GTKY:How did you meet your SO?

dj99

So how did you meet your SO? Let's hear those stories ladies! Was it love at first sight? Or were you not interested at all? Anything funny about the first time you met?

MrsKindy40

We grew up in the same town and went to the same schools since pre school. He was a grade above me though so we had a different circle of friends. We started dating when I was a junior and he was a senior and have been together ever since!

dj99

I met DH 15 years ago. I remember a friend of mine was trying to drag me to a club that night, I wasn't really interested but decided to go. Later on that night my friend met a guy who later on was in line to another club that we were going to. Well, as she introduced me to him, next to him my DH was standing. I thought he was so cute at the time, and we ended up hanging out all night, dancing and talking. We exchanged phone numbers at the end but I couldn't stop thinking about him afterwards.

Shortly after, DH ended going back with his ex, we remained friends but I was heart broken. I knew there was something different about him, but to my friends it seemed like a silly crush. It wasn't until almost 3 years later that we started dating.

Fast forward 12 years later and here we are

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jennadesigns

We met while working together. I was a newspaper editor and he was the managing editor. I was married and he was in a relationship. Fast forward about 18 months and I was divorced - not because of him, we had our own problems - and he was out of his relationship. We started dating (in secret because our work had a dating policy) and I got pregnant with our daughter four months later. I resigned before anyone knew and went to nursing school. He ended up leaving the paper about six months later after everyone found out we were having a baby. Fast forward six years and I'm an RN, he's in IT security and we have a beautiful 5 year old daughter and are expecting our second together. It wasn't the easiest road, but it has been worth it.

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a316b

2nd night I was at college at a fraternity party. Dated pretty much since then.

13.5 years later we have 3 kids, been married 5.5 years.

chemmom1

We met on match.com. Our first date was going to be at Olive Garden, but it ended up at the mall food court, since the wait was too long everywhere else. We also ended up seeing the movie a The Departed, which was super violent. It was the least romantic first date/meeting ever, but we've been married almost 5 years, so the rest is history!

JayJay42

DH was a friend of my best friend, and we knew about each other but had never met. I was at a really low point in my life - my cousin passed away, two weeks later my apartment flooded and I had to move back in with my parents, and two weeks after that I crashed my car. Two days later, I met my husband at a sports bar and we've been inseparable ever since. Talk about a change of luck.

CTri17

Indoor rock climbing with friends, a friend of a friend brought him. He asked me to go dancing that night, 2 different nights but I was busy both nights, so he almost gave up , so I invited him to something. We started dating 6 weeks later and were married 10 mo later

FreddyisReady

We met on plentyoffish.com. He was my first (and only) date after my last relationship. I was not looking for anything serious at all, but he was so amazing and perfect for me that I had no choice! We dated for 9 months and got married. We met almost five years ago. We knew right away that we were perfect for each other.

amylee545

We met in Highschool freshman year. We didn't care for each other at first. And then he had the biggest crush on me starting sophomore year which I had no idea about. He was always super awkward around me so I would try to avoid him at all costs. And then he became less awkward by senior year. And then midway through freshman year of college (when we were at different schools 2.5hrs apart... I always tease him about his terrible timing on that one) he asked me out and we've been together ever since!

Poppy715

We were hs sweethearts. I was dating someone else at the time and DH wouldn't stay away. He and I became great friends. I knew he liked me and I enjoyed spending time with him so much more than my bf at the time. It seemed only logical he was a better match. We started dating my senior year. He and I have been together ever since, 10 years now. He knew he wanted to be with me right away and once we were together I knew he was it for me. We are really good for each other and still madly in love. 

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Honda13

We had mutual friends that were married. The friends threw a Christmas party. We were both drunk standing outside in the parking lot of the apartment complex. I bummed a cigarette off him. We went our separate ways that night. Months later I still couldn't get him off my mind. I asked my friend about him and if he would be interested. She was like OH YES! She gave him my number and told him I was interested. We talked on the phone for days and then had our first date. The rest is history!

claudizzleriffic

@FreddyisReady
DH and I met on Plenty of Fish as well, hehe! Unlike you though it wasn't an instantaneous connection. 

The short story: We met online in Jan 2010, got engaged Nov 2011, married May 2013, and are now on the road to parenthood!

The longer version...
Understandable if you don't want to read through it all, but for those of you who do...here it is:

DH was the one who messaged me initially, and at first I thought he wouldn't be my type (he was into watching the UFC and working out, doing martial arts, etc.).  I just thought to myself he probably was some testosterone-fueled, Affliction-t-shirt-wearing meathead....
BUT, after we exchanged some detailed messages back and forth, I decided to give it a shot.  We met at a brewpub (where he would eventually propose to me at as well), and shared good conversation over a common love of ours: craft beer.  We got along well and even though I was hesitant to get into a relationship (I was still hurting from my previous one), the connection was undeniable.  Also, he turned out to not be a meathead whatsoever! Yay!

I ended up moving to China to teach about 8 months after we had met.  By that time, we had started dating but it had only been 3 or 4 months.  However, we wanted to continue to see where things would lead us and he ended up moving over to China too for a few months.  The rest of the year I was gone we were doing long-d but we made it work!  I decided to cut my 2 year contract short and come back to Vancouver because we didn't want to do long-d for another year.

A few months after I came back from China, he proposed (late 2011), got married mid-2013 and are now taking that leap into parenthood! 
The road hasn't been easy, but it's been full of challenges and adventures that have made us all the more stronger and connected

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laur1020

Kind of long, but here goes:

My DH and I met at church about two and a half years ago. We go to a huge church. I used to always sit downstairs, but I wanted to change it up a bit, so I started sitting in the balcony. Well, one Sunday morning a friend of his was there alone and I was there alone. His friend was sitting behind me and when the service was over, he started to make small talk with me. I knew instantly that this guy was trying to hit on me and I was afraid he'd ask for my number, so I hurriedly made my way out of the church (he gave off the impression that he was a "ladies man", and I'm not attracted to that). So, the next Sunday, I go to sit up in the balcony again, and that guy was sitting there with his friend. I waved hello and sat several rows behind them. My friend was meeting me there, so she came in and sat with me. About two minutes after my friend arrived, the guy comes up to us and asks us to sit with him and his friend. So, we did (even though I didn't like the guy based on my first impression, I decided it couldn't hurt to make a new friend or two. And to stop judging people and give them a chance...I was 30, so I knew my options were very slim! Lol) anyway, after the service, the guy asked us to go to lunch with him and his friend. So we did. His friend took about 10 minutes to get there, so while the 3 of us were waiting, the guy started asking us (mostly me) questions about ourselves. He started bragging about his job (he's a detective with the local police department) and telling us about the boat and motorcycle he had..just being really flashy and showy and I do not like that at all. So then his friend showed up and we all were talking and I felt a connection with his friend. I was more interested in talking to him than the other guy, but it put me in an awkward situation. Anyway, the guy had to get to a meeting at the police department, so he asked me to go outside with him. He asked for my number. I reluctantly gave it to him, but I really wanted to give my number to his friend. So, I went back inside and the 3 of us wrapped things up and the friend had given us his business card to keep in touch if we wanted to hang out. I wanted so bad to email him, but I felt weird about it. So, that guy called me several times that following week, but never asked me out on a real date. I met up with him once at Dunkin donuts while he was on duty. Then he called a few times after that and then stopped. I dreaded going to church the next Sunday because I didn't know if he was you to be there or not. Thankfully, he wasn't. But his friend was! so I asked him if I could sit with him. After church, he asked if I wanted to get lunch. I said yes and we met at this nearby deli. We sat and talked for a few hours and we had quite a bit in common. There never was that awkward silence or trying to think of things to say. Well, the rest is history. Here we are, just celebrated our first wedding anniversary in September and expecting our first baby in May! Sorry that was long!

Hconner3

We met at a bar. He was a vmi student and I was home for fall break. His friend bought me and my best friend a drink. He then called DH over and they bought us drinks all night. DH asked me to go to his homecoming dance with him, became serious a month later. Now we have been together 3 years married just over 1.

lauranicole91

I moved from CA to NC during Christmas break of my freshman year 2006. DH and I were in Biology class together. He sat across the room and I thought he was weird and didn't like him.

About 10 months later, so my sophomore year, we found ourselves hanging out at the mall together because we had some mutual friends and they were meeting up. So our groups fused. He looked a bit different and there was some flirting that took place, but nothing major. We became MySpace friends shortly after and I found out he had a girlfriend. Womp womp. Me and her actually ended up becoming pretty good friends. But eventually she realized we liked each other and broke it off with him. He never cheated, but she could just tell there was something between us we were both suppressing.

So in May 2007 we started officially dating. He proposed March 2008 (yes we were 17 and 18). Moved in with me at my parents' house June 2008. We got married May 2010. Got our own place July 2010 and had our daughter March 2012.

I realize that is way more than just how we met, I got a little carried away. Oh well.

mnbando

We met in the University of Minnesota marching band (I played the flute and he played the trumpet). We went on our first date almost nine years ago and we have been together ever since. That's the short story

jbj 7497

We were both at a Military school in New York when 9-11 happened. Our school had the easiest access to Manhattan due to location and all of our water crafts. We were on the top of the same school building watching when the towers fell and signed up to be on the same team to assist. We became friends after and had a fun night before I shipped out for 4 months to the Middle East. One day while I was on my ship and feeling really homesick, he emailed and we starting keeping in touch. When I came back we started dating, 8 years (and quite a few periods of long distance) and we got married, had DS and now expecting number 2.

nutterswifey88

Highschool. At our highschool we had these lunch table and each table was "owned" by a group of people and one could not simply walk up to said table. I was a freshman anyway and had to purposely make friends with this girl who I saw frequent the infamous table just to get introduced to him. Ahhh highschool. 

Angelina08m

We were both in the navy and I worked with him. We were friends first then we became inseparable.

babymcb21

He started working at the same fast food restaurant with me when we were 17. We didn't talk for the first couple months, but once we started chatting it was pretty obvious there was something there. We started hanging out a lot after work (usually until the wee hours of the morning) and were officially dating a few months later. Neither of us had any doubts at all from that point, we knew we were meant to be. Decided to stay local for college to be close to him instead of going out of state. Moved in together after my first year of college, got engaged in 08, then finally got around to tying the knot last year lol. There's never been any question that we're soul mates

ETA: A funny aside, my first day of my senior year of HS (SO and I were still just acquaintances more or less), a friend of mine from our job (who grew up in the same town as SO) called and left me a voice mail just saying hi, making fun of me for having to be back at school, and told me one of his friends just had a baby so he was on his way to the hospital to visit her....the friend he was referring to was my future SIL and my now niece. She was 6mo old when SO and I got together, so I've always been very close with her, but I'm glad I have a little tidbit to remember her birth even though I wasn't in the picture yet.

mvieau1

Hi All!  Lurker coming out of hiding to say hello and actively join the group.  

Contrary to popular belief, what happens in Vegas, does not always stay in Vegas.  I met my husband in the wee hours of the morning in beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada.  We tried to get married the very next day (perhaps after a couple too many), but were persuaded to hold off.  At the end of the weekend we went back to our home states, on separate sides of the country.

We talked every day since and one year later, I packed up and moved cross country to be with him.  And here we are now, a bit over 4 years since we met - married and due on May 28. Recently relocated back to the Midwest.

I'm excited to share the next 6-7 months with you all!  Hoping once I see this posted my Avatar is no longer champagne glasses, not quite appropriate for this stage.  But it shows differently in different place of my profile, so let's see what happen's when I hit 'Post'.

ambarnett1

Not an awesome story, but I'll bite.

We met on a dating website. We were both working 40-60 hrs and had no time to meet people. He didn't respond to my message at first. He was going through and deleting messages when he saw mine. He finally messaged back and we talked for 2 months before meeting.

Our first meeting he picked me up at my house (stupid and naive of me) and then then we went hiking. On our way back, we saw a fair and decided to stop. We saw the farm animals and he won me a stuffed pig. We've been inseparable since.

1 yr after meeting I fell pregnant with DS, at 32 weeks pregnant we got married, DS is 6 months old and now we are expecting #2.

Ballet80

I first saw my husband at a 4-way stop in our neighborhood, I had just moved in and he was driving a big truck. I kept waiting for him to turn at the stop sign but he kept motioning for me to go, this went on for like 5 minutes. Finally as I drove passed him I screamed out my window that he needed to learn how to drive. So a few weeks later I was introduced to him by some neighbors. We went on several dates, one night he came to pick me up for dinner and I told him I would drive. When we got out to my garage, he looked at me strangely and said you drive the red Volvo? I said yes, why? He said you were the crazy girl screaming at me out the window a few weeks ago. I said oh that was you? I was mortified. So now he tells everyone that story. My road rage has toned down since then. ;;)

Sarahbmcd

I added him on Myspace almost 6 years ago bc I thought he was cute. We started messaging each other and eventually met. The rest is history.

jenanns

At the gym ....he is a personal trainer (in school now to become a pe teacher). He watched me for a while then one day I finally made a mistake on a machine so he had his in to talk to me.  That is the short version.

A week later we went on our first date - beer and appetizers and then a movie and then back for another beer so we could talk more. 

3 months later I finally got a good job ( I had been looking for a while) all the way across the country and he decided to risk it all and move with me.

squeezebean

Reading these gives me the warm and fuzzies! Here's mine:

I was a theatre kid and did shows every summer. The summer after high school it was Les Miserables, and there was this guy at callbacks with the most gorgeous voice. And he was not your typical theatre boy - he was 6 feet tall and 250 lbs of muscle. So I had the hots for him, and luckily we were both cast in the show.

But everyone else thought he was gay (you know, theatre boys). I was just not getting that vibe. So one night at a party I kissed him. NOT gay.

We've been together for 11 years, married for 6!

Funny side note if you know Les Mis:
I was Fantine and he was Marius. So the only time we were onstage together, I was the ghost of his dead MIL. No onstage romance!

climbermomma

I was rock climbing with a friend and saw some people climbing and they had a new person belaying. I asked if he wanted a back up because he was not doing it well and ended up catching the climber in two falls that would have seriously hurt if not killed the climber. After the climber came down I met my future husband who repeatedly thanked me for saving his life. We shared ropes the rest of the day and became fast best friends. A year and a half later we married and got pregnant with our first!

coastlinemama

These stories are so sweet! I love it!

Here's my long story:

After a bad break up with my long term boyfriend, my best friend told me that I should try online dating. I was in college and really could have met guys there so I was reluctant. She told me about Zoosk at about 10 pm and I was tired and lazy but I signed up and I used my AIM screen name as the name on there which is something I'd never do. 

I browsed the local guys. I lived in New Hampshire at the time but went to school 3 hours away in Maine. I figured I'd find some gross hicks haha. The first guy that showed up looked so sweet and cute, but I kept looking. Then I eventually went back to him and clicked on his profile. I couldn't stop looking at him. I showed my roommate and said "doesn't he look like he'd be a dad? Like the dad to my children?" She laughed and thought I was nuts. I decided to message him that night. 

Surprisingly enough I got a quick response. My husband tells me that my smile caught his eye and no one else had. He asked for my AIM and I told him but then I never got a response. I was sad.. I figured he wasn't going to respond again. About 10 minutes later I get an IM from a different screen name. It was him! I guess the stupid site only showed half of my message and he figured he would try my name on there as my screen name. Thank GOD I was lazy! :P 

We talked until 5 am. We had everything in common, but he was divorced so that scared me. I was only 19 and he was 22 so we were young. We decided to hang out a couple days later. When I met him, he was so quiet but easy to talk to and he smelled SO good haha. I liked him, but I wasn't too sure. He was also going into the army the following month so I figured it might be a waste.

A couple days later we were in a relationship and our first kiss was the most amazing thing. I knew I loved him so quickly! Long story short...kind of. He got out of going in the army and stayed with me and I'm so glad he did. We have been together almost 4 years and married almost 2. We honestly never fight. He is my soul mate, I know it. He also helped give me my beautiful daughter and this baby. I knew he'd be the father of my children!

hawksfan82

I am loving all of these stories!

As for me, I met my husband 4 years ago. I had just moved to Biloxi and I decided to go swimming at the apartment complex one night. I saw someone walking to the pool ahead of me and I was so close to turning around because I'm pretty shy around strangers and didn't want to put myself in any kind of awkward social situations. However, I decided I would step out of my comfort zone and go see what happens. There he was, all by himself. He was so nice and quite chatty (even though he is just as shy as me). Both of us felt like we had known each other for years. We instantly became best friends and I knew deep down he was going to be a very important person in my life. I had to move back to IL several months later. I was so heartbroken because I knew I had feelings for him but didn't know how he felt. The night before I left, he made it very clear that he had the same feelings and didn't want me to leave. So, we spent 10 months doing the long distance thing until I was in a position to move back down south. Of course, as soon as I move back down, he deploys so we spent more time apart. These past few years have been the greatest of my life. I always tell him how I'm so glad I didn't turn around that night we met.

wingardium3

My SO and I met at church when we were 12 & 13. Both of our mothers had recently passed away. That is where our bond started. We started dating about 6 months later. ( of course not as serious until high school) Broke up for about a yearish in high school, then were back together. I knew at 17, I wanted to marry him. We have been stuck like glue since. We are now 28 & 29. He is my Mr. Forever-ever. :x

gypsyheart85

It was pretty electric. We met at the governors ball conference in Charlotte NC. We both arrived on Friday and left Monday. We met Friday night at a meet and greet gala and pretty much did not spend a minute a part the rest of the weekend except the few separate meetings we had to attend. We both went back to our respective towns (over 2.5 hours from each other and began a wonderful LD relationship that would last almost four years until we married and I moved to his town. I was in nursing school while we were dating so the distance was truly not that hard, but we are certainly the exception and not the rule when it comes to extended LD relationships. We made it! We have now been married for almost four years.

vic8504

I met DH because my best friend was dating one of his friends and she took me with her to go down to the river and out on the boat one evening. As soon as I saw DH I thought he looked like my 9th grade Algebra teacher and was instantly crushing on him. (this was the summer before going into 11th grade.) Funny thing is after we started dating he told me he thought I was a guy when I first got out of the car because I had super short hair....

After that I got his AIM screen name and would chat on there. Asked him out a couple times but he never took me up on it. He was in his senior yr in hs. He ended up dating one of my friends for a couple months. Then that following fall I finally got him to come help with my high school stage crew and everything was down hill from there. Though I did have to make the first move for holding hands. Been with him for 11yrs now, married for over 5yrs.

MrsPDX

I met DH in college, on our second day of our mandatory health course. We were both transfer poli-sci majors. He asked if he could sit next to me, and then on the way out, he made some very awkward conversation about which dorm I was in and what food options was there, then we walked back to my dorm and he asked me for my number.. It was terribly awkward and I can't believe it worked, but I will say he looked damn sexy in his ROTC uniform..

Funny enough, we were actually in the same orientation for poli-sci (only like 5 people were in it) prior to our health class. We never spoke to each other in it, but till this day he says he remembers me as the "annoying, smart girl who talked the whole time". 

Mimi63

We were set up through mutual friends, but it took months for us to actually meet. When he walked into  the room (before I knew it was actually him) I had butterflies. We got serious very quickly, but it freaked him out and we broke up. We dated on and off for the next two years. Finally (after he admitted that he did eventually want to end up with me) I told him it was now or never. Thankfully he went for it an we have been together since. January will be 10 years since the very beginning, married for 4.5 years. 

kac22

Love all these stories :x

Long story, short: We were best friends in high school, he was a year older than me. When I graduated HS and went to move away to college he found out at the same time his degree got moved to the same campus so we said 'hey, it's the 21st century, we can be platonic roommates!'. He finally kissed me and we finally realized we'd pretty much been in love all along and have been together ever since! 

lakingsfan2015

The very first time I met him was in third grade. We were in the same class 3-6 grades. I didn't even know his name. Grades 7-8 I hung around the bad crowd and he was the nerd, at this point I knew who he was because one of my best friend's sister was friends with his sister and I hated her. (Still do) 9th grade he skipped a grade and left the junior high school, I was still there part of the year but we moved mid year to PA.

Fast forward to summer of 1999, he is in his freshman year of college, I am starting junior of HS. I met a guy, mess around with him while I am in NYC for the summer. Come back the following summer of 2000, get serious with this guy and his friend is our third wheel. January of 2001 I move back to NYC to be with this guy. He turns out to be my worst nightmare, controlling, abusive and a cheater. He send his best friend every where with me.

April of 2002 I am on the train with my then boyfriend's best friend and my son, a homeless guy tells my son your mom and dad really love each other it is true love. The next day I emailed him and told him we need to talk. We meet up and the first thing he did was kiss me. I knew he was the one!

We cheated until February of 2003, when I finally was able to leave my abusive boyfriend.

August of 2004 I moved to California, we did the long distance relationship till July 2005 he moved to California. We went to Vegas for a quick get away and ended up getting married. Sunday we drove home and continued on with life that Tuesday we found out I was pregnant with DS 2.

lysser1218

My boyfriend and I met when I was 16 working in a pizzeria shop and he was 19 working across the street at the movie theater. His friend got lunch with him on break and his friend noticed me from high school, however I didn't remember him. Anyways, after that my boyfriend kept coming back and he would bring me Starbucks from next door.

One day I was about to get off work and him and his other friend asked if I wanted to see Talladega Nights with them (you know the one with Will Farrell). I said sure why not, I'll go I kinda know him. After that we became great friends and I just lightly flirted for about 3 months.

I knew he had feelings for me but I wasn't sure if I felt the same. I knew he was amazing but wasn't exactly my type. I told myself to give it a shot and I am so glad I did. Even when my mother turned off my texting because I kept going over (before they had unlimited) he bought me a sidekick (yes I'm dating myself lol) just so we could text. How romantic!

Eight years later we are looking for a house and expecting our first kid. We have had ups and downs and have done everything together. He even taught me to drive when we first started dating! We graduated college together (he took his time lol) and he is really amazing and my best friend. Couldn't be happier!

I always joke that we will be the elderly couple that die within hours of each other. True soulmates