Met him in seventh grade , never dated went to the same middle scho high school and college always remained friends. We've been together for four years , married for five months with second baby on the way
We were born in the same hospital in the same small town. Our families knew each other before we knew each other. We were first introduced by music. I was writing music and went to a friend of my dads house to record some material when I was 15. His band was there playing for people. He had really long black hair and liked rock/metal music. I was recording pop/folk music. Parted ways for quite a few years, but then crossed paths again while I was in college. Met up and listened to music all nite while drinking cheap beers. Decided we needed to stay together. Together for 7 years, married for 2. First gift we want to get for our baby is a lil boombox with cd player so we can make a mix cd of our favorite peaceful songs for naptime.
I was recently divorced and re-entered he dating pool after a really crappy marriage. After some really tragic dates, I wanted to give up for a bit. One of my co-workers told me the name of his friend and told me to find him on facebook. I did, and he almost deleted me thinking I was another spam-bot. We talked for 3 hours and had a double blind date the following day. ( I set up my friend with another friend and they wanted me to go too, so I dragged my newfound friend with me.) 4 years later, we're engaged, have an 18month old son and a little one on the way.
DH and I had the pleasure of meeting 4 times before we started dating and we had no mutual friends. Here's how our love story went down:
1) January 2007: I was a cheerleader my senior year of high school and before our big competition we had a big sleepover and decided to do a "scavenger hunt" of shenanigans. You got points for doing things like moon someone, play ding-dong-ditch, etc. One of the things on the list was "Kiss a Stranger" so when we spotted my future husband waiting to catch a bus home we just HAD to stop. Another cheerleader and I gave him a kiss and she gave him her phone number. He called her later that night and asked for me! We talked for a few hours but I had a BF and he had a GF so we agreed to let it go.
2) March 2007: I got smacked in the face with a Lacrosse stick during a game and had to get my wisdom teeth removed. I walked into the waiting room and there was future hubby with his mom! We talked for about 20 minutes and agreed to find each other on MySpace but never really talked because we still had our respective SOs.
3) May 2007: I went to prom with my SO at the time. Turns out DHs girlfriend went to the same school, in the same grade. We ran into each other on the dance floor and spent the night dancing with each other. Needless to say, we both had a break-up within the next few days. Still we didn't talk or explore anything, just let it go.
4) November 2007: Fast forward to the day before Thanksgiving - my mom forgets to buy a turkey for dinner and sends me to the market to get one. I make it to the turkeys and who is standing there? My DH. His mom forgot to get a turkey and sent him to the store. I remember saying something along the lines of, "This is getting ridiculous, you need to take me out on a date." We were officially dating by December 1st and married 6 years later on that same day.
We met at a restaurant while I was out with 2 friends. He was my waiter. Flirted a TON during dinner and gave me free dessert. My number was the least I could leave. Wrote it on the receipt and BOLTED! Got a text an hour later! We've been together 6 1/2 years, married almost 3, and expecting #2 on New Years Day!
I bet this is a first -- me and my husband meet through a traditional arranged marriage !!!
How is it? If you don't mind me being so forward and curious...
I think it will sound bizarre to you but it's quite the norm here .. Your parents find someone for you and meet them, their finally and the prospective groom. Similarly the groom's family meet you. If both families are okay with going ahead, then the girl and boy meet and decide,. I had to meet and decide if I had to spend the rest of my life with him after talking for 20 mins !! Some families are much better and are okay with you dating for a while and then deciding but my parents were terribly old fashioned.. Lucky for me we both clicked !!!
I bet this is a first -- me and my husband meet through a traditional arranged marriage !!!
How is it? If you don't mind me being so forward and curious...
I think it will sound bizarre to you but it's quite the norm here .. Your parents find someone for you and meet them, their finally and the prospective groom. Similarly the groom's family meet you. If both families are okay with going ahead, then the girl and boy meet and decide,. I had to meet and decide if I had to spend the rest of my life with him after talking for 20 mins !!
Some families are much better and are okay with you dating for a while and then deciding but my parents were terribly old fashioned.. Lucky for me we both clicked !!!
I understand how arranged marriages work. I was more curious about how you felt now that you're married. I'm glad it worked out for you!
I was out of town when this question was first asked, so I'm late to the game, but I'm posting anyways!!
Our story is a long one, but I've never been one to condense a good story!! My grandparents and DH's grandparents have been friends since the 60's (yeah...I'm going back decades, people). His dad and my uncle were good friends all growing up, and when they had kids, their children were close too. So, fast forward to my childhood. I spent every summer as a kid at my uncle's pool...and so did DH. We both thought the other had cooties, so I avoided him like the plague.
We hit our teenage years, and didn't see each other until the summer after we graduated high school at a dance. DH no longer had cooties, and had turned into quite the looker. I noticed. I have a tendency to be very sassy, and so I made some sarcastic comment to him that I thought was pretty funny. He didn't agree, and thought I was a major brat. Unfortunately after that, he wanted NOTHING to do with me. I was persistent though. Our two groups of friends hung out the entire summer, and I grew on him. He started to really like me too, but continued to give me the cold shoulder because his friend had called "dibs" on me, and DH is a loyal friend. One night, at a friend's house, we somehow ended up alone. I thought he still hated me, but he told me, "I really want to kiss you, but I can't. I won't do that to (insert friend's name here)" I assured him I wasn't interested in his friend, but DH still refrained. By the end of summer, I had worn him down, and he finally kissed me.
I thought our relationship would just be a little "summer romance," but soon realized that he was "the one." We've been together for eleven years, and married for five (the friend that DH was trying to be loyal to was a groomsmen at our wedding, so it all turned out fine). And now we're having a freaking baby! He's still my favorite person ever, and he still thinks I'm a brat, but loves me anyways. And now I'm crying.
Re: How did you meet your SO?
1) January 2007: I was a cheerleader my senior year of high school and before our big competition we had a big sleepover and decided to do a "scavenger hunt" of shenanigans. You got points for doing things like moon someone, play ding-dong-ditch, etc. One of the things on the list was "Kiss a Stranger" so when we spotted my future husband waiting to catch a bus home we just HAD to stop. Another cheerleader and I gave him a kiss and she gave him her phone number. He called her later that night and asked for me! We talked for a few hours but I had a BF and he had a GF so we agreed to let it go.
2) March 2007: I got smacked in the face with a Lacrosse stick during a game and had to get my wisdom teeth removed. I walked into the waiting room and there was future hubby with his mom! We talked for about 20 minutes and agreed to find each other on MySpace but never really talked because we still had our respective SOs.
3) May 2007: I went to prom with my SO at the time. Turns out DHs girlfriend went to the same school, in the same grade. We ran into each other on the dance floor and spent the night dancing with each other. Needless to say, we both had a break-up within the next few days. Still we didn't talk or explore anything, just let it go.
4) November 2007: Fast forward to the day before Thanksgiving - my mom forgets to buy a turkey for dinner and sends me to the market to get one. I make it to the turkeys and who is standing there? My DH. His mom forgot to get a turkey and sent him to the store. I remember saying something along the lines of, "This is getting ridiculous, you need to take me out on a date." We were officially dating by December 1st and married 6 years later on that same day.
He still makes me swoon
We've been together 6 1/2 years, married almost 3, and expecting #2 on New Years Day!
I think it will sound bizarre to you but it's quite the norm here .. Your parents find someone for you and meet them, their finally and the prospective groom. Similarly the groom's family meet you. If both families are okay with going ahead, then the girl and boy meet and decide,. I had to meet and decide if I had to spend the rest of my life with him after talking for 20 mins !!
Some families are much better and are okay with you dating for a while and then deciding but my parents were terribly old fashioned.. Lucky for me we both clicked !!!