How Did You Meet Your Significant Other?

[Vicar]

Okay time for another fun poll *LOL*

We all know how old eachother is *LOL*

and how many cruises we have been on and where everyone is from.

We always mention our DHs and DWs and SOs in our posts, I thought it would be fun to learn how everyone met.

[ekerr19]

A friend introduced us at a restaurant... initially, I didn't want to date my DH because he was a marine (I thought they were all "bad boys"). He talked me into it - 3 months after dating, we married - we've been married for 17 years!

[FlorenceItaly]

We worked at the same place. We lived across the street from one another, and he placed a carpool rider ad. I responded. What's really funny is that when I looked up his "records" in my office, I saw his age and thought he was too old for me, LOL.....We've been very happily married 21 years. I am 41, he is 55.

Marie

[cactuslady]

As many of you already know, I met Bruce on the Ryndam. We were assigned to the same dinner table on a 7-day Mexican Riviera cruise.

We'll be married a year at the end of July.

[tomc]

I was doing radio in a small New England city, she was working for the local newspaper.

[CaptData]

We were both in the Canadian Forces. He just got posted to the base I was posted.

He was signing in to the Hospital where I worked and asked if he could arrange to see a doctor. I asked if it was for him or his wife or children. He said he was single. I got him a 1:00 pm appointment.

He did not show up. I had looked at his chart and realized he may have a problem, so I took the chart to the doctor on call. The doctor told me to find him ASAP. I went to his barracks and opened the door with the Master key after receiving no answer to my pounding. I found him out cold. Called the ambulance and went back to the hospital with him.

Due to reg, I check him over and took all the cash he had and opened an account on base for him. Bank rules at the time required that it be a joint account. I brought the card back for him to sign.

When he came to, two days later, he wanted to meet me. I dropped in said hi and brought some toiletiries for him. He asked me out for dinner when he was released from hospital.

We got married 6 months later. :rolleyes:

[Tatka]

We're both from the same city Kharkov (North East of Ukraine) but we met next to Yalta (one of the popular resorts on Black Sea) in 1990.

I was at the student camp-resort.. and he was just renting an appartment for couple of weeks with his friends. We were very good friends for some time and I had another boyfriend, but I guess my husband won. ;) We got married next April , I was 19 (3rd year of University) and he was 18 (2nd). :)

We are married for 13 years now and have 12 years old son.

[1drifter]

We met at a flood.

My hometown is on the St. Croix River which flooded in 1965. We were both among the young people filling sandbags to make a dike to keep the water out of the downtown area & we struck up a conversation. I always said I married him because our meeting made such a good story to tell our grandchildren. We now actually have grandchildren & have been married 36 years.

[Vicar]

I was set up on a date with a friend of a friend. We were to meet at a bar after work. When i got there the girl I had the date with was sitting with a few of her friends having a drink while waiting for me .


From the git go me and this girl didn't have a lot in common and it just wasn't clicking.

However one of her friends at the table and I were.

That was 4 years ago and (don't tell her :)) but I got the ring and plan to spring it on her on our upcoming trip to Vegas

[Orcrone]

I went into a furniture store to buy a desk. I asked out the saleswoman who sold it to me, two weeks later we got engaged and 6 months after that we were married. We've been married 6 years and we love each other as much as when we first met.

It turned out the desk didn't match her furniture, so after we got engaged she made me return the desk and buy a different one. But at least I got the second one at cost.:D
CaptData. That is one heck of story. Doubt anyone else met that way.

[Keith Rita]

We were "setup" at a singles dance at a place called the Old Mill out in the boondocks. I had just had a wedding for my youngest daughter, so now I was alone, as all three daughters were now married. They encouraged me to start going out.
Rita was recently divorced and was to be introduced to me by a mutual friend. As it turned out we started dancing together before the introduction and it was an instance click! We found out we graduated from the same high school--two years apart.
We "dated" for a little over a year and then ran off to Vegas and got married. ;) ;)

[lipoppop]

What was a boy from the Bronx doing in Maine? I had just been discharged from the Air Force, going to school, and got a summer job in a boys camp taking the little monsters on canoe and camping trips. She was the camp nurse, standing in front of the nature shack when I first saw her, surroundered by many men. My military and camping instincts/training took over and soon we were alone. That as in 1958, married in 1959 and the license is good for another few decades.

[jhannah]

Well, my story isn't quite as exciting or romantic as most of the above. I met my DW in a music appreciation class in college. She fell for me instantly! :D (It took me a bit longer ... but it was inevitable!) 35 years on August 9th.

Ekerr19, I was waiting for you to say, "And then I found out that he truly was a bad boy!" ;)

[ekerr19]

Ekerr19, I was waiting for you to say, "And then I found out that he truly was a bad boy!" ;)

Jim-

He truly IS - I found that out early on and married him anyway! :D

[ger_77]

We met on a blind date arranged by a mutual aquaintance (not even a close friend). He was in town on business and I was most reluctant because of the age difference (14 years), and he was divorced with 2 children. (Please, no baggage - I'm a young, single girl ! ! !)

When he came to pick me up that evening I opened the door to this handsome man who said "Hello love, you look charming." I melted. My mother who was sitting in the living room behind me melted also. Two years later(and madly in love), I transferred to the city he lived in and chased him until he caught me. We were married 4 years after we first met and have been married for 27 wonderful years. We have one son, age 22 and his kids, ages 37 and 40. Interestingly enough, I'm only 10 years older than his daughter, but we all get along famously. Age has never played a role in our relationship - except maybe that it's kept him much younger than his peers ... they all look and act m-u-c-h older than he does.

Smooth Sailing! :) :) :)

[Vicar]

ger 77

Age is no big thing when you are truly happy and in love

On our first date Gf and I were talking and she told me that she had a two year old son ( I could see her reluctance thinking that would have sent me running.)

I told her that didn't bother me at all seeing I had a 13 year old daughter. We both kind of took a deep breath and enjoyed the rest of the evening, it was in the car when I took her home that it hit us that she is only 11 years older than my daughter. And since that day it has never been an issue.

[Lois R]

:) Hi....and yes, there are some of us with no Hubby's, wives, partners, whatever the term is these days;) .
I have been on my own for so long...not sure I would know what to do IF I ever met a guy again:eek: .....I haven't had to share the clicker with anyone in years...LOL

Some of your stories are really nice though...Capt Data...sounds very special......you saved his life.

Some of my friends have told me....you will meet someone...and it will probably be on a cruiseship one day.....
I stopped looking......years ago......pretty happy with my life...but who knows...maybe one day my ship will really sail......with me and someone else on it too LOL

[Krazy Kruizers]

:)

We met at the same work place. First date was in December. We married in June.

:)

[SharonN]

We met in 1973 during my 2nd year of college when he sat next to me in our Computer Science 200 class. He missed a few classes due to some minor surgery so asked me to help him catch up and we started having Homework Dates. Once I almost electrocuted him in our Physics lab. We got engaged 2 years later when he graduated and got married the following year after I graduated. It seems like it was just yesterday but.....

[FoxyTerrier]

We met at work on his first day of work. It was love at first site for me.

He worked the midnight shift and I worked days. I thought up every reason in the book to work at at night - be a computer techie in the early 80s that was too hard. Finally a year later he got transferred to days and we started talking more and more.

For some odd reason Lord and Taylor was discontinuing selling Cartier watches (why were they selling them to begin with?) and I felt if I was ever going to be able to afford one this was my chance. Brent said he wanted to go with me. He met me at the front door and said, "your charriet or mine". A week later we went out on our first date to see E.T. and on that date we stopped by Lord and Taylor and Brent bought the man's version of my Cartier watch.

We married 2 years later, and just celebrated our 20th anniversary.

[HeatherInFlorida]

These are all terrific! What a fun idea:) . I moved to New York City at 24 to seek my fortune, i.e. husband. By the time I was 36 I decided that I enjoyed my own company and the company of many and gave up the whole idea.

My best friend asked me to come help her during an office "move" to another floor. She mentioned the architect for the project would be there. He was and when I criticized the design of the space he instantly detested me. But he was gentlemanly enough to walk me up Lexington to 57th where I could catch my bus home. Instead, we stopped for coffee and talked until 6 in the morning.

It took me 5 years to talk him into marrying me:D but it was worth the effort. We have an amazing life together. It was one of those split seconds in time that might never have happened. And so to Lois I say, you never know;) .

P.S. Capt. Data you gave me chills and brought a tear. Beautiful story.

[srpilo]

I met my DW on a bus in the middle of the night in Austria on a Ski trip.. after many hours and drop off points the Bus finaly stoped at my Hotel and low and behold she and her sisters got off also.. :D As it turned out she lived about 125 miles from me in California .. But we had to go all the way to Europe to meet..

On our return I went to visit almost every weekend, And the rest is, as they say "History" .. We met in January and were married in September ..


25 years and counting.:)

Srpilo

[sail7seas]

CaptData......I love your story. Great.

Orcrone.....Great.....


Vicar.....Love It!!! :)

Fabulous stories. Love it. YOU HAVE TO LET US KNOW when you "spring the ring on her" in Las Vegas.
DH and I were introduced to eachother by a mutual friend. MY DH had heard about me for about a year from this friend and he tells me he had a whole different image in his mind from what I really am like. He was surprised when we met but we knew right away we were "sympatico". We dated for a year and got "pinned". Do college kids still do that? We dated another year and got engaged and after the third year, we married.

That was 34 years and 11+ months ago. :)

[elmorejj]

We met when my husband was stationed in England, through,mutual friends. He played on the same base football team as my room mates fiance. She invited me to go to watch a football game and even after I realised they weren`t really playing "football" I still accepted a date with him. BTW he played the real football also!! Married after a year, after they had done an extensive background investigation on me due to his sensitive clearance in the AF, have 4 kids, 11 grandkids and 3 great grandkids, I guess I`ll stay over here now, although we do go back to the UK every year for me to renew my accent!!!....jean

[Charliesmom]

I met my DH when I was 37 and he was 24. I was newly divorced with three kids. He had never been married. We didni't see each other for a couple of days after the plane ride. I was walking through the bar one day and he was sitting there and we started talking about business. We spent the rest of the vacation together. When I got home he called me on New Year's Eve. I had a date that night and we were at my house. When I got off the phone my date said "I wish you would talk to me that way!" I hadn't realized that I was smitten. That was 32 years ago. It took us 10 years to get married.

Roberta

[Aussie Gal]

Peter and I met when I was 18 and he was 20. He was a University student and my girlfriend was going out with Pete's friend. I was staying the weekend at my friend's house and we decided to go out on a picnic into the bush. Peter had the only car, so they decided to introduce us and that is how we met.

We got on famously right from the beginning. I remember we talked and talked, as I was sitting in the front seat with him and after the long day he asked if he could phone me. We went out together the following weekend and from then on every weekend.

Four years later we were married and now 40 years plus 3 months on we are still happily together with a wonderful daughter and son and four terrific grandchildren. Life just gets better.

Jennie

[soccermom102]

Hubby & I met in the Skyroom Disco on the old Rotterdam in 1987. I was a passenger, he was an officer (the only English one on board). I think there was some cocktails involved. Holiday romance made good. He moved to Canada and we've been married 15 years and have 2 kids. Some holiday romances do work out. His only complaint is that I wasn't from Florida. After years sailing in the Caribbean, the move to Canada was chilling. The things we'll do for love.....

[Peggy Sue]

what a wonderful thread! Thanks for sharing!

Back in '83..a friend introduced me to her brother via a blind date. We hit it off immediately and the next night he asked me to dinner.. He arrived in a 3-piece suit looking like a million bucks, carring a dozen long stem roses and a bottle of champagne. We had a wonderful dinner, took a drive to the beach and walked and talked until dawn.. I think we both knew that night that we had found the person we wanted to share our lives with.

We moved in together 2 months later, engaged a year later and married in '85. It's been a wonderful 21 years..and I wouldn't trade a minute of it!

Peggy Sue

[DaveEdwards]

We met at a singles dance in April. After dancing several fast dances we sat down for some rest and conversation. We had hardly had a chance to talk when another guy came and asked her to dance. I thanked him, but informed him that we were married and just chaperoning the dance. I drove her home and made a date for a couple of days later. We both, from that point, dated just each other. In May, I asked her if she wanted to go shopping for Mother Day's presents. As we were shopping I came upon a jewelery store (thank God, I hand an account there :) ).

The rest is history. On August 15th, we will be married for 33 years. And they said it wouldn't last.;)

[LAFFNVEGAS]

While we were eating dinner this evening Tom asked if I had posted on this tread, he saw it but did not read it. I told him I knew it would take a few minutes of typing that I did not have time for at work today.

We met on Labor Day weekend 1976, I lived and worked in Cedar Rapids, IA and my best friend attended college at University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. I would often spend the weekend up at the dorm with her, she lived on a Co-Ed floor. Tom was a transfer student to UNI and had just moved in to the Co-Ed floor. We met out by the elevators where many of the students would hang out late in the evening just talking. He actually thought I attended school there for a few weeks. The next day after we met my friend and her boyfriend invited him to go out for pizza with us. (This part he will hate me for telling) When he showed up at the pizza place he brought along his roommate and then realized he was being set up with me and should not of invited his roommate along. We soon realized we were meant to be together. We were Married in March of 1977 and have been happily married for 27 years:D Each year just gets better.

[like2cruise]

We met when I moved to his town before 6th grade. He hung around my brother, but turns out was more interested in me. We married right out of high school and just celebrated 24 great years! Cruising is one of many things that we enjoy together!

[Joedog]

We met in 1997 online in a chat room. I tell everyone it was a sex chat room but it was really a Hot Wheels Collectors chat room (our hobby). I was in the Navy stationed in California and she was in NYC. After talking online every night for a few months I flew out to NYC so we could meet. It was magical and I didnt want to go back to California but, unfortunately, the Navy had a different idea. As soon as I got back to the Base I put in my retirement papers.

I flew back and forth from the West to the East coast twice a month for a year until my retirement papers came through. As soon as they did I moved to NYC and have been together here since.

That was 5 years ago.

[Bill S]

My DW and I were classmates in junior college and we both transferred to a 4-yr university and started dating our junior year---got pinned my senior year - the serenade was great (Sweetheart of Sigma Chi) and got engaged while I was in USAF pilot training and she was in her last year of nursing school. We will celebrate our 37th wedding anniversary on the Maasdam on August 12! I definitely got the better end of the deal! She is still my sweetheart! ;)

[Princess-of-Quite-alot]

I met my Sweetie online! Yup, Match.com!! We've been together over a year now and it keeps getting better and better!! I have never felt more content in all my life. I am amazed at what a truly loving relationship really is.....We are truly blessed! :D :p

[sail7seas]

All of these stories are wonderrful. Thanks everyone for sharing.


Bill S.......I especiall enjoyed reading yours as you will be celebrating not long after us on the beautiful Maasdam. Congratulations and wishes for many more happy years together in good health.

Dave Edwards....how special to be coming up onto 33 years. Loved your story. (Just happened to have an account at the Jewelry store !! :) ) All good wishes to you and DW. Congratulations.

[the2ofus]

I was new in town. I hired his brother's wife to work for me. She learned I had been divorced for 10 years, he was a recent widower. She set up a double date for dinner. That was weird...the three of them had known each other for decades and the guys worked together in addition to being brothers, so how do you start a conversation? Anyway, we enjoyed dinner and played cards and he took me home. A month later he took me to an ice show. Two months later, after New Years he called because he remembered I said I liked to dance and his brother & SIL had given him dance lessons for Christmas. Figured he'd feel less awkward with a partner who could dance. I figured he was a nice guy so why not help him out.

We started taking dance lessons in early January, and had Sat. afternoon dance practice at my apartment. (Kept bumping into the furniture but finally got the hang of it. :) ) By March we were in love with each other, and were married in August. Figured if you can learn to dance and not get mad at each other, the rest would be easy. Since then we have remodeled the house and still love each other so guess that we can make it through anything! We'll be married 18 years next month and we still enjoy dancing together.

[ASM]

We met in high school and became friends. He listened to all my boyfriend troubles and finally told me if I had any sense I'd be dating him instead. He was right. We were married during college, had our first child shortly after graduation and never looked back. Another child, two grandkids and 33 years later here we are.

[Bill S]

sail7seas: Thanks and congratulations to you as well! I hope you have a grand time back on "your" ship--I know you will take good care of her.

This is a geat thread with interesting stories!

[blndee77]

I had just graduated from grad school in the south and moved back to NY. I was in my best friend from high school's wedding party and my DH (he lived on the same floor as my friend in college) walked me down the aisle. We've been together ever since! We lived four hours away from each other so for months we would spend every night after work on the phone - anywhere from 3 to 9 hours a night! I saw him again about a week after we met as I was passing through his town on the way out of town for a girls-only vacation. We stayed up all night talking and he left as we pulled out of the driveway. While us girls were on vacation, we were meeting many men, but I told my friends that he was "the one" and that I would marry him. Exactly two months after we met, we were engaged and we got married that same weekend a year later. We've been married for almost two years.

By the way, I love the story of how he proposed, so I'll share it. We were at my undergraduate college homecoming weekend and he found out one of my favorite spots. We had a pond near the building I spent most of my time and it was surrounded by weeping willows and benches and had a fountain in the center. He asked me to go for a walk with him. When we got there, there was a rainbow starting from the fountain. We walked around and then he stopped me on one of the benches and got down on his knee. It was beautiful!

[terrascape]

I work in the marine operations department for a large west coast marine transportation company with HQ in Seattle. In addition to our commercial fleet of vessels our company operates, we also have a corporate yacht. During the summer months it is used for dinner cruises in which certain select groups of customers would be invited out on different evenings. I co-hosted three or four cruises each summer. This particular night we were hosting one of our larger accounts. The individual which I dealt with on a regular basis told me she was bringing along their executive secretary, who was quite new in town and didn't know anyone. She thought I would enjoy meeting her. So I knew what was going on, but DW had no clue that this was sort of a "set-up". We were introduced shortly after leaving the pier, and I must admit I failed miserably in my duties as a host for the evening. I failed to mingle with the other guests, as I spent the entire evening up on the bow talking to the executive secretary, who still didn't realize that she had been set up. We began dating shortly thereafter and married two years later. The lady that "set us up" was one of the bridesmaids at our wedding. We celebrated our 10 year anniversary on the old Regent Star of Regency Cruise Lines, and celebrated our 23rd year together this past May with a special dinner in the Pinnacle Grill on the Prinsendam.