How did you find your boyfriend/girlfriend or wife/husband?

[Anonymous]

how did you guys meet your significant other

[SaoirseS]

He was (still is) in a separate National Guard company, but when he saw me he remembered me from his grandfather's funeral when I had to jump into an open grave to retrieve a rubber chicken that a little boy had thrown in. He also remembered overhearing me tell my dad to go take a flying fuck at a rolling donut (I was ready to kill him). During a drill weekend, I asked him out to dinner but he declined saying he was seeing someone. Then a few months later, he asked if the offer for dinner was still good, but at the time I had just started seeing someone so I declined. Fast forward a few months later and we ended up being free and single again, so I asked him out and he accepted. We agreed to meet at IHOP late at night for dinner, but he poked in the wrong IHOP in his GPS and he went to the wrong one - in the neighboring state across the river. Then when we ended up in the right place together, we had a great pancake and hash brown dinner. He insisted on paying, but his credit card got declined (he'll never live it down) and I had to bail him out. But it set me off laughing so hard I couldn't talk for five minutes. Always an adventure. We got married two weeks ago.

[WhatTheHeckkkk]

We met on Tinder. The worst place to find a relationship for young adults.


However, we both were looking for something serious, other dating apps like Bumble or Hinge didn’t really have any luck due to the lack of profiles in our area. Tinder was more popular.


We went on a date and hit it off well. Now we’re doing great :-)

[HighlyVolatile]

We met at a picnic, specifically Hanami in April like so:

She was a friend of a friend. That was 15 years ago, I think? Or maybe 16 years ago. I'm terrible at keeping track of chronology.

We became flirty friends first for almost a year and we always had a tendency to halfway ditch our friends when we hung out to talk to each other. I found I could just talk and talk and talk to her and never get bored.

One day, our friends had to all leave early leaving just the two of us at a bar. So we danced a bit and she gave me a flirty kiss (just a peck on the lips) and then I asked her out a second time (I asked her out before a few months after we became friends but she turned me down thinking I was a playboy or something) and then she agreed.

[HighlyVolatile]

On our first date, it was a bit awkward because I was used to acquaintances (not complete strangers but not close friends). So I'd make a joke and she'd laugh and we'd share things and it'd get intimate and soulful but that's how it was always like hanging out as friends!

So I didn't want to make moves like hold her hand or kiss or anything like that. I was confused the entire time! So at the end of the date in an elevator after dinner, I just jammed the emergency stop button and kissed her. Then we made out in the elevator brought to an emergency halt, and that one move was apparently what won her over according to her since she was still a bit iffy about dating me.

We've been married now for 12 years and she's still someone I can talk to all the time.

[HighlyVolatile]

* So I didn't [know when] to make moves like hold her hand or kiss or anything like that.

[PJH359]

I met my wife in 7th grade at the age of 12 or 13. It was love at first sight and I recall telling my best friend at the time that “I just met the girl I’m going to marry.” It wasn’t easy however…she was involved in a strict religion that did not allow her to marry outside of it. Otherwise I would have asked her as soon as we graduated high school. So she married a different man and it lasted 7 years. I married her the day of her divorce. We had 19 years and three children together. Sadly, alcoholism destroyed the marriage. We split two years ago. I wouldn’t change a thing because I think my kids are so damned perfect…and wouldn’t be who they are without her.

[OlderAndWiser]

I found her on zoosk. com, and then I found her waiting for me at the restaurant where we had our first date, eight months later, I found her living in my home, and eleven months later, I found her working in my office.

[Bluemax]

Interesting. Working with one's SO. Did you offer her the job?

[OlderAndWiser]

@Bluemax No, my partner did.

[Bluemax]

I wish you the happiness you deserve.

And I believe you deserve happiness.

[OlderAndWiser]

@Bluemax I appreciate your kind words!

[Prettygurl12]

My husband and I actually met when we were. 6 and 8 but we didn't know that until recently lol

We officially met when we were 12 and 14. We were on Christmas vacation with our families and happened to be at the same place in Costa Rica.

Turned out we lived 10 minutes away from each other back in the states. We started dating when we were 16/18 and got married at 22/24.

[Fireguy17]

On line dating.
Worked great, we were both on eharmony.

[KAT247]

on a site that wasn’t necessarily a dating site, but it was a Good site. As Good as a non-dating site could be.

[ImNoOne111]

In my university. She was asking around about stuff and I luckily got the chance to talk to her. She wasn't instantly a good option (dont tell her that!) But it turned out she was

[Drumlin2001]

We met through a dating app nearly 4 years ago. We're engaged with 2 kids

[exitseven]

We met at the beach. She walked by my house while I was working in the yard.

[HaveNoName]

Never had a girlfriend. Never dated. Family found the girl who I ended up marrying.

[ZoeyMercer]

Why not?

[HaveNoName]

@ZoeyMercer One reason could be, that i was in all boys schooling till undergrad.
Another could be that I was never the type to attract girls.
After that, I was always timid to date. But I will not lie... I did get into some very close friendships that did have a tinge of emotional connecton. But it always happened to be with girls who were already engaged. I would feel safe that it will not get serious.

[Bluemax]

I met my wife at work.

[t-8900]

Actually I found them on G@G lol

[DarkWinterNights]

For real? I would be nervous about meeting anyone online.

[t-8900]

@DarkWinterNights when you're 6'3 know some jujitsu and have lots of firearms experience that doesn't tend to be as much of an issue lol

[DarkWinterNights]

@t-8900, True, but the amount of catfish must be extreme.

[t-8900]

@DarkWinterNights that's why you talk over the phone and verify name and all that first. We talked for 2 months before meeting in person and if was on the phone, not gag

[MrSpine]

#virgin I never had a girlfriend and I'm 20.

[bamesjond0069]

She was working retail. I was a customer.

[Jltakk]

In my dreams, I assume.

[GrantArmstrong]

On a dating site

[Slim57]

Ebay