol)

We became friends through a mutual friend, I kept trying to give him hints that I wanted him to ask me out, we even went out after Bible studies for hot chocolate (three times before I asked him if I could have a coke instead, because I HATE hot chocoalte), so finally our first date was Feb. 28th.

He took me to dinner and paid for it, (I was used to going dutch in college on dates, so this was big), then to see the first Muppet Movie, and then we played air hockey at a table where I worked. (Runaway Shelter.) Afterward, he took me home, we sat in my driveway and he spent three hours telling me his life story, including he just got a divorce the year before, lost his kids and house, where he went wrong, and he was looking for a wife because he was the kind of guy who needed to be married.. I gave him a one hour history of me. He took me up to my front door and gave me a kiss that tingled my toes. (Best kisser I've ever known!)

When I went in, it was 1 AM, but I called Dad to tell him, "I just finished my first date with the man I'm going to marry."

That went about where you'd think it would go, but one week later, we were talking about what we needed for our apartment together when we got married, but I stopped and had to ask the obvious question. "Did you ever propose to me?"

He laughed, and said no, so I had to ask when we started talking marriage.

He said, "You brought it up two days ago, freaked me out, but I didn't say anything. I went home, thought about it, and decided it was a good idea."

We were married that October. We should have married quicker, but y brother was engaged for a year, so I thought he should get married first. He did. Two weeks before we did. lol

We've loved and been content for coming up on 35 years, but that's not necessarily "happily ever after." We've gone through a lot of tough times, but, MAN! Am I ever so glad we could go through them together. If we never met, both of us would have been dead by now. We've literally saved each other, even through the hard times.

(Big lightening strike, just hit. Got to go, so sorry for not proofing this before I send.)
 
I met my husband in highschool. ☺
We didnt date until after graduation. The love of my life. He completes me.

. He began praying for God's best for him and even included physical appearence, he didnt tell me that until we had been married 4 years. He's annoying yet loving. Sarcastic, yet God fearing. He's gorgeous and loves his children. Im blessed beyond words
 
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Angela53510 said:
I was in college, and it was 30 miles from my home. (This was pre-metric days!) I had a car and would give rides to the other students from time to time.

One day, in January, a friend who was in my classes asked if I could give a ride to another student who was in electronics. I said yes. The minute I saw him, I was intrigued. Something about him was special.

I later found out he was a Christian, and crossed him off my dating list. I knew he would never approve of my lifestyle. As the year wound down, I started taking the bus, instead of going early and staying late to study. This man always showed up at the last possible minute. So I started saving a seat for him.

I would talk the whole way there, and usually the whole way back. He never replied. But he kept sitting by me. I guess he was praying for me.

At the end of the year, he needed to go to the coast for a job interview, and I needed to go to see the university I would be attending. I had been reading the Bible and some Christian books by then, listening to a Christian album, but I was not saved. We were supposed to go with a group of people, but everyone dropped out but the two of us. He was very uncomfortable!

Then on the way home, I started telling him about my life. We started talking about the Bible, and God saved me. That night, we both admitted we loved each other. We got married a year later, that was almost 35 years ago. We've had ups and downs, but that love we found has never lost its way. God lead me to him, and then to each other.
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I loved this Angela!

It´s a very inspiring love story. :o
 
MiaH said:
Just sayin' the title kinda reminds me of that TV show, "How I Met Your Mother"...... :D



But I like the thread idea!


Sorry, please continue :D
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Oh, Miah!

I think I would like to hear about your dad and mom´s... They are from two extremes of this earth...

Do you know their love story?
 
atwhatcost said:
Men! Always good at brevity. lol
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After High School, I joined the Navy and served 4 years. After I got out and came back home, I got hired at the Post Office and delivered mail to my spouse's house and the sparks were really flying! We were married a year later and have been married ever since.
 
NFD33 said:
So...How did you meet your spouse (or significant other)? How did you know they were the one? Anyone got a good story of love at first sight, an unusual meeting, being swept off their feet, or a meant to be story?

I know people are usually looking for answers to problems on here, but I thought it would be nice to see some good, positive things on here.
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25 yrs ago yesterday, I met my wife at a party my friend lured me to with hope of beach volleyball. I had never been to Long Beach Island in my life and my wife also had never been there before that day. Neither of us have been back since. That 1 and only day we both were there. She was born in Italy and moved to Norristown Pa when she was 4. I was born and raised in central New Jersey 70+ miles from Norristown. My friend worked in North Jersey with the girl who had the party at her parents beach house, and my wife graduated from Villanova with her.

I had already had a few beers when she arrived. She claims to this day to swear that the moment she saw me sitting on that stool she KNEW instantly she was going to marry me. We have a running joke that our 1st verbal exchange was her saying "Do you know where the keg is?" with my reply being "yeah, it's over there", her feelings that we were going to marry quickly vanished as she's STILL slightly perturbed that I didn't just get up and pour her a beer. She's right of course, what kind of dummy doesn't get up and do that? She vanished for several hours as I continued partying.
Later that night she reemerged and we talked and made out the rest of the night.

All I can say is PRAISE THE LORD!!!! for this serendiputous meeting!

Thought recently of taking her back there with the 25yr anniversary here, but maybe that special night should stand on it's own.
 
Wow, those are some really good stories. It is amazing how God puts you in a position to meet that certain someone. I had kinda a neat story with my ex wife. I had been on Facebook of all places and she showed up as a "person I may know." I looked at the profile because she was attractive and said "I don't know her but I'd like to." Several days went by and I eventually looked again and decided to look at mutual friends. I saw one that I knew worked with her. I said something to her and she put us in touch. We talked a several times over a few days and had planned to meet that weekend to go to the state fair. Well, the day before we were to meet to go there, I was working at the local fire department. We have a fire alarm call. It was to be dorm she lived at. So, we wound up meeting a day early. I always have her a hard time for pulling the fire alarm. I should note though that the alarm was actually due to something she couldn't have controlled. Sadly, as you may have noted, that is my ex. Though that seemed like a really great way to meet for the first time, it wasn't meant to be. But, I do believe I met her for a reason and went through everything I did for a reason. God has a plan for me.
 
It sad to hear it is your ex but, on the other side, I have heard there are EXs that cambe back...

I won´t come back to my ex-wife (neither with a couple of them that are Exs) but some have painstakingly learned to love again (or anew)
 
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