GTKY: What's your "couple" story?

tealowl · August 2013

HatchetFace said:

teal owl said:

HatchetFace said:
The year I met my husband, I was in a really shitty time in my life. I had struggled with substance abuse for a long time. Rehab didn't work, NA didn't work, so I decided that the only chance of survival I had was to leave everything and drive across the country by myself to live with my sister in CA. So I did it. I left my piece-of-shit, manipulating, abusive ex of 10 years behind too.

When I met DH, I was only 3 months clean. I was in no way looking for a relationship, especially since I was in the middle of gaining a lot of weight. I gained 35 pounds in those 3 months. Ugh. Anyway, his mom and I worked directly with each other; he worked on the same AF base, just in a different part. His mom introduced us after work one day. He was sitting in the lobby playing guitar. He just kind of looked up at me and nodded, and my first impression of him was, "Dude, what a foxy dick."

From there, it went pretty fast. He was kind of distant after that first week, and then one day he saw my Bob Dylan key chain and I made a SImpsons reference and he said it was then he knew. We moved into together at 6 months, got married after a year and a half on January 27th, 2012. Our 3 year dating anniversary is in 2 days. We made the decision last year to move back to my home state of IL and it was the best decision we ever made, beside getting married of course.

I know it's so cliche to say this, but my husband is truly the greatest thing that ever happened to me. He is so selfless. I've never in my life been loved the way he loves me. He loves all of my, even with my shitty past. He is really, honestly the greatest person that I know and I cannot wait to see him as the amazing father that I know he's going to be.

Sorry for the novel. My husband just really kicks ass.
This made me tear up!

Where in IL are you??

Really, really, far southern IL. It's more northern Kentucky, lol. I never live by anyone cool. Just hillbillies.

Southern IL is unlike any other part of IL. Y'all say soda down there.

AppleGrapeMSTK · August 2013

Diordra said:

So it was actually 4 years ago today that he flew out to Colorado "to get me". We left CO on 8/2 and drove my car with boxes full of my belongings back to California. It was the best decision I have ever made :x

We just moved to Colorado last month- it has been the best thing to ever happen to our family.

tealowl · August 2013

HatchetFace said:
@tealowl it seriously is. We still have a noose on display in the middle the town square from the last public hanging. This is also where the KKK rallies happen. The last one was in the late 90's. This is why I want to bang my head against the wall when I say I'm from IL and they ask what part of Chicago. I LIVE IN DELIVERANCE COUNTRY, PEOPLE! I've never been to Chicago in my life.

WHAT?!

Now I know where my next family vacation will be!

unclaimedpants · August 2013

DH and I lived in the same apartment building. The first time we met, I was on a date with his roommate and he was on a date with another girl- we all were at the same restaurant and were introduced. (For the record, that date was the first and last for me and roommate).

Edited to take out some deets. Going for more anonymous these days.

brookeK1990 · August 2013

Our story is very complicated. I've know him since I was 15 ... Spotted him while I was shadowing a my friend at her school. He chatted on aim. Spotted him at party once with his gf at the time. She hated me. Then we didn't talk again until I was 19 and who I thought was my true love broke my heart in to pieces and I needed a hot guy to get my mind off of it... So I hit him and we hung out, got drunk, talked, watched movies and passed out. A little making out involved. Then I blew him off. He ended up getting engaged which I didn't care. I was happy for him. Then I guess she had a new relationship while he was in basic for the army. I contacted him because I was looking for a roommate. Best and worst thing I had ever done. He was an alcoholic by this point. We "dated" I consider it more hooking up because he was always drunk and we never did anything together. Then he left and went back to his ex fiancé ... Just out of the blue left me at home. I got over him pretty fast. Moved on with my life and bettered myself . Time passed and he contacted me through fb.. He has been sober ever since and he calls me his angel. He tells me every day I saved his life. He smothers me sometimes but he is everything I ever want. Someone affectionate... Someone who uses those three words too much and someone who would do anything to make me happy. Which he does every day. We play and laugh together like high school sweet hearts. We just got my finger sized for a ring... Looking forward to spending our lives together.

jenandtim828 · August 2013

I am enjoying these stories as well! DH and I met in college sophomore year. We casually dated for a couple months but ended up going our separate ways and didn't talk after that year. Fast forward 6 years after graduation and many bad dating decisions for me, I text him out of the blue early one morning. I was so happy I kept his number. I didn't hear back from him until later that night. He said he saw my text and was so stunned he realized later he forgot to text me back. We got together for a date and I knew he was the one. We got engaged 2 years later and here we are 17 days from our first anniversary:) It was meant to be!

AppleGrapeMSTK · August 2013

Diordra said:

Diordra said:

So it was actually 4 years ago today that he flew out to Colorado "to get me". We left CO on 8/2 and drove my car with boxes full of my belongings back to California. It was the best decision I have ever made :x

We just moved to Colorado last month- it has been the best thing to ever happen to our family.

If you don't mind sharing, what part of CO are you in? I lived in the North Denver Metro area for 17years and loved it! I still consider it home, but am really happy in California.

Montbello/Aurora area. We almost moved to San Francisco last year, but they pulled DH's promotion after only a week.

slp330 · August 2013

DH and I met on match.com. I had met tons of losers but as soon as I started talking to him I knew he was different. We set our meet up date for 9.10.11 because we had a feeling it was going to be memorable...the first time I saw him I knew he was it for me. We were engaged 6 months later and married a year after that!

Tamma254 · August 2013

Wow, I'd just told part of our story to @bornmommy.

DH and I met at a paranormal conference that he was hosting here in town. We had an instant connection, but both kept it quiet due to the fact that I was still married (it should be noted that that marriage had been on a downward spiral for a year, and that weekend was his last chance). Fast forward about two weeks - I'd found out that my XH had been cheating on me, and had posted a rather deep FB status without going into any details. DH ended up sending me a message, and I pretty much bared my entire soul to him. We talked until 3am that night, and every night for three weeks. The day my mom passed away, we were on the phone for hours, until my father got home. He didn't want me to be alone.

A week later, we spent our first weekend together, and he signed a lease to move here, an hour and a half from where he'd been born, raised, and lived his entire 35 years.

flutepharm87 · August 2013

DH and I met because my best friend couldn't get any alone time with her boyfriend because her boyfriend's roommate (my DH) was a computer nerd and never left their room. She thought that if she introduced him to a girl, he'd leave the room so they could be intimate.

She brought me over to their frat house one night. I knew he was special from the first second I laid eyes on him. He was super respectful, though. All we did was play pool and watch Madagascar. I even had to ask him for a good-night kiss.

We made things official 2 days later. I had to ask him, though. What can I say? I knew what I wanted and I went for it. That was 7.5 years ago. We're both the only people each other has slept with as well

OwlCam · August 2013

Wow! All these stories are so sweet!

DH and I met (for some reason I still feel weird admitting it) online. I was teaching abroad for a year after university and wanted to meet someone not in my circle of friends. Since I wasn't in school anymore, and wasn't working either, I thought it would be worth the try.

Well, it was. We met, and have been together now for six years (married for two).

Total sceptic turned believer!

Em25812 · August 2013

DH and I met when I was a freshman in high school. His family had just moved to our town (his dad was military) and they visited my parent's church which, at the time, was meeting in a high school. I spotted him several rows up in a grey and yellow winter jacket and whispered to my friend jokingly that I had seen him first and complained that there were never any cute guys in our youth group.

I ended up finding a way to invite him to a youth group Christmas party through a guy friend of mine who was in the youth group "band" with me. DH and I were inseparable after that first night. I wasn't allowed to officially "date" yet as I was 14 and DH was 16, but we were officially a couple from that day forward. FF a few years and DH got a scholarship to play baseball out of state. We dated long-distance and both made many long drives to see each other that year. The next year I got a scholarship to sing at the same college where he played baseball. We got engaged my sophomore year and married the end of my junior year.

11 years later and I still cannot believe our story. We have been through A LOT together because well, we basically grew up together. I don't know how else to say it, I just really did marry my best friend.

Valie18 · August 2013

DH and I met at during an "icebreaker" at work. The first thing I ever said to him was: "Hey! You have blue eyes!" After about a month of dating we moved six hours apart. I was ready to end our Summer fling, but he convinced me to give us a try. After three months we were talking about a lifetime together.

We moved around a lot to get closer to each other over the years. We got engaged after five years of dating (about time DH!) A year later we moved into our first place together and it was one of the happiest days of my life. The next year we got married on the official happiest day of my life. And now we've been together just over eight years and we're looking forward to starting our family.

LollyLawlz · August 2013

My mom was morbidly obese growing up so I used to do all of the grocery shopping. I would pull my brother in a red wagon to the local store once or twice week to get the groceries. My husband worked in the produce section and I met him there one day while he was stocking bananas. I told my sister in the shampoo aisle one day that I was going to marry that guy. We used to talk about everything under the sun in that department but we didn't actually date then because he was 19 and I was 14. Laws and stuff.

Six years later, he randomly showed up at a party I was throwing and we stayed up until the morning talking. We finally realized how much we clicked and 14 years later here we are

iam3jenn · August 2013

These are great! DH and I actually met when he and my brother became good friends. He would go on family vacations, so he has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly! (He was actually around to see the last two boyfriends I had before we started dating.) I had a crush on him as soon as I met him, but he thought it may not be a good idea to date his best friend's sister. The summer my brother was leaving for the navy, we all spent a lot more time together. He started being more flirtatious, but I was scared to read anything into it. He is very shy, and finally got up enough nerve to ask me on a date. (At a cookout he asked me to take a walk with him. It took an entire walk around the block before he could get up the nerve to ask me out.) The next year he asked me to take a walk around the same block and this time he proposed! We have been married a little over 4 years now.

SkeeterMom08 · August 2013

We met in 3rd grade. His Dad was transferred to our town for work. We just became fast friends and as we grew up we fell in love. We both dated other people a few times in high school, but we always came back to each other. We got married after college and have been married for 10 years. He's amazing.

nannabee21 · August 2013

Blind date! A girl i worked with's husband worked with now DH at a TV station. We went on a double date, and the rest is history! DH is a TV weatherman, so my friend actually showed me one of his weather segments online before I went on the date.

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