How I met My Spouse/Wife/Husband/Lover/Friend - Page 2

Bob Russell · 05-19-2008, 04:26 PM

Gee, my story is boring in comparison... her mom introduced us at church. I was visiting a new church and her mom said something like "I wish my daughter was here so I could introduce you to her." Right on cue, she walked by and Mom grabber her. Lot's of funny things along the way, and a bit of matchmaking by her mom led to marriage eventually. Last year as a matter of fact. But all I remember about that first moment is how adorable she looked and that my heart lept.

BTW, I'm still waiting to hear about the first couple that marries after meeting through MobileRead! Wouldn't that be an awesome thing!?

pilotbob · 05-19-2008, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Russell

BTW, I'm still waiting to hear about the first couple that marries after meeting through MobileRead! Wouldn't that be an awesome thing!?

Yes... but would it be two Sony, Kindle, CyBook users, or would we see a mixed Sony-Kindle or Kindle-CyBook joining.

BOb

vivaldirules · 05-19-2008, 04:48 PM

Great stories all. My wife and I met via a dating service - strictly off-line as there was no on-line in 1984. First date: I took her to a lousy restaurant, asked her if she wanted mushrooms (she hates them) or some wine (she hates it), and then took her to a movie we both hated. We're coming up on 23 years soon with two terrific daughters to boot.

Ortep · 05-20-2008, 10:28 AM

I received a letter thanking me for the beautiful roses. The address was correct, the name wasn't. So I decided to call the woman to tell her she made a mistake. I reached an answering machine. I hate that, so I didn't leave a message. Next day I tried again, the line was busy. So I thought: Well it was not my mistake, who cares. After a few days I found the letter again and decided to make a last attempt to tell her about the wrong address. This time she answered...we talked for a while and she explained she didn't new the sender and got the address from the flowershop. So they made a mixup somewhere.

We thought it was hilarious and thought it was nice to grab a cup of coffee. Well that was 16 years ago

GeoffC · 05-20-2008, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Yes... but would it be two Sony, Kindle, CyBook users, or would we see a mixed Sony-Kindle or Kindle-CyBook joining.

BOb

And would it be an harmonious coupling?

Think of the offspring...

Sondle
Kincy
Nydle

...

Steven Lyle Jordan · 05-20-2008, 12:53 PM

My wife and I met at a bar. (Good start, eh?)

Actually, we both had mutual friends in the printing and graphics professions, in which we both worked, many of us had jumped back and forth between the same shops over time, and over a dozen of those mutuals were all crowded around the bar when I got there.

A girl I worked with 2 jobs back, who was at the time working freelance at another printing shop where my future-half worked, introduced me to... my future-half's co-worker, mistakenly thinking I'd much rather talk to someone who shared my particular skin tone. (Heh. It happens.)

Co-worker decided she wasn't interested, though, so I quickly shifted my attention to her friend, and soon, I was making a mental note to lose the number of another girl I'd met (through another graphics friend), but who hadn't been returning my calls!

DaleDe · 05-20-2008, 01:01 PM

I met my wife at a "transfer watermelon treat". This was a special welcome party for transfer students to the university I attended. I was not a transfer student but I went anyway as it might be a good way to meet girls. I was right.

Dale

NatCh · 05-20-2008, 06:49 PM

We evidently met several times before I realized I'd already met her.

I'd just come out of a bad break-up and I'm really lousy at remembering and recognizing faces and names.

My adle-headedness didn't matter much though, since she was dating some other schmuck at the time. Did I mention that this was in college? She was a frosh and I was a 6th year senior (5 year gap, for those who don't want to do the math themselves). Apparently she thought I was too old until she saw me playing with a bunch of kids and a laser pointer (back when they were still novel) and realized I'm really only about thirteen. But I digress.

Anyway, a year or so later I (finally) graduated (hey, when you switch majors from Journalism to Engineering, not much transfers!

) and moved 1500 miles away to take a job on the left coast of darkness (California). She broke up with the other schmuck, and we started talking on the phone regularly. A year later we admitted we were actually phone dating (those bills still give me nightmares). Almost a year after that, I moved back to Texas. Since I was now only 150 miles away, we got engaged a year later, and married a year after that. After only another eighteen months, we decided that we were ready to live together, so I moved to Houston where she was in grad school. We didn't want to rush into anything, you see.

Next month will be nine whole years, and we're ~700 miles away from Houston, but still living in the same house, so I guess that's a good sign.

The only dark patch is that we (that's the "marital we" -- usually means only one of us) have been waiting for her to finish her Ph.D. to have kids: she's done now, so I guess my days as an only child are numbered.

That's what I tell people when they ask when we're having kids (after six years or so, they really start to pester), I'd tell them that I like being an only child. It's just odd enough that they don't quite know what to make of it, so they get confused and stop asking: problem solved.

yvanleterrible · 05-20-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

...The only dark patch is that we (that's the "marital we" -- usually means only one of us) have been waiting for her to finish her Ph.D. to have kids: she's done now, so I guess my days as an only child are numbered.

...

Don't worry you can still hang out with the papillon gang.

NatCh · 05-20-2008, 07:56 PM

Yes, there is that bright spot.

montsnmags · 05-20-2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Ortep

... This time she answered...we talked for a while and she explained she didn't new the sender and got the address from the flowershop. So they made a mixup somewhere.

We thought it was hilarious and thought it was nice to grab a cup of coffee. Well that was 16 years ago

There's a movie in there somewhere, Ortep: The Flowershop Matchmaker or something.

Cheers,
Marc (sometimes busybodies get it right, yeah?

)

pshrynk · 05-21-2008, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

After only another eighteen months, we decided that we were ready to live together, so I moved to Houston where she was in grad school. We didn't want to rush into anything, you see.

Next month will be nine whole years, and we're ~700 miles away from Houston, but still living in the same house, so I guess that's a good sign.

The hurricanes down there were bad, but I'd no idea...

NatCh · 05-21-2008, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

The hurricanes down there were bad, but I'd no idea...

Heh, yeah, and we moved up here just in time for the tornadoes.

pshrynk · 05-21-2008, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by NatCh

Heh, yeah, and we moved up here just in time for the tornadoes.

So the house keeps getting moved around. I imagine that it must make for a difficult commute, at times.

"Honey! Where'd I put the job?"

NatCh · 05-21-2008, 01:05 PM

That's not a problem: I telecommute.

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05-19-2008, 04:26 PM	#16
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Gee, my story is boring in comparison... her mom introduced us at church. I was visiting a new church and her mom said something like "I wish my daughter was here so I could introduce you to her." Right on cue, she walked by and Mom grabber her. Lot's of funny things along the way, and a bit of matchmaking by her mom led to marriage eventually. Last year as a matter of fact. But all I remember about that first moment is how adorable she looked and that my heart lept. BTW, I'm still waiting to hear about the first couple that marries after meeting through MobileRead! Wouldn't that be an awesome thing!?

05-19-2008, 04:48 PM	#18
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Great stories all. My wife and I met via a dating service - strictly off-line as there was no on-line in 1984. First date: I took her to a lousy restaurant, asked her if she wanted mushrooms (she hates them) or some wine (she hates it), and then took her to a movie we both hated. We're coming up on 23 years soon with two terrific daughters to boot.

05-20-2008, 10:28 AM	#19
Ortep Fanatic Posts: 527 Karma: 470 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Netherlands Device: Kindle Oasis	I received a letter thanking me for the beautiful roses. The address was correct, the name wasn't. So I decided to call the woman to tell her she made a mistake. I reached an answering machine. I hate that, so I didn't leave a message. Next day I tried again, the line was busy. So I thought: Well it was not my mistake, who cares. After a few days I found the letter again and decided to make a last attempt to tell her about the wrong address. This time she answered...we talked for a while and she explained she didn't new the sender and got the address from the flowershop. So they made a mixup somewhere. We thought it was hilarious and thought it was nice to grab a cup of coffee. Well that was 16 years ago

05-20-2008, 12:53 PM	#21
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	My wife and I met at a bar. (Good start, eh?) Actually, we both had mutual friends in the printing and graphics professions, in which we both worked, many of us had jumped back and forth between the same shops over time, and over a dozen of those mutuals were all crowded around the bar when I got there. A girl I worked with 2 jobs back, who was at the time working freelance at another printing shop where my future-half worked, introduced me to... my future-half's co-worker, mistakenly thinking I'd much rather talk to someone who shared my particular skin tone. (Heh. It happens.) Co-worker decided she wasn't interested, though, so I quickly shifted my attention to her friend, and soon, I was making a mental note to lose the number of another girl I'd met (through another graphics friend), but who hadn't been returning my calls!

05-20-2008, 01:01 PM	#22
DaleDe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,470 Karma: 13095790 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Grass Valley, CA Device: EB 1150, EZ Reader, Literati, iPad 2 & Air 2, iPhone 7	I met my wife at a "transfer watermelon treat". This was a special welcome party for transfer students to the university I attended. I was not a transfer student but I went anyway as it might be a good way to meet girls. I was right. Dale

05-20-2008, 06:49 PM	#23
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	We evidently met several times before I realized I'd already met her. I'd just come out of a bad break-up and I'm really lousy at remembering and recognizing faces and names. My adle-headedness didn't matter much though, since she was dating some other schmuck at the time. Did I mention that this was in college? She was a frosh and I was a 6th year senior (5 year gap, for those who don't want to do the math themselves). Apparently she thought I was too old until she saw me playing with a bunch of kids and a laser pointer (back when they were still novel) and realized I'm really only about thirteen. But I digress. Anyway, a year or so later I (finally) graduated (hey, when you switch majors from Journalism to Engineering, not much transfers! ) and moved 1500 miles away to take a job on the left coast of darkness (California). She broke up with the other schmuck, and we started talking on the phone regularly. A year later we admitted we were actually phone dating (those bills still give me nightmares). Almost a year after that, I moved back to Texas. Since I was now only 150 miles away, we got engaged a year later, and married a year after that. After only another eighteen months, we decided that we were ready to live together, so I moved to Houston where she was in grad school. We didn't want to rush into anything, you see. Next month will be nine whole years, and we're ~700 miles away from Houston, but still living in the same house, so I guess that's a good sign. The only dark patch is that we (that's the "marital we" -- usually means only one of us) have been waiting for her to finish her Ph.D. to have kids: she's done now, so I guess my days as an only child are numbered. That's what I tell people when they ask when we're having kids (after six years or so, they really start to pester), I'd tell them that I like being an only child. It's just odd enough that they don't quite know what to make of it, so they get confused and stop asking: problem solved.

05-20-2008, 07:56 PM	#25
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Yes, there is that bright spot.

05-21-2008, 01:05 PM	#30
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	That's not a problem: I telecommute.

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