How did you meet your spouse?

[Cookiebaker]

oops! I will edit it....thanks!

[Cincy'sMom]

Ralph and I were inthe same place the same time several times in high school (chuch youth group gatehrings for all of Northwest Ohio), but never actually met until college. We met my freshman (his sophmore) year of college. At the time, he was dating my roommate's friend from high school , who lived next door to us in the dorms. We became friends and by the time they broke up, I was seeing someone. Finally, his senior year, (3 years later, as we were both in a 5 year engineering program), we dated casually, then at the end of his senior year, when he was graduating and was moving back to Toledo we made it exclusive. How much sense does that make?
Anyway, a year later I graduated and moved back north. 5 months after that we got engaged and a yeat later married. We have been married almost 6 years, together for 9 years and known each other for 12.

[wolf_Q]

I'm not married, and I never have been (I'm 22) so I can't post how I met my spouse. But I've enjoyed reading everyones stories!

I really would not want to get married at 19...I know it works for some people, but if I were you I'd take your time. Most of my friends are married as well, and I don't even have a boyfriend, so I know how you feel. But its perfectly fine to take your time, you want to find someone who is right for you. It seems like it is apparently quite difficult to find men who love dogs like we do!

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Eric and I met in college. We were both going to the University of Iowa, and we worked in the university library in Media Services.

That was in 2001. At first, we were just friends because we were both with other people. We hung out every once and a while, but lost contact for a little while when Eric moved out of town. Then, out of the blue he called me in the summer of 2002 and asked me out! I was so surprised, but I said yes and we have been together ever since!

I had never really considered anything more than a friendship, but I guess he had a thing for me the whole time...but of course I'm glad he did because we are so similar, and he loves animals almost as much as me!

[K9karen]

Well, I was never a big dater. Having gone to an all girls high school was limiting. I met people through other people, but believe it or not..I was very shy at the time, had an awful inferiority complex too.

I was engaged once to a much younger man. I was the only single person left in my group of friends. I wasn't desperate, I did think he was the one, but luckily, found out in time, he wasn't.

It was a bit embarassing to go single to weddings and functions, but I learned to accept it. I had a very busy life, was pretty happy and just figured it wasn't meant to be. I was just 50, when I happened to meet John at the same bus stop on the way to work. After a few head nods, we finally spoke, and he asked me for lunch. I thought "geek" ugh, boring, but decided to give him a second chance. Nobody's perfect and Lord knows, I ain't no prize. So one thing led to another. He gladly visited my dad with me on our dates and later, helped me care for my mom by lifting the wheelchair etc, as my back and neck was getting worse. I learned that looks mean nothing, He has a heart of gold, he's a pain in the butt, we're totally opposite, but he loves me to have fun and go out, no jealousy. He's been my lifesaver throughout my surgeries. He was worth the wait.

You have to learn to look inside a person. Looks are always a plus, but as an ex picky person, sometimes you have to look inside the box. Giving John a 2nd chance really changed my life.

There is somebody out there for you. You will meet your prince charming. Be patient. It'll happen when you least expect it. And guess what? My parents met at a bus stop too!!! Life works in mysterious ways!

[carole]

Well I had been on my own with my son for about eight and half years after leaving my previous Husband, and as a lot of you know I have social phobia so i did not go out much at all, so never had the chance to meet anyone, everyone said i had better start going out or i will never meet anyone,how wrong they all were, i met my present husband Steve two doors down from where i live, my son played at his nephews house, it was funny really i had met him only once and was not that taken, he made a comment about solo parents which i took the wrong way( I now know he has the utmost respect for them) anyhow to cut a long story short, the idea of dating him was put in my head by his sister n law, at first i felt kinda like they were just hitching me up with anyone, but i guess my self conscious started playing on me, and i had been invited out to watch his brother play in a band at the local tavern, i hate pubs and only went because i thought Steve would be there, so i came home got all dollied up and then found out he was babysitting their children, he commented on how nice i looked, so i was disappointed and found out later they were trying to hitch me up with the drummer in the band, Rob was cute but not my type, i came home and then he and the sister n law walked me home two doors down, which kinda annoyed me as i saw this as chance to get to know him, well anyhow two weeks later i plucked up the courage and invited him over for coffee, and really he never left, two weeks later he moved in with me and two months later we married, we have been together now for 15 years.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

At a coffee shop . We just got married this past June and have known each other for 6 years.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

When I was 22, I decided I wanted to follow a dance course for singles. I've always loved dancing, but I wanted to learn it better, and I was also interested in other styles, like latin, Jive, etc..
As I didn't have a boyfriend yet, I went on my own

It was a 10 lessons course. Guess what, I met my future husband there!! We followed the second course too, and then also the 3rd one !
And the rest..... is history .
How I knew he was THE one?? I just felt it

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Justin and I were friends in high school and we hung out a lot. I had a crush on him for the longest time, but was too shy to pursue it. One of our mutual friends found out that he had a crush on me too, she suggested he ask me out. We went to a school dance together and then he asked me out to the movies the next weekend. We just kind of clicked as a couple and we've now been together almost 8 years. We've been married 6 of those years. I got married at 18, I wouldn't recommend it for most people, but for us it was right.

[trayi52]

Wow! That has been 36 years ago! We met through his brother, who was dating my sister at the time. We double dated for about a year, fought all the time, until we finally decided to get married. That was a little over 36 years ago! We have been together ever since! We have had Three children, and five grandchildren, from the ages of 13 years to 6 months.

Willie