How did you meet your spouse/significant other?

[AdoreMyDogs]

Originally posted by david p
Aw, shucks, DJ! I love this lady and she loves me!

Oh my gosh, where have I been! I had no idea! Congrats you two!!!!!!

Well I met Ricky 2 years ago threw an internet video game, believe it or not. We're both are still in shock that it happened. I put "other" because we met online, but it wasn't a dating service. I had loved Ricky for quite awhile but he lived in Texas and I lived in Michigan. It wasn't until he had a date with a girl that I told him how he felt...and he felt the same way. Later that week he booked a flight to come visit me in MI (and he had vowed to never fly, he was utterly terrified of flying) but he knew that if he didn't fly to see me, we wouldn't have but a couple days to spent time together.

A couple months later I packed up my car, my furbabies, said goodbye to Michigan and moved to TX and he proposed to me on my B-day (July 6th)

Long story short

[Luvin Labs]

it wasn't online dating, it was just online.

we met via a similar interest board, started talking via IM/PM/etc...

were planning on meeting in march, but i suprised the heck outta him and met him at a hooters baby shower.

every weekend (almost every) for a year I was down there visiting him 2 1/2 hour drive away.

Then I moved down

one year since we've been living together, and been since feb that we've had our own apartment, and also since late feb we've had our 'little black boy' our lab smokey

[jennifert9]

Pam, what a great thread!! I love hearing everyone's stories!!! And I too had no idea about david and moomsmom! Congrats!! We have had one Pet Talk wedding that I know of at least...here's to the next one!!

I met Collin at his friend's 25th b'day party. I'll tell the story as quick as possible but it's a little convoluted...I was really good friends with this girl from another school when I was in high school/early college named Kathy. I went away to school and she did her own thing and we didn't hear from each other for 7 or 8 years. Well, one night I was with my mom and her co-workers and walked into this bar to have a drink with them after they got out of work and ran into Kathy and her friend RJ at the bar!!! We started talking and it was like we had never missed all those years! So about a year later, I had moved in with her since she needed a roommate and I needed to get a place where I could have my dog! (Many of you know her as Kate, the famous roommate with Jack the fabulous golden!! )
She invited me to her brother's 25th surprise b'day party being thrown by his best friend, COLLIN! So I walk in, she stops to talk to this guy who is just gorgeous! and I was like "who was that!!!" She said, "oh, that's just Collin." WHAT!!
We ended up hanging out all night and then dating for 2 years. We did break up once or twice during the past 6 years but are now engaged and living together....Marriage is on the schedule but we need to stop moving first!!!
I still think he is as handsome as he was the first night I met him if not more! And he is a younger man, almost 5 years younger actually!!

[lizbud]

I met my ex-husband at College. He was a Senior & I was a
lowly Freshman. Didn't start dating till a few months later when
I ran into him at a Slovenian Club that hosted teen dances.

[finn's mom]

Well, let's see....my "significant others"....it's been an interesting ride.....I met my ex husband, Dana, on a military base in Germany, between my junior and senior years in high school. I went with my parents to the american dance/bar/pool hall when they played country music. Dana was in the army and we started dancing together. We were together six years, married five. Dancing was the best thing we did together.

My ex boyfriend, Brandon, and, I met at a Dallas Stars hockey game. After the game, I would go into the club set up outside the arena and hang out with other fans and usually have a drink or two. There was usually a band inside and a band outside on the deck. I didn't ever go out on the deck, because it was always so smoky. But, one night, I was close to the door, and, I heard "Brown Eyed Girl", and, it was a good cover. I decided to see who was playing, and, that's when I first saw him. He was (still is) the drummer of the band. They still play all the Stars games (during intermissions, and, after the game). I was immediately attracted to him, and, that led me headfirst and downhill into the wonderful, terrible world of Brandon. Glad to be out of it, but, worried that he may be my soul mate. I hope not.

Met my ex, Chris at a bar he bartends/manages at on the fourth of July. We hit it off and I moved in with him soon afterwards. A great guy, he's who enabled me to get Lock and Finn. When we broke up, he kept Lock and I, obviously kept Finn.

Ben is my significant other, now, and, we met at a tavern/pool hall/restaurant in Lewisville, when I went to a birthday party there for my roommate in February. We had crazy cool chemistry, and, have been friends ever since. Not sure where it's going, but, I like where it's at.

[K9karen]

Congrats, Leslie! I had no idea!
I met John, my companion (as I call him) at a bus stop. My parents met at a bus stop too! Talk about coincidence! (Both mom and I played hard to get!!!!!

[captain]

Originally posted by Karen
I met Paul at a New Year's Eve party, and a few parties that followed.

That is how I met John!!!!

Actually, a mutual friend of ours brought him to the party to attempt to "fix him up" with my friend.

They both weren't each others types ....... but I was his ... and he was mine.

[Oggyflute]

I had a liquor store and Carole was one of my customers. Took me a while to summon the nerve to ask her out, but I eventually did. Carole has since said that it was all she could do to bash me over the head with frustration in my failure to ask. We've been together eight years on the 18th October.

[Cookiebaker]

Awesome thread!!!

Let's see......my family and Mark's family go way back, in fact my parents stopped at his house for a meal on their honey moon and Mark was less than 1 year old. They lived in Vermont, and we lived on Long Island, but I saw him about once a year.

In 1991, my parents went overseas, and we kids stayed in Vermont while they were gone with 2 different families. I saw a lot of Mark and this was when I started to get a crush on him. I was 15 and he was 22. He had this personal space bubble the size of Africa and you couldn't get close to him. I knew, I just knew that somewhere deep inside there was a real person and I was determined to find it.

It was a very long 5 years, and I was getting discouraged that it would ever go anywhere. My oldest brother moved to Vermont in 1994, and became close friends with Mark, and that enabled me to see him lots more often. I was getting a tad discouraged that he would EVER notice me, but at a picnic in 1996 we finally, finally, had a real conversation. He started sending me email shortly afterwards, and finally in August, he let me know his real feelings.

Turns out that ever since 1991, he had a crush on me too. I had NO idea, he never showed it, and never let on.

We got married in 1997, and we have been very happy ever since. We have a very deep connection, and he is my best friend in this whole world.

[Cookiebaker]

ps Aly, I just love this. It's adorable!!!!

[Rachel]

I met my husband at the place we both worked. I had been there for 6 years when he was assigned to run the place. It took a long time before we started dating and then because he was in charge of the place, our dating was more or less kept secret from those with whom we worked. When we did get married, it was required that I resign my position. Gained a husband I loved and lost a job that I hated. Not a bad trade off.

[anna_66]

I've been seeing this thread and wanted to reply, but not really sure how!

Ok, here goes....
I met Mark at a family reunion (his not mine-and NO WE'RE NOT RELATED!!! But it did happen in KY---LOL!).
Mark's dad had remarried and it just happened to be to my great aunt so I ended up going with them.

Of course we were introduced shortly after getting there but didn't really talk (as some of you know, Mark is not a talker).
One of the ladies needed a ride home and Mark was going to take her. She asked me to come along and the rest is history!
On October 31st we will be married 19 years and I've loved all of them. He's my bestest friend in the whole world!!!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Bad luck really Only kidding - he puts up with me after all........

[CalliesMom]

I met Jason my senior year of high school. It was at a football game and his school was our biggest rivals...lucky for me, I was put in charge of the refreshment stand on his side of the field and he came over. Long story short, I thought he was cute and he walked away before I could give him my phone number. A girl's sister, that I knew, was dating his best friend who passed it on to him. A week later he called and we hit it off really well.

We started dating a few months later and got married five years after that. He's a big pain in my butt but I love him.

[Kfamr]

Originally posted by anna_66
(as some of you know, Mark is not a talker).

Are you sure there isn't another "Mark" on the side? The one I know TALKS. (alotta smack. )