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February 2012 Moms
S/O of poll below about relationship stats: when did you KNOW
you were going to marry your H?
I knew as soon as we went on a date one night and he pulled out my absolute favorite cologne ever - I had bought it for every single guy I'd ever dated because I loved the way it smelled. When I got home that night I told my best friend and room-mate that he was the guy I was going to marry.
He tells me he knew he wanted to marry me the night I helped him clean up after his dog got sick all over his bedroom floor. It was not nice at all but he said since I helped him he knew he would marry me and I would be a great mom!
I tease him it's because I did his dishes one day while he was in the shower - his sink was overflowing with dirty dishes so I just did them - he hates doing dishes! 
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Re: S/O of poll below about relationship stats: when did you KNOW
I knew the first time we talked on the phone, we were in high school, I was SO comfortable with him.
For him, it was love at first sight. He's loved me before he even knew me.
For my it was NYE and we has been dating for 3 months. We went out with my friends and the night was full of drama. And I didn't notice a dang thing that was going on because I was so focused and happy being there with him.
For him it was a month later. He was having a hard time with work and I surprised him with a quick weekend trip to Orlando. He said no one had ever done anything like that just for him and that's when he knew
For DH it was as soon as I met his family and fit in - about a month after meeting, a week into dating.
For me, I think it was when I agreed to date him. I knew that if I agreed to actually date him, it wasn't ever going to end. I never trusted someone so much, and during the short month that I had known him, he had already helped nurse me through two surgeries/recoveries that my family couldn't help with since I was 3 hours away from them going to college. - The fact that he knew these were life long issues and that he was willing to help me (when I was almost a complete stranger) and that it didn't scare him away was enough to confirm he was "The one."
When he drove to my dorm with a dislocated shoulder in a stick shift just to see me for a few hours bc I was sick.
I think we were dating about 3 weeks.
I then decided to not go to my job in NYC and stayed in Columbia, SC after graduation. Gave up my dream job in fashion to be with this skrawny, chicken legged college guy that made me laugh.
I knew I was going to marry him, when I saw him race for the first time. He races ATV's and the moment I saw him in his element (the just pure joy and fun and complete love for something) I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him. Not to mention he looks HOT in his race suit.
He says he knew the first time he ever kissed me. He said he just felt like a new man.
True love right there!!!
OOPS - I totally forgot how I sat on a curb drunk crying about my ex boyfriend and he just sat there and listened. We weren't even dating - it was a soroity function and he wasn't even my date - my date was haning out with my friends inside.
Maybe it was then!
He says he knew when he saw me walking down the aisle at a rehearsal dinner for a wedding we were both attendants in. We'd never met, but we've been inseparable since that night
I started telling people that I was sure I was going to marry him after about 3 weeks. We just knew!
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I think it was on our first date
we were in the car driving back to go pick up his car.. and we shared a comfortable silent moment
It reminded me of that scene in Pulp Fiction.. when Maya says "you know you've found someone special when you can share silence" or something along that lines..
I was casually seeing someone when I met DH on NYE. We hit it off so well that night I officially broke it off with the other guy the next morning even though DH and I hadn't made plans to see each other or keep in touch. I knew I wanted to see where it would go.
DH and I were long distance so we talked and emailed every day for 2 weeks before meeting half way to see each other. I knew that weekend, so did he. He was everything that my previous boyfriends weren't. I'd never felt so comfortable with anyone.
love is for every her, love is for every him, love is for everyone
I knew on our first date, he says he did too. We had been talking/texting for about a month before our first date. He was the only guy I had dated that I knew where I stood with him, he didnt play games or lead me on. Our first kiss happened at the end of our first date, he left my house and not even 2 minutes later and I get a text message with one word : "WOW!" I knew then that we both were in deep. We never spent a day without each other after that.
We had only been dating a short time when I realized that all my Christmas ornaments had been left at an ex's house. These were not replaceable, they were ones that my grandma had given to me each year. I had contacted my ex and told him I had accidently left them, where they were, and asked that he put them on the front porch so I could swing by and get them. He informed me that he didn't have them then informed me that they would be by the side of the road. I was at work and couldn't do anything. My DH came to my rescue. He was going to just go over there and demand them back but instead stopped at the police station and asked if they would help. The police officer called my ex and told him to set them outside for us to get and if he didn't he did rounds at the mall where my ex worked. Needless to say, the ornaments were placed nicely in the garage for my DH to get. When I called the police officer to thank him, he told me that I should avoid all contact with my ex because of how bitter of a person he is.
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From the night we met, I had a pretty strong feeling that we were going to end up together. We were introduced by a mutual friend at her birthday dinner, and ended up going for coffee and talking for 3 hours, then a movie because neither of us wanted the night to end. It just felt like I had known him all my life. Pretty much by a few weeks in I knew he was the one.
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When I saw his bank account.
Just kidding. It was soon into our friendship when I saw him interact with his family, friends, and even strangers. He is the kindest, warmest man I have met, and I immediately knew I had to lock him down.
I knew I was going to marry him when I was 16. We didn't meet until I was 18...he was still married. Fast forward to 20, we had our first date and have been attached at the him since.
A little backstory: He used to be a dj on the radio station I listened to. I used to call his show all the time, starting when I was 16. I told all my friends back then that one day we'd be married. Ok. Yeah. I'm a stalker. But I haven't stalked anyone since! LOL
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hahaha At first i was like, 16 but didn't meet til she as 18? I'm confused! I read that sentence 3 times before moving on!!! haha
LOL
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I think there were two different instances, both within the first year of dating.
1) He told me very early on (within a few months) that he takes forever to make big decisions (he was talking about buying new car), but once he makes them, he never looks back. I just knew in my head right then that it may take awhile, but he would decide to take that leap, and he wouldn't question his decision.
2) I wanted him to join my family for a vacation after Christmas the first year we were together, and was trying to get him to pin down his plane ticket. Someone I had dated before was supposed to do the same thing, but bailed at the last minute (having never bought his ticket), and kept making excuses, and I was worried that DH would do the same. He asked (over the phone, no less) why I was so stressed about his ticket, and when I explained, just said "I said I'm going to do it, and I'll do it." Just like above, at that moment, I knew I could trust him to follow through and he always has.
I think it took him a bit longer (see reason 1 above). We took a trip to Boston after we had been dating about 2 1/2 years (actually, it was about this time of year), and he said that was when he first started thinking he could pull the trigger. We were together not quite 3 years when we got engaged, and about 3 1/2 when we got married.
Sorry so long!
these are all the cutest little stories
DH and i have such a unique story- i met my DH through match.com while he was still a US soldier in Iraq. My DD was 12 months old, i had just separated from my ex (her bio dad) and I was willing to try something different in order to meet people. My DH was on match.com because he desperately wanted someone to come home to. We started talking in August 2009, he came home (FOR GOOD) December 2009. We talked every day through text, email, web cam. It was the most amazing emotional connection I had ever had with someone and it was exactly what I needed (having just come out of a serious relationship with a pyscho). For halloween, my daughter and I went to DH's parents' house and I introduced myself (before DH was home) to his parents and 2 brothers. I know, not your typical story. My DD and I visited his family 2x a week until DH came home from the Army. He came home December 8, 2009. DD and I were at the airport waiting for him with his family. It was love at first sight. That kiss was magical and everything I had waited for. It was that day (if not even sooner) I knew I would marry this man. I think we plan on celebrating Dec 8th as our anniversary every year, rather than our wedding anniversary. We moved in together 2 months later, and got engaged Dec 2010 (1 year exactly after meeting). I know it was fast paced, but everyone that knew us didn't question us. We were (and still are) completely perfect for each other.
I didn't know I would marry him until years and years and years after we had been together. Marriage was more of a technicality for us since I'd felt married for ages when we decided to make it official. We actually just decided to make it official back when we knew we had changed our minds about wanting a baby and we figured it would be easier for friends, family and future baby to be hitched. Even today I don't think that marriage changed anything for us.
However, I knew he was 'the one' who I'd spend my life with about four months in to dating him. I just realized that he was so amazing that I didn't want to spend time thinking of games (how often should I call, how many days a week is too much, etc) and that I just wanted to be with him all the time. Then we went through a few tough things together when we took care of his parents during a challenging time in their lives, when he was there with me through the death of a friend and when he had a heart and then a cancer related health scare in recent years. It feels like we have been forged through a few fires.
I knew basically the first time he flew from CA to MD (where I lived at the time) to see me again. We'd met at a wedding the previous November, and the bride had given each of us the other's info afterwards when she saw how we hit it off. We e-mailed for almost a year, until he said he was going to come and "visit his friend" in the DC/MD area and asked if he could see me too. He didn't see very much of his friend that weekend
I was so sure that we spent the next 1.5 years flying across the country once a month to see each other. Then I moved to CA, and the rest is history!
I'll have to ask him tonight when he knew!
Such a sweet story!! Thank you for sharing!! Its official! i'm a softie!! I was tearing up reading it! I love that it has such a happy ending!!
"When the world says, 'Give up,' Hope whispers, 'Try one more time.'" -Anonymous
You're not alone! Almost every one of our friends tears up when they hear the story. We used to be kinda embarrassed to tell people we met online, and now we realize how many people we touched by the story. It was very much like a fairy tale, I'm not gonna lie! Glad you liked it
I don't know when it happened. We knew each other for 3 years before we started dating. We were both always in other relationships, but all of a sudden we were both single and it occurred to us one drunk night that we wanted to make out.
We decided to date, but I wanted to call his ex and tell her. She and I still hung out and she's of the explosive anger variety. I wanted her to hear it from me even though they had been broken up for 1.5 years and she was dating someone else.
She said "I just don't want you to get hurt because he'll never marry you". She always was a b1tch.
I remember thinking, "oh honey you're going to be really pi$$ed off when he does".
I knew there was something special about him right away, but the moment I knew I would marry him came about 2 months after our first date. we were at a party and every one was very drunk. Mind you I was in HS and this was a college party, I was WAY out of my element. This gorgeous girl kept hitting on him, telling him how she would do this and that to him, smiling and flirting. He kept his attention on me, would walk away from her and come to be by my side. ect. this continued all night. long story short I ended up having enough and went to the bathroom to have a breakdown, I was crying like a crazy person and he followed me. He sat down on the toliet and told me to sit on his lap, I did and was telling him how I didnt understand how he could have this perfect girl throwing herself at him. He then told me in the calmest voice ever how she didnt compare to me. I knew right then that I would marry him.
I met my DH at his brother's apt where we all hung out a bunch. The first night we really talked we ended up cuddling on the hood of his BF's camaro and we kissed! It was love at first sight practically! We then ended up falling asleep on his brother's couch together (completely unusual for both of us!) then sent 12,000 text messages to each other over the next 3 weeks! (He was still in HS 45 minutes away and I was a JR in college). We said "i love you" about a week after starting to date and began talking marriage ideas a couple weeks later! We've been inseperable ever since he moved to my college town and we started living together just 2 months after starting to date!
We knew this was it without a doubt
Especially after we hit a really rough patch and we didn't consider seperating we just stuck it out with each other.
We got engaged this past February and married on our dating anniversary in April! Then made our LO that weekend on our honeymoon lol We've never been the ones to wait for anything.
And it's always just felt right with him! He says the same about me too!
We both knew about 3 weeks after we started dating. DH was on leave from the Marines for sister and BIL's wedding and he had to go back. It was horrible, and I think that's when we both knew we didn't want to be without the other.
I love these stories, BTW!
DH was friends with my roommate and had seen my picture in the apartment when I was not there. Roommate gave him my email and we talked for a few weeks. First night we met up we both were really drunk but had an amazing time. The next night he asked me to come out and despite my awful hangover I went out to meet him.
The next Friday night we were talking on the phone and neither of us wanted to go out. He came and picked me up (I lived in Manhattan and him in the suburbs) and took me back to his house for dinner and a movie. We were just so comfortable with each other and had an amazing time. For me I knew right then I wanted to be with him forever. He still has the sweater he wore that night and I love the memories it brings back every time he wears it.
I am not sure exactly what the moment for him was but I knew I had him when he was planning his house renovation. I changed the bathroom to include his and her sinks and a walk in closet for my clothes. He just let me do it. haha
I knew I was meant to marry my DH when he let me be myself!
I was waiting for my date to end a conversation with a co-worker on the other side of the bar. I didn't realize I was talking out loud to the ESPN Sports report on spring training for the Giants. When (my now husband) said, "are you talking to me or to the tv?" I blushed and probably looked a little insane, but he just laughed and started a conversation. I thought he was cute in his beanie hat and he had a way of making me laugh with such ease. I had been through a 7 year abusive marriage ending in a 2 year divorce battle and was just starting to date again. (Meeting him this way, I think was just where someone from above wanted me to be that night). I eventually went on the original date, but left my future DH with my number.
A week later he called and we went out for our first date. I haven't ever had to try and be someone I'm not with him. He accepted the fact I had 3 kids and he would not meet them until we knew this was something permanent. 6 months later he met them and eventually taught both my boys how to snowboard, and has been the best cheer dad for my daughter.
After having my world crushed by an abusive ex and giving up on finding my happiness. I was sent an amazing man who makes my life a blessing every day. My kids have a family now and they wouldn't trade him for anything in the world!
And he still loves me even though I yell at the tv and during sporting events..he even laughs despite how embarrassing it can be. Honestly I never knew love could be so freeing..and it's because of him!
He says he knew when I laughed at his off handed jokes, and that I was the only one who could understand him.
Awww, I am loving reading all of these, guys.
I knew there was something special about my DH the moment he walked into the room on the night we met -- it was like my entire universe audibly clicked into place. I decided to do whatever it took to get his attention, lol, and finagled contact information out of him by the night's end, and spent the next week talking to him every day online. A week and a day after we met, we had our first kiss and my heart just sang.
It took my DH a little longer to realize it -- for him, it was the realization that we could be silent together (as a PP mentioned!), and that he could just relax around me, without stressing about trying to impress me or keep me entertained, and conversations still flowed naturally and the silences were comfortable.
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