AdvantageTimberLou Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Seen this over on another site and thought it would be fun to see how guys and gals on here met their spouses and/or current girlfriends/boyfriends, fiances. etc. I met my wife Lisa when we use to work together about 12 years ago at a truck dealership. She use to help after school in the accounting department and I would catch glimpses of her when she would come in to work in the afternoons. Guys there I worked with would pick on her and I would defend her mainly because I wanted to ask her out first. You all know how guys can act in an environment with hardly any women and then a hot one comes in and they (we) all start acting like idiots! I must have been the best as I won her heart!!! She was only 17 at the time I first met her, I was 21, once she turned 18 I asked her out. 5 years of dating and 7 years of marriage later, we have (2) beautiful daughters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagobbln Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? My wife stalked and hunted me down for a year and a half. Restraining order was too much paperwork so I ended up marrying her. Ok, ok. I, just like ATL, met my wife while we were both working at a Toyota dealership. Been together over 20 years now - married 18 of those. She did ask me out first though. That's sort of like stalking, ain't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? Met my wife 12 years ago at the mall where she worked back then. Been together ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYBUCK Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? High school sweethearts !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? Astronomy class, The University of Toledo, September of 1989. She sat 2 rows down from me and I just watched her for a couple of weeks. I could just tell by her mannerisms that she was one I at least wanted to ask out. Two weeks into class she moved her seat directly behind me, and I used to overhear her conversations with another girl. One day I heard her say "I missed class the other day, did I miss any notes?" So I took my notebook, turned around and offered my notes to her. We chatted a few times, then in November I asked her out, and she turned me down. Turns out her dad was getting re-married that day, so she took a raincheck, we dated for a little over a year, got married the following year, and the rest is history. In December it will be 15 years of marriage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? First met my wife when I went to pick up my younger sisters from a high school dance. The wife spent the night with my sisters. About 10 months later I finally asked her out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lou Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? We worked in the same mall and had a mutual friend, so we sort of knew who each other was. After work one night I was going to keep another friend company while she closed the store. Needless to say I got sidetracked in talking with her and never made it to my friends. After that, we just started hanging out. Been together 13 years, 5 dating & 8 married. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted July 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? astronomy class huh Chris... so you were seeing stars alright, congrats, great story and congrats on going on 15 years! Just think if you were in geography class, you'd be thinking of hills and valleys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? At the Honky Tonk.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? [ QUOTE ] astronomy class huh Chris... so you were seeing stars alright, congrats, great story and congrats on going on 15 years! Just think if you were in geography class, you'd be thinking of hills and valleys! [/ QUOTE ] Yep, I tease her all the time "it was in the stars from the beginning baby..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exturkinator Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? Summer of 1995 in Birmingham, AL - met her at my roommate's parent's house one Sunday afternoon swimming - I was smitten but she would have nothing to do with me, so I called her (at least 7 times) but she would not even return my calls, finally I got her to agree to a date and we were married 12 months later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? [ QUOTE ] Summer of 1995 in Birmingham, AL - met her at my roommate's parent's house one Sunday afternoon swimming - I was smitten but she would have nothing to do with me, so I called her (at least 7 times) but she would not even return my calls, finally I got her to agree to a date and we were married 12 months later. [/ QUOTE ] Should have told her you were a doctor right up front, then it would have only taken 1 call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidd Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? i married my prom date we are high school sweethearts celebrate 9 years in august good tymes nate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_MD_ Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? I met my wife when she started taking piano lessons from my mom when she was in 4th grade. She graduated high school at 17 and we started dating. We have been together for 16 years, 14 of which have been married. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? My wife Kim was my dates friend at a beach party, back in the summer of 94. That's right, I was dating Kims friend when we met. Things didn't work out for whats-her-name and I, and I ran into Kim a few weeks later. I asked for her phone number, and we started dating then. Been married for 10 years last June, with 3 beautiful kids. Kim is the best thing that ever happened to me, with getting my new Trykon a few months ago a close second..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfletch7441 Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? I met JaLynn on a school bus 14 years ago as a Freshman in High School. I dated her best friend for 2-3 years, we even went to prom together with our dates. After high school I lost track of her through college for about 5 years, then ran into her again 4 years ago on July 4th. We were married the following September. That was the best July 4th I've ever had. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? Our friends were dating and set us up one night....that was 13 years ago and we will be married for 8 come sept. we now have 2 girls, 2 and 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? I stole her from my cousin..... My cousin was dating my wifes best friend. He wanted to date her for a while, dump her, and then date my wife. That was his plan anyway. We were talking about going out once and he suggested that I met her (my wife) and go out on a double date. The following Saturday we had a Christmas Parade in our hometown. My cousin introduced us. About a week later we went out with her parents and a few friends to see "The Bodyguard." We dated from 1992 to 1997 and finally got married when she graduated high school. We had our first baby (Gracey) on October 3rd last year. We will be married 9-years on July 26th! She can be a real pain but I couldnt live without her.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newarcher Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? French class during my Sophmore year in High School (ooh la la) some almost 22 years ago! Wow, she definitely got the best years of ME! New Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted July 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? [ QUOTE ] She can be a real pain but I couldnt live without her.... [/ QUOTE ] Jeramie, most are that way but its a good type of pain, can't live without them and I am sure they would say the same for us.....well we all hope they would!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? Blind date! I took her out for wings and beers with some friends. She actually hated beer but she drank it that night to impress me and it worked. I always wanted to date a girl that would drink beer. She has been lying to me for 11 years on July 29th. Ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? We met eight years ago working on a Minnesota gubernatorial campaign. She was a paid staffer and I was a volunteer. She was working at an information table when she poked herself in the hand with a scissor. I happened to have a band-aid in my wallet and came to her rescue. Got married the following February and have been enjoying the journey together ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimPic Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? I worked with my wife's brother and actually hooked up with her younger sister 1st-dated her for about 6months.Then we just kinda got together(I actually forget how-that was 20yrs ago).Just had our 18th anniversary this past Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? High-school sweethearts, but even that's a long story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Re: Where did you meet your better half? [ QUOTE ] Kim is the best thing that ever happened to me, with getting my new Trykon a few months ago a close second..... [/ QUOTE ] What the...... I thought I was second! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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