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People on resetera with significant others - how did you meet him/her
- Thread starter Montresor
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A really really shitty frat party. There was no beer. I was only there long enough to get her number. 15 years ago.
7 Years ago, I had just moved into the country a week earlier.
Walked into the store to buy a laptop for university, the store was packed with employees but I somehow got to the help desk without a single employee talking to me.
I asked her about buying one, she gave me her card, added her on facebook the next day.
We started texting and after a few days she said she kinda liked me. I wasn't expecting that because I had no self esteem and the possibility of such a thing seemed foreign lol. I asked her out, and we've been married for nearly three years!
Walked into the store to buy a laptop for university, the store was packed with employees but I somehow got to the help desk without a single employee talking to me.
I asked her about buying one, she gave me her card, added her on facebook the next day.
We started texting and after a few days she said she kinda liked me. I wasn't expecting that because I had no self esteem and the possibility of such a thing seemed foreign lol. I asked her out, and we've been married for nearly three years!
We were in the same introduction group for our university study. Which is even more coincidental if you realize it was computer and information sciences and there was pretty much only one hot girl among a sausage fest of 300 men. Then I married her.
Eighteen years ago. Some of my friends from college are still a virgin (because computer science careers), so I guess I was doubly lucky. I'm afraid I can't really tell you how to find them, my life would've been pretty different if that didn't happen.
this sounds more suave than it is, took me three years of friendship and desperately clinging to her before she conceded she might as well call it a relationship
Eighteen years ago. Some of my friends from college are still a virgin (because computer science careers), so I guess I was doubly lucky. I'm afraid I can't really tell you how to find them, my life would've been pretty different if that didn't happen.
I was helping coach a high school soccer team, a friends brother was still attending. This younger brother had a girlfriend, and she had a sister. They asked if I would drive them home one day (set me up!!) from practice. That was Feb. 20, 1996. We got married five months later, married 22 years in a week.
Okcupid. I made a funny profile with dumb pictures/captions and she messaged me first about it. Been 3 yrs.
Met on MySpace 13 and a bit years ago, friends for all that time, but dating now for just under 4 months
There was a local anime convention here in New Orleans called Numareinocon prior to hurricane Katrina.
Numa has a message board, where a posted a "personal ad" of sorts, looking for love
Someone responded, and we started chatting it up, and I eventually met her.
Now we're married, 13 years later.
Numa has a message board, where a posted a "personal ad" of sorts, looking for love
Someone responded, and we started chatting it up, and I eventually met her.
Now we're married, 13 years later.
We met face to face at a st George church in India
(St George is a patron saint for both of us)
First had contact with her online via a indian matrimony site months prior
Got married couple of months later
(Yes it was a arranged marriage of sorts)
Been married for 2 years now
(St George is a patron saint for both of us)
First had contact with her online via a indian matrimony site months prior
Got married couple of months later
(Yes it was a arranged marriage of sorts)
Been married for 2 years now
POF. Moved to a different state and had no idea what I was doing. Was just looking for friends to meet and explore the city, she kept stalking my page and I finally just messaged her first cause she was shy. It'll be 3 years come August, and we live in a house together. Friends always talk about marriage, but I really want to pay my car off first lol.
Met on eHarmony after about 2-4 months of me seriously diving into the online dating pool. Met/went on dates with three other women, but once I met her I was no longer interested in anyone else.
Fast forward two years (October 2018) and we will be getting married on the same month and day that we had our first date.
Fast forward two years (October 2018) and we will be getting married on the same month and day that we had our first date.
College. I had just graduated and worked at Rite Aid with her roommate. Went out one night and she made the first move, been together 9 years this October, married the past 4.
I sympathize with post college dating, it makes things a lot more difficult. All I had to do for "dates" was invite her over to our apartment, there wasn't expectations of planned events or anything like that.
I sympathize with post college dating, it makes things a lot more difficult. All I had to do for "dates" was invite her over to our apartment, there wasn't expectations of planned events or anything like that.
We work at the same company, different departments. I thought she was out of my league, but one day we had an event and I was talking to a colleague and his wife. She came by and stood RIGHT next to me. I knew right then and there that she might be interested. Turns out I was right.
Met my wife playing L4D, and even proposed to her in it since it was the reason for our connection.
At work. I just started work and this girl kept on coming over to randomly say hi once in a while. She then saw me smoking outside of work on a break and decided to sit next to me to say hi and we just started taking. I wasnt really in the mood because I just got out a rocky relationship.
Fast forward a few years and we're now married :)
Fast forward a few years and we're now married :)
Muzmatch (Muslim dating app). Started talked to her in November 2017, went to Pakistan in December to January so could only meet her in February. First date lasted 5 hours. She was actually my second date that day after one with a doctor. After dinner, she suggested we spend more time at a museum I was talking about, and it's the only museum that is open til 10pm. I loved that she took the initiative in as many things as me, and quite the feminist. Went to the Tate Modern and just sat on the swings for a couple of hours, talking about all kinds of things. She is logical and calm like me, fitting for a solicitor, and we can be very forthcoming into solving problems. First person I had dated who was as funny and sarcastic as me. She's a homebody but maybe because of me wanted to meet me once a week doing all kinds of fun activities. That kept on happening, then deactivated our dating profiles, and talked to family. I proposed. Engagement was in April, so that was really quick. Wedding at end of August. Can't wait. Going to a Mulan singalong this evening.
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This thread is really making me want to get back into dating after a hiatus. I just have some self-esteem issues that I haven't been able to overcome since losing 150 lbs.
Keep up the good work guys (and gals)!
Keep up the good work guys (and gals)!
My fiancee was ready to get engaged after 6 months of dating. She knew I was the one that she wanted to be with (she's in her late 20s). I actually sold my parents house about 6-9 months into our relationship and decided to move closer to her neck of the woods (also gets me closer to work) and then she moved in when I did.
After 6 months of living with her, I knew her good and bad habits inside and out. I'm in my early 30s and both her and I have the same wants in regards to number of kids, timing of kids and we are on the same page about virtually everything.
While cliche, "when you know, you'll know" is apt for how her and I both feel. It also helps that both her and I are very experienced with what we don't want.
Her and I actually thought it would be good to get married on the day of our first date, two years later, so we actually went ahead and planned all of it before getting engaged. While I did playfully torture her a bit with the engagement, we got officially engaged 2 months ago.
I could not be happier with her.
Struck up a conversation with her at a college party at one of my friends apartments.
Just asked if she was alright, said she didn't like the crowding. I asked if she minded my company she said she didn't and then bam I continued conversation about movies music other parties we've been to, etc. Got her number.
From there we texted an approximate 5000 times within the period of two weeks. It helped that she was in my social circle. And then we went out for drinks, the conversation flowed. I took her to my favorite view of the city and I asked if I could kiss her. She said yes.
The rest is history and still being written. Married for 6 years now.
Just asked if she was alright, said she didn't like the crowding. I asked if she minded my company she said she didn't and then bam I continued conversation about movies music other parties we've been to, etc. Got her number.
From there we texted an approximate 5000 times within the period of two weeks. It helped that she was in my social circle. And then we went out for drinks, the conversation flowed. I took her to my favorite view of the city and I asked if I could kiss her. She said yes.
The rest is history and still being written. Married for 6 years now.
Art school.
I was talking back to our very difficult teacher, which caught her attention, so she came over with the excuse that she needed to "borrow supplies".
I was talking back to our very difficult teacher, which caught her attention, so she came over with the excuse that she needed to "borrow supplies".
I met my SO at her own party through an acquiantance. She had her own SO at the time whom she lived with. We got to talking online as friends and met at the clubs every so often. It turned out that she was rather unhappy in her relationship and was in the process of moving out into her own apartment. Though technically not single, things escalated one night at her new place. It later turned out that the mentioned acquaintance was also super into her and had been for years, and he was, and probably still is, very upset that I "won" her and he felt that she owed him her love because he'd been nice to her, classic creep.
We've been together for over 4 years now, but I recently moved out into my own apartment as we needed space (quite literally as well as emotionally tbh). We actually broke it off but got back together the next day and we're woking on mending it. In two weeks we're going on our second Greece vacation, gonna be awesome, but it's basically a litmus test for us as well.
OP: Don't steal someone else's girlfriend, the feeling that it can just as easily happen to you as well can be overbearing.
We've been together for over 4 years now, but I recently moved out into my own apartment as we needed space (quite literally as well as emotionally tbh). We actually broke it off but got back together the next day and we're woking on mending it. In two weeks we're going on our second Greece vacation, gonna be awesome, but it's basically a litmus test for us as well.
OP: Don't steal someone else's girlfriend, the feeling that it can just as easily happen to you as well can be overbearing.
Match. She had a pretty minimal profile, I sent her a real lame message because she mentioned she worked in data analysis, and I told her it sounded interesting. A few short email convos back and forth and she asked to meet up, telling me "I was one of her favorites on the site". We went to one of my favorite bars and it just went from there...
Bumble. I wasn't having much luck with Tinder so I gave that a try. She was my first (and only!) match. We got talking just before I went abroad for work for a week, and we kept chatting while I was away and decided to meet the evening I got back. Our first date ended up lasting five hours and we've been together for 2.5 years now.
We were both in the groom's party when my sister got married. We had the bachelor party two days before the wedding, and he got drunk enough to be hungover the next day. She and I ended up having to hang out all day by ourselves, and we've now been married for 9 years.
One of my college friends and one of her high school friends ended up meeting at our wedding and have now been married for several years.
One of my college friends and one of her high school friends ended up meeting at our wedding and have now been married for several years.
Work. She was into a coworker that I was in a group of friends with, but he wasn't sure/hesitating. I gave it a while, then before the company xmas party I told him make your move or I'm coming in.
Made my move. Been together for 10 years, married 5, two kids.
Made my move. Been together for 10 years, married 5, two kids.
OP
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I don't know what's making me feel this way other than wanting someone else to want me. And wanting to spend my nights with someone else. I want to go watch a movie or eat out or have fun in general with my best friend / partner / woman by my side. So many people here in this thread are talking about how meeting their SO is the best thing that ever happened to them or they're saying they're in the best relationship of their life. This is the type of happiness or experience that I'm chasing.
I haven't spoken to a psychologist about this, no.
Hoo-doo, SageShinigami, I'm going to try, I'm going to try my hardest to make myself whole and do what I can to be happy. I get it - if I'm a miserable person I won't be attractive. But I can't find any rational reason to be unhappy with any other aspect of my life. I love my hobbies - there's always some awesome television show or movie or video game for me to play. I have my own place with a mortgage and a job that I adore. I'm working towards paying down my debt. I've also never been so fit before. I'm nowhere near jacked and I'm not an Adonis but I used to be 255lbs and I'm measuring at 173lbs today. People are always always complimenting me about how radically my body has changed. Not only that but my metabolism is incredible. I've plateau'd and I'm hovering at around 173-177lbs for the past 45 days but I'm eating literally anything I want. I track every calorie I consume and I can see in my app that nearly every day I'm hundreds, possibly thousands of calories over what should be my limit. Yet I'm maintaining my weight. I will eventually scale back and go on another cut, because my goal is to be 160lbs in the end, but for now I'm enjoying my metabolism and physical regimen keeping my weight in control even though I'm eating anything I want.
Literally everything is going well - except I have this crazy desire to have a SO and I wish that would go away.
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The head of Xbox's indie games program made a dating video starring all the eligible bachelors in our office. I was at the time not eligible but pretended to be a German coder from the Amiga demo scene. I was wearing a small plastic hat.
Anyway he showed the video to some of his girl friends and one of them said that the German demo coder was undateable but still the best of the bunch. Later I married her and put a baby in her.
So probably the same as most couples.
Anyway he showed the video to some of his girl friends and one of them said that the German demo coder was undateable but still the best of the bunch. Later I married her and put a baby in her.
So probably the same as most couples.
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I was at Electric Ballroom in Camden on a Friday night for Sin City rock night, and the guy I liked wasn't there so I was feeling a bit down. This guy comes up to my mate and tells her he thinks I'm really hot, which immediately boosts my mood and I kiss him. We exchange numbers and chat on msn a bit but he's a bit too intense so I tell him we should just be friends. He agrees and we go out for a drink just as friends and end up at Electric Ballroom again.
He introduces me to a couple of his friends, and one grabs my attention straight away as he looks a little like Mark Walberg. I stay chatting to them most of the night, and Mark lookalike makes it obvious he's interested in me. I tell him I'm a bit worried as I know his friend likes me and I don't want to hurt his feelings, but Mark says it's fine, he's spoken to him already and he's cool with it. So we kiss and he goes home with me. I found out a bit later that he lied, he neve spoke to his friend at all. I also found out much much later that him and his mate were off their tits on coke that night.
We're still together nearly 12 years later.
He introduces me to a couple of his friends, and one grabs my attention straight away as he looks a little like Mark Walberg. I stay chatting to them most of the night, and Mark lookalike makes it obvious he's interested in me. I tell him I'm a bit worried as I know his friend likes me and I don't want to hurt his feelings, but Mark says it's fine, he's spoken to him already and he's cool with it. So we kiss and he goes home with me. I found out a bit later that he lied, he neve spoke to his friend at all. I also found out much much later that him and his mate were off their tits on coke that night.
We're still together nearly 12 years later.
neogaf lol. we were friends first! and then after awhile we liked each other and started dating long distance, were long distance for 2 years, she moved here and we moved in together!
it's our fifth anniversary in august :]
edit: lmao she posted in here i didn't realize.
it's our fifth anniversary in august :]
edit: lmao she posted in here i didn't realize.
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Married 9 years. We met 17 years ago when she hooked me up with her friend, so we met with her pushing me to date someone else.
We knew one another long before we dated. She is still my best friend.
We knew one another long before we dated. She is still my best friend.
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