How did you meet your mate?

I guess I'm lucky. I've known my boyfriend for 13 years.  Back then we met through a mutual friend.  Lee worked with my friend Jeff, and they stopped over one night to hang out.  I had the "party house" back then.  Always loads of people there.  Lee told me it was love at first sight for him, but I had a boyfriend at the time.  We definitely connected though.  But I never gave it a thought.  But over the years we remained friends, even though there were periods when we didn't see each other for a year at a time.  It was just the comfort of knowing he was still in my life, and me in his.  It always seemed that when we did reconnect, I always had a boyfriend, so nothing ever happened.  Fast forward to a year ago.  We reconnected again, and lo and behold, he and I were both single. So, we gave it a shot.  But some issues happened, and he ended up going to rehab (pills) for 8 months.  So it was over just like that.  BUT, on March 1, I got a call from him, saying he was out, and wanted to see me.  He came over the next night, and here we are.  Finally in love after 13 years.  Life is good!  I'm gonna marry that man! Good luck Sarah!

WHAT...Sally I had no idea you were getting some action??? So hey I saw this show on the Travel channel about the McD/Diner in Lafayette....ever been?

Oh yeah, lots of action!  lol  The McD Diner sucks.  Seriously.  They bring the food to your table and have a much broader menu, but it's still like fast food.  I doubt I'd go again. Hugs!

I was introduced to my hubby by a friend.  Her husband worked with him and I worked with her.   Shortly after I moved here and started working with my friend she told me she knew this guy and thought he and I would be a good match.   I gave the okay to give him my number, he called and we met for lunch and the rest is... history!   Just be yourself and keep your eyes  and  HEART  open and love will find you!

I'm a bit of a gamer geek and met hubby in an online game back in 2002.  We started chatting online, then on the phone.  After a few months, we met in person.  Then a few months later, I picked up and moved from MS to VA.  We got married in 2004.

I met my husband when he was my best friends boss.  I said he was cute and she hooked us up.  The first vision I had of him was when he was climbing a ladder and I liked the "view"  LOL.  It's been 13 years since I saw him the first time and we've been married for 11 1/2 years now.  =)

I'll tell you the tale of two men.  The one that I married only under extreme distress because my mom wanted me to because she was dying with terminal cancer and didn't want to leave me all alone and the other that I played the "runaway bride" on the night before my wedding because I was just terrified because I was young(not because I wasn't madly in love, I was).

Man number one I met online, we got to talking and found out that we lived only 3 blocks from each other and he knew my parents and he knew how my mother was battling brain cancer.  He swooped in and became this sort of angel of mercy and kind of was always there to help me with my mother.  He went with me to sit with my mother  at the nursing home, he would sit with me while I would keep her company as she got her horrible treatments.  After months of this he asked me to marry him and I was floored.  I told him no.  My mom was devastated.  She was convinced that God had sent him at exactly the right time to help me through all of the stuff with her and that I needed to change my mind and I gave in.  Long story short.  We aren't together anymore.

Man number two is the one that I skipped out on at the rehearsal dinner.  We met while I was the leader of a baptist student union impact team leader and he was on my team.  To be honest at first I barely even noticed that he existed.  One day I was driving one of the college vans coming back from an event with the team and me and one of the girls from my team sitting in the front passenger seat was having a belching contest and Ken in a disgusted tone said "I would never date a girl who had belching contests", and I thought to my self who is that and looked in my rear view mirror and said "well, I guess you will never date me" all the while thinking "as if".  Long story short that guy asked me out the next day, I turned him down every day for like 2 weeks until giving in.  We dated for 2 1/2 years before getting engaged and were engage for a year and a half before the escape.  Of all of the regrets in my life, even all of the weight loss, even marrying satan's spawn, nothing compares to letting the love of my life get away from me.  I think I will love him for the rest of my life.  Maybe when I get old I will be one of those people who at long last comes back in contact with lost love.

 

I think my mom would be fine with me being single...her marrage wasn't good, both my sisters have been divorced. I never knew any of my aunt's hubby's...expect one...who was a loser...they are now divorced....I mean seriously I have a great idea of what I do not want my marriage to be...but at least I have seen how much communication is key...I also don't feel I have to jump into anything or take the first guy who likes me because he maybe the only one. Gosh, I so can't wrap my brain around this....

Oh Sarah, my favorite subject!! Before I tell you our story, let me say that any guy who takes the time to get to know you is going to love you! You are a beautiful girl inside and out, outgoing, funny, commited, smart, energetic, loving, kind hearted, etc, etc, etc. You will be a great catch for the right guy and you are right, don't "put up" with anyone. That is what I did for many years and thankfully for me, we worked it out, but it hasn't been easy!  I know we were fated to be together and here is how our crazy story goes... I met Mike when I was just turning 16 at a roller skating rink that we went to every Friday night. We started out as friends (he was dating my friend and I his), and became really good friends. I knew I wanted to be with him before he knew I was "alive" as they say. The summer before my senior year my mother made me go spend the summer with my father in Wi (I lived in Cali). When I left, Mike was still dating my best friend and they were kind of serious. She was a year younger than me and Mike 4 years older than me and her dad was against the relationship. So, while I was gone, they broke up (she gave in to her dad) and he called me in Wi and asked me if I wanted to go out with him when I got home. Well, I was ECSTATIC because I was already in love with him!!! So we talked every day on the phone and one night we were talking about weddings and he asked me to marry him. I said yes, of course, and he said "maybe we should wait till we date and see what happens" and I said "it won't change my answer, I love you and my answer is yes"  So we were engaged before a "real" date or even a kiss! LOL He put the ring on my finger after I got off the plane and that was that!  We moved in together sooner than we wanted, I was still 17 (long story) and got married when I was 18. I was very young, very messed up when it came to men, and "put up" with way too much crap (mostly jealousies)! We were married for almost 4 years and then I left him and divorced him. We were only apart for a VERY necessary 9 months, but I wish I hadn't divorced him. LONG STORY!!! We got back together, but it took him 14 years to agree to marry me again. Both of our girls are were born when we weren't married. So we have been married this time for 8 years, but last year we decided to make it what it really is, so this year was our 25th wedding anniversary and we are stronger than ever and still very much in love with each other!! I still "settle" for some things, who doesn't, but I don't "put up" with ANYTHING now!!!!  Sarah, I hope you find your prince charming real soon! You deserve the best and you will find him!  You too Michelle!!!  I have a 35 year old brother who is single and looking but definitely wants kids. He's pretty cute!!! Shell, he lives in Cali now and he is a Chef!!!          I'm praying for Prince Charming to come you way!!!                   biggest hugs and love, Becky

I met my DH through my brother-in-law. They were friends.