How did you meet your SO?
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Motorsheen wrote: »She was my Sexual Harassment & Sensitivity Training counselor.
( I kept failing the class )
Nah. Sexual harassment is about "UNWANTED" sexual advances, not about the ones that are wanted. You're gold man.0 -
On the Internet. We're both old timers in the cybersea and both used to post in the same USENET group. We weren't an online couple, but when two people from that same group got married, they held the wedding in New Orleans (where I lived). We hit it off at the wedding and 20+ years later, I still wake up next to her. If they had held the wedding somewhere else, we would have never met in person because I wouldn't have gone to it.2
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I met first (and only) husband at a bar. He had 2 children from a previous marriage and we later had a beautiful son together. We were together for many years. I lost him to cancer, and we lost all 3 of our children. Because I was in such a terrible place emotionally and mentally I didn't even think or care about dating.
But, I met my current SO online. Believe it or not, we met on YouTube. This was years ago when YouTube was set up to be more interactive socially and I had a lot of friends that I actually spoke to online every single day. He lived in Sweden, I lived in Memphis, Tennessee. I have now been living in Sweden, with him, for 8 years next month. I moved to Sweden to be with him before we had ever met in person, and we never spoke on the telephone before I came. LOL OMG it sounds so crazy now, but here I still am.
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bunnyolesen wrote: »I met first (and only) husband at a bar. He had 2 children from a previous marriage and we later had a beautiful son together. We were together for many years. I lost him to cancer, and we lost all 3 of our children. Because I was in such a terrible place emotionally and mentally I didn't even think or care about dating.
But, I met my current SO online. Believe it or not, we met on YouTube. This was years ago when YouTube was set up to be more interactive socially and I had a lot of friends that I actually spoke to online every single day. He lived in Sweden, I lived in Memphis, Tennessee. I have now been living in Sweden, with him, for 8 years next month. I moved to Sweden to be with him before we had ever met in person, and we never spoke on the telephone before I came. LOL OMG it sounds so crazy now, but here I still am.
Sweden is on my travel list. So lucky for you to be there.2 -
We met when he started coming to my church in high school. We've been together 22 years and married 15 years this month.2
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caco_ethes wrote: »We actually met delivering children in kindergarden. I was just ending a long marriage, and feeling pretty low. Then just suddenly I saw this girl, just a blink, and knew I had to see her, so the next couple of days I searched the kindergarden when I delivered or picked up, before I saw her again. We just (I thought I was descrete as hell, and not used to getting attention, so didn't suspected response) looked at each other for a long time. I am way to shy to tolk to a stranger...but apparently she had noticed (and so had half the staff there...) so we started talking...and never stopped. We're celebrating our first aniversary next weekend. AND our daughter ( I have two kids and she has one from previous relationship) is off course attending the same kindergarden, so they have followed us from first time we saw each other.
You were delivering children in kindergarten already? What kind of dr school is this?
Edit: also, are you old enough to be using the internet?
Yeah, I was wondering if they need to be kept refrigerated.1 -
Motorsheen wrote: »She was my Sexual Harassment & Sensitivity Training counselor.
( I kept failing the class )
Nah. Sexual harassment is about "UNWANTED" sexual advances, not about the ones that are wanted. You're gold man.
but... but how do you know if it's "unwanted" if you don't even make the attempt?
Gotta believe, if Tom Hardy says and does the same exact thing as 99% of us, he scores heavily; the rest of us end up standing tall before Human Resources. (tell me I'm wrong)
Always remember, you miss 100% of the shots that you don't take.0 -
I was set up on a blind date with a guy that my sister and my cousin had been trying to get me to meet for months. Finally my sister literally dragged me out of the house to meet him. As soon as we met, we clicked. Now we're married with a 2 year old son.3
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Motorsheen wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »She was my Sexual Harassment & Sensitivity Training counselor.
( I kept failing the class )
Nah. Sexual harassment is about "UNWANTED" sexual advances, not about the ones that are wanted. You're gold man.
but... but how do you know if it's "unwanted" if you don't even make the attempt?
It is easy to me. People should not try to date anyone from work, but if there is a mutual interest then that is fine. If you ask someone out and they don't threaten a lawsuit, you might be 'ok' to continue. Harassment is continuous unwanted comments or behaviors and that needs to be respected, but I see plenty of folks that are fine with it overall. Tread lightly man!
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The truth (for a change)....
I was dating a girl (lowercase 'd' in dating; more like hanging out on occasion) and this girl had a backyard bbq party in one of the beach cities of SoCal.
I met my future bride there and we just chatted, about a month later, the girlfriend called me and said: "Hey, remember the chicka from my party? you guys would be perfect together."
I hate to admit that a woman has ever been right about anything, but in this case, I gotta give the former girlfriend props.0 -
We were strangers before being cast as Romeo & Juliet in a production two years ago, so I guess you could say it was fate?
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Me from MI but living in TN, He from TX but living in AL. Met in Alaska, both on business (two very different business) in the coldest part of the off season...enjoyed a few dinners, parted ways to never talk again...few months later, me in TN, He in AL, ran into each other in KY...this time, parted ways to talk again and again...married year later. We have never again had another business trip in the same city at the same time, even when we try to coordinate it.2
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My husband and I met for the first time when I was 13 and he was 17. We were at a community pool and as my husband is fond of telling everyone, I was wearing a white bathing suit. Enough said.
We dated for the summer breaking up in September. Move forward 5 years, I'm engaged to someone else living in a different city. Husband calls and asks if he can stay with us if he moves to the city until he gets on his feet. He was friends with my fiance. We say yes, he moves in mid-January by end of February I realize I am in love with my now hubby and break up with fiance. Hubby and I got married in June that year. 31 years ago next week!1 -
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Graduate school.
We both were runners. Probably the only runners in the graduate program.
Miles along the shore of Lake Michigan in Evanston, the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Wilmette.
Our 30th anniversary is September 4.1 -
I'm still waiting to find one, gets harder as you get older1
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Armymedic2017UK wrote: ». [it] gets harder as you get older
speak for yourself and ....
get off my lawn
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I met mine (Paul) on the internet 16 years ago. We dated for about 18 months and then he did something stupid, I left town to get over him and ended up marrying someone else. Classic rebound relationship. Bad move!! I separated 3 years ago and am now divorced. Every year on my birthday, Paul would call me to make sure I was OK and happy. Last year he said that he had never gotten over me and could I give us another go. Thankfully I said yes and can honestly say I have never been happier.0
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Walking down the street and on the same day I broke up with my then boyfriend .He’s the best decision I ever made. We are madly in love and have a 3 month old son together. Just goes to show, you never know what God has in store for you. Sometimes a impulse decision can change your life!0
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guitargirl55 wrote: »At a bar. Thought he was too young to be there (he's actually 4 years older than me). 15 years tomorrow
At a bar. I had just met him and used him to keep another guy from bothering me. 10+ yrs and going.At a bar called The Hitching Post, no lie!
At a bar. I had no idea there were so many of us!
Ditto, kind of... I met him at a local bar on a blind date, after I replied to his "lonely hearts ad" (UK version of a personal ad). Not the kind of thing I would ever have imagined me doing, but I'd recently been dumped and I was bored that day so thought I'd reply to a couple for a laugh. Best random "just for fun" idea I ever had!
We hit it off on the phone right away, but he had a date booked that weekend with another girl who'd responded to his ad. He'd already been stood up by the first one he tried to meet, then this second one did the same. He called me the week after and we arranged to meet - and even though he took the wrong road while attempting to follow my directions, he still managed to find the place. Must have been fate.
He proposed exactly three months after we first laid eyes on each other, and we married the following year - we'll be celebrating our 30th anniversary next spring.
I like to tell people "I saw him advertised and sent away for him".
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Met my ex-wife through her twin sister, who I went to school with. She set us up, and was married for almost twenty years before divorcing for various reasons.
The next longest relationship I was in, I met at a friend's pool party. She was the co-worker of my friend's wife. We hit it off well, chatting, etc. When she left, she was all I could think about for a couple of days. My friend's wife asked her if it was okay if she gave me her number, and she said yes.
My current SO, I was "introduced" to at one of my jobs almost three years ago. We're pretty much married at the hip, since that's where she sits most of the time and it's rare for us to not be in close proximity to one another. Except for when she's resting and recharging, then she's tucked in for the night.0 -
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So jelly at how easy you guys make it look.
I can't even get a window mannequin to lock eyes with me.1 -
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xFunctionalStrengthx wrote: »
Hit back, twice as hard0 -
xFunctionalStrengthx wrote: »
Hit back, twice as hard
Certain situations, I know exactly what to do and how to handle it. Last night, she caught me completely off guard with the comments, I was fumbling for words. I'm sure I sounded like a stuttering fool. :laugh:0 -
I was browsing Craig's List looking for a couch and read my hubby's personal ad. True story! He was "looking for a wife" and the description of what he wanted fit me to a T. I thought he was too good to be true so decided to respond just for "sh**s and giggles, expecting to find him to be fake. We text each other and talked on the phone every day for 2 weeks then met first time for bowling with my bestie, her husband and another couple. Married him 4 months later. We celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary in 3 weeks and we have a 5 year old (honeymoon baby!!)2
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caco_ethes wrote: »We actually met delivering children in kindergarden. I was just ending a long marriage, and feeling pretty low. Then just suddenly I saw this girl, just a blink, and knew I had to see her, so the next couple of days I searched the kindergarden when I delivered or picked up, before I saw her again. We just (I thought I was descrete as hell, and not used to getting attention, so didn't suspected response) looked at each other for a long time. I am way to shy to tolk to a stranger...but apparently she had noticed (and so had half the staff there...) so we started talking...and never stopped. We're celebrating our first aniversary next weekend. AND our daughter ( I have two kids and she has one from previous relationship) is off course attending the same kindergarden, so they have followed us from first time we saw each other.
You were delivering children in kindergarten already? What kind of dr school is this?
Edit: also, are you old enough to be using the internet?
@caco_ethes
Maybe its a language issue, but we use it as a word for day care/pre school. I had a 2 yo and she had a 4yo.
At 39 I think I am old enough, at least I've used it for the last 30 years soon...I see that delivering maybe be the wrong word, but I just cant remember what would be a better word...sorry about that, but then English is only my second language.0 -
caco_ethes wrote: »We actually met delivering children in kindergarden. I was just ending a long marriage, and feeling pretty low. Then just suddenly I saw this girl, just a blink, and knew I had to see her, so the next couple of days I searched the kindergarden when I delivered or picked up, before I saw her again. We just (I thought I was descrete as hell, and not used to getting attention, so didn't suspected response) looked at each other for a long time. I am way to shy to tolk to a stranger...but apparently she had noticed (and so had half the staff there...) so we started talking...and never stopped. We're celebrating our first aniversary next weekend. AND our daughter ( I have two kids and she has one from previous relationship) is off course attending the same kindergarden, so they have followed us from first time we saw each other.
You were delivering children in kindergarten already? What kind of dr school is this?
Edit: also, are you old enough to be using the internet?
@caco_ethes
Maybe its a language issue, but we use it as a word for day care/pre school. I had a 2 yo and she had a 4yo.
At 39 I think I am old enough, at least I've used it for the last 30 years soon...I see that delivering maybe be the wrong word, but I just cant remember what would be a better word...sorry about that, but then English is only my second language.
You made perfect sense, I was just teasing. 1 -
caco_ethes wrote: »
Good! I like doing things right...hehcaco_ethes wrote: »
@caco_ethes
Maybe its a language issue, but we use it as a word for day care/pre school. I had a 2 yo and she had a 4yo.
At 39 I think I am old enough, at least I've used it for the last 30 years soon...I see that delivering maybe be the wrong word, but I just cant remember what would be a better word...sorry about that, but then English is only my second language.
You made perfect sense, I was just teasing.0
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