how and where did you meet your partner?

[OhioCouple]

What a cool topic Roxy!

I sort of knew my hubby for several years before we actually 'connected'. He was a contractor for the hotel that I worked in. (And before ya'll go crazy...NO I wasn't a working girl in that sense! ) We basically knew of each other in passing through various renovations being done and quite honestly I had no physical attraction for him as he was much different than most that I lusted after. He was a nice guy, we chit chatted on occasion, I probably cursed him a few times since certain projects were not either done or looking to be done on time, and that was it.

THEN... one day he walked into my office and closed the door part way and asked me if I would like to grab some breakfast with him. He knew that I had worked all night and I still tell him that he took advantage of me in a weak moment. (I looked like something the cat drug in.) I'll never forget the absolute fear/excitement that I felt at that moment. To this day, I can remember exactly what he was wearing and can still visualise the look of fear and innocence on his face. Due to my schedule at the time and his, we did not end up going out together until about 3 weeks later. The rest is history. Ten years later we are still going strong.

[DragonsLair]

I love these kind of conversations, Roxy. Too cool.

My husband and I met over the internet. We were both members of the same singles website. One day I got an email and recognized the name as one who's profile I'd scanned not more than a couple days before. I read his email, reread his profile, like the pic and answered back. After meeting for lunch once, I knew I wanted to see him again. I almost blew it by telling him that I was dating someone at the time (you know, one of those it's better than being alone dating things, lol). Luckily he didn't drop me then and there.

A little while later we got together again, and I knew I had to break up with the guy I was dating. I did that not too long after and Midnight and I have been together ever since. We celebrate our second wedding anniversary July 1. And have been together for 4 years later this summer. Doesn't seem like it's been that long, seems like just yesterday.

Midnight, thank you, baby. Kisses.

DragonsLair

He is T (the love of my life). I am A (so glad you'll be home soon).

[Handyman69]

O.K, I will give you the edited, condensed version. After a nasty marriage & divorce, I had been single for Four years ( a nessesity to figure out who you are and where you want to be ). Having custady of four young children (youngest being 3) and one child on dialysis (renal failor) I was having a very hard time meeting women who where willing to take on four kids. Don't get me wrong, I was dating a lot but as a man we are suppose to accept there kids, but ours are to much. I also made it a point not to pick women up at bars, didn't need any more problems then I already had. Not meeting people in my area I placed an add in a singles magazine. I was upfront telling them about my situation and with-in three months met Rhonda, A real catch, never had been married, wanted kids, had a very good carrear (registerd nurse). That was 9 years ago and we have made a very good pair.

John

[naughty A]

high school

Okay so we have been together a very long time, 18 yrs? I think. We've had some rough patches over the years too but we've worked through them, that has to count for something.

Swinging sort of takes the place of the social life we didn't have from 16-25 like most people did when we were too busy trying to survive.

There is a lot to be said for being 2 against the world. It does forge some very strong bonds. I can genuinely say he is my best friend and essentially we wouldn't be the people we are now if we hadn't matured together.

Naughty A.

[Alura]

We met in Europe when we were working for the same company but in different divisions and in cities a couple of hundred miles apart. A series of unlikely circumstances caused me to visit Mrs. Alura's store. I took her out to dinner and we've pretty much been an item since. Yes, she's American, too.

Mr. Alura

[bbcpl4cpl]

In a bar named Studebaker's on my twenty third birthday, I was weaving along, carrying two beers, one in each hand, they being my eighth and ninth (free) beers of the night. I was a smoker back then and was carrying a generic brand. I stopped at a table and asked the young man on the other side -- rudely interrupting a conversation with his buddy-- if he had a cigarette.
He gave me one and we talked (still don't know what about) for a few minutes. I couldn't hear him over the music so I came around the table and sat -- again rudely between him and his friend -- and we talked some morel. I asked him to buy me a beer ( I was rude yet again) and he did. Finally, I told him I was going to kiss him and he said okay. We did for quite some time.
As the bar closed I asked him to take me home with him but he was living at home at the time so he couldn't. We kissed while his friend went and got the car and we both were swaying in our inebriated states according to his friend.
This was a friday night. He called me Saturday and asked if I remembered him. We went on our first date on Tuesday to a movie and love blossomed from there. We later on (a few months later) admitted that neither of us really could recall what the other one looked like that first night, so essentially we had a sort of blind date on the first one.
And for those of you wondering I don't drink anymore but only occasionally and I'll have but maybe one or two beers . I was a tad easy in those days when plied with alcohol. Now I'm just easy.

We've been together now five and a half years and married for five of those years. We had moved in together about three weeks after we initially met and were married one day short of six months. We had our first baby one year and two days after we met.

Tigress xx

[ga_cpl_frknit]

....online. That's right. In a Yahoo chatroom. I was not one to check profiles or to PM someone out of the blue, but he made some comment in the chatroom that made me laugh and think and the same time. So I thought I would check out his profile. Something about him caught my eye. His picture? Perhaps...that was the start. But there was more. I PM'd him...made the same old tired "nice pic" comment and began a conversation. Not only was he witty and funny....he was smart to boot! (good looking helps, LOL) Within the first 2 hours of chatting with him I told him I was going to marry him (OMGoodness, what WAS I thinking?! ) Of course we blew it off as just silly talking. But as time went on and we chatted more and we moved to phone chatting we both began to realize that we were soul-mates. We're a newly married couple (5 months now) but we love each other more than life. Ugh! Okay, don't wanna get all sappy and emotional on ya, but that's just the WAYYYYYY shortened version of how we met.

Glad to see we're not the only ones who've met online.

St. Tr. (LOL, our names rhyme and no one believes us when we tell them our names, so we just use initials)

[DragonsLair]

Congratulations on your marriage. Online is definitely a great way to meet. It sure worked great for us.

DragonsLair

He is T. I am A.

[uneed_love2]

We also met online. I was looking for some info on an association I wanted to join and posted on one of the threads. JC used to be a member. By chance he checked it out, he hadn't done that for over a year, and wished us good luck. His french name caught my eye and I wrote back, asking him if he wanted to discuss this association. We started e-mailing and found out that we had so many things in common, it was almost scary. I was planning to travel to Europe and so we decided to meet. We had three days of bliss!
The rest is history!
Its been 4 years that we met. At times it is not easy being so far apart. But then I remember the way I feel when I am with him and it makes it all worth while.
I wish July came after May...

[yhungry]

I met my wife in Battle.

Those from the UK should know where that is.

Rich

[BradAndJanet]

Here are some other stories, including ours...

-B

[uneed_love2]

Originally posted by sinc

Live, Love Laugh And remember to have fun

Sinc I really like your signature! It is so true. Most of the time we forget to live and have fun!

[ga_cpl_frknit]

Originally posted by sinc
I was never planning on marrying when my close friend introduced me to his brother and it was " love at first sight" that I never beleived in only "lust at first sight"
Maybe that if you quit looking maybe theyll find you.

You're so very right....sometimes you have to NOT look to find exactly what you are looking for! That's how it worked for us.

St. Tr.

[jen]

Hey curious24,

Not that I should be talking about where to meet "that someone" I can't sleep so sorry for your luck,

I believe that good hearts have a way of finding each other. No one has to be looking & once a good heart finds another, they are always together. So long as the owners of the hearts allow themselves to believe in what it is that the heart can see.

[Flori_DAMAN]

Originally posted by jen


So long as the owners of the hearts allow themselves to believe in what it is that the heart can see.

wow

John