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She thought I was a decent sort, we exchanged messages back and forth, spoke on MSN everyday for about a year. We both thought that there was something there and wanted to see if it was real . She said that she would be in Boston for a convention and I booked flights to see her. She was going to give me a lift from the airport. The flight was late and I was in rush a rush to meet her that I almost walked past her. We hugged each other and neither of us could let go. We spent a week together and we knew exactly what we had. Leaving her at the airport was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. When I got home and we talked again we both knew that I was moving over to her for good.

After months of visa paperwork, a medical, and an interview and here we are married almost 18 months and we couldn't be happier



As far as the date thing; my wife and I now share a bank account, so we both pay

I met my Wife through Match.com.
We went on a date to a coffee shop, (I paid, I'm old fashioned like that)
We've been together for about 8 years, married for 4, and we've got a 5 week old daughter.

We met at work. (Not all workplace relationships are doomed)

We've been together 13 years, married for 7. As far as money and the man always pays, we've always kept our finances separate and simply keep track of each expenditure and go back and forth catching up to the other.

This has worked really well for us. People never believe us when we tell them we've yet to fight about anything.

It doesn't hurt that she's a giant nerd like me who likes all the same shows/movies etc. and was cool with dedicating one of our living rooms into a war room.

By staying in on a Friday night.

My flatmate and his girlfriend were going out and I was in the lounge watching Firefly. The girlfriend walks in and says, "My friend likes that."

Now married to said friend. We have two kids.

 Flashman wrote:
By staying in on a Friday night.

My flatmate and his girlfriend were going out and I was in the lounge watching Firefly. The girlfriend walks in and says, "My friend likes that."

Now married to said friend. We have two kids.

At least your relationship lasted longer than 'Firefly'

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
I have yet to have a girlfirend :(

So, I am not the only one here .
How old are you though ?

Met wife online, by happen stance. I was deployed, she was about to go into the Army. Was a military forum.

We married some months later, now have 3 kids, and going on 9 years.

Married for just over a year now. Still learning the ropes.

At a pub. Playing pool. Doesn't get much more stereotypical than that. Actually initially was wingmanning a mate into position, but he abandoned his post for another girl. Wham-Bam, here we are 2 years later.

Also, yes. But only because she is putting all her money to other costs for us both, so no jimmies become rustled on my part.

I met my fiance on OKCupid, I saw that she looked at my profile, I looked at hers, messaged her, she responded, and we chatted a bit. I asked her out, and we've been together for almost a year now.

I usually pay on the first few dates, but it's not anything that bothers me.

Yahoo personals. My wife was moving to my area and put up an ad looking for people to hang out with. My girlfriend at the time was a psycho so I was looking elsewhere. We hung out a couple times. First time we kissed, I was hooked. Been together 12+ years. We have our 10th wedding anniversary coming up March 27th. Have a 9 year old son and 8 year old daughter.

I met the present GF at the gym I frequent. I saw her, thought she was cute, and asked her if she wanted to meet up at the attached cafe when we were done with our workouts. She said yes, it went well, and 8 months later we're still together.

Or at least as "together" as two people with extremely demanding schedules can be, though it does help that she lives down the hall.

Met her in high school, she was the lesbian friend-of-a-friend who thought exactly the same way I did. We were just friends for a couple months, growing really close really quickly. I fell for her first and over time she began to express a similar amount of interest in me. She took me to NYCC this year and that turned into our first date, two days later she told me that she wanted a relationship. It's been fething AMAZE-BALLS ever since.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
I have yet to have a girlfirend :(

Ditto.

Mainly through lack of trying though. I wasn't looking for a relationship as I was (and still am) focussed on finishing my education first due to the amount of emotional and financial investment one would bring, which I don't really want to deal with right now. Friends, family, games and God are enough for me (at least for now ).

I met my ex on plenty of fish - she messaged me first. We went on a few dates and made it official. Lasted 3.5 years.

I was an Orc hunter, she was a Tauren druid swimming in the Dalaran sewers...

Met current wife via World of Warcraft. We had been guildmates for a year or so and raided together. Started talking one morning and 2 weeks later she came out to meet me and ended up staying! 4 and a half years later we're still together.

Ironically my first marriage ended when my then wife decided she wanted to hook up with half the Horde on our server...

Met through mutual friends. Over a few years went through "friends but absolutely no way we're right for each other"-> FWBs -> "well, I guess we're dating now?" -> "has it really been four years already?". Still haven't really had a conventional romantic date yet, and still have separate checks if we go out somewhere.

Plywood_Slayer wrote:
I was an Orc hunter, she was a Tauren druid swimming in the Dalaran sewers...

Met current wife via World of Warcraft. We had been guildmates for a year or so and raided together. Started talking one morning and 2 weeks later she came out to meet me and ended up staying! 4 and a half years later we're still together.

Ironically my first marriage ended when my then wife decided she wanted to hook up with half the Horde on our server...

My first GF dumped me and hooked up with my Guild master.

Met my current GF on the train to work, out of habit we ended up on the same train each morning and would chat. She asked me out and now we're living together.

All these happy couples... Blegh; makes me sick to my stomach.

When life finally gives me some lemons, you lot will be my first throwing targets.

*mutter mutter 'why should they be happy?' mutter mutter*

I'm quite suprised that so many people met their significant other online.

I met my current ex at work. I was actually with my ex-fiancee at the time, and we were work colleagues and friends for a few months, then I became single and she pretty much told me within a couple of days that she had a massive crush on me, so we started seeing in each other. Unfortunately, she turned out to be fething insane, so now I'm single. Pretty much loving it.

I sat next to her in Economics two semesters ago in college. We talked a little bit, but never saw each other outside of school. Also had another Econ course the following semester. Out of the blue, I decided to get to know her better and then things took off from there. It'll be one year together at the end of April.

Met through on-line dating. Proposed a year later to the day. Married a year after that to the day. Only have to remember one anniversary

I've always split bills on dates, in an informal 'I'll get it this time and you get it next time' kind of way.


Related question for the married folks - do you all keep seperate bank accounts? My wife and I rolled all our accounts together, but some friends of ours all still keep their own bank accounts, each contributing some money to mutually cover mortgage, bills etc... and that just blows my mind. Does anyone here do it that way, and if so, can I ask why?

Met at the London Film and Comic Convention. She was dressed as a cyber-goth and me as a steampunk. Made friends with her and a bunch of other people. Two years later, we shared a kiss, and then I took her out to see Phantom of the Opera in London followed by a meal at an expensive restaurant .

 Palindrome wrote:
I'm quite suprised that so many people met their significant other online.

It gives some of us hope...

I first saw my wife when we were 13. She walked into my 9th grade science class and I was blown away. We went on one date in high school and due to miscommunication I wound up dating her best friend through 2 years of High School. She joined the Army NG while still in school I went active duty right after graduation. Almost 3 years later while I was stationed in the ROK I got a letter from her. We talked by phone. When I went home on leave we went on 2 dates. I knew I had gotten a second chance at her and was not about to blow it again. I drove from Ft. Bragg one weekend to marry her. That was18 years ago next month. 3 sons. I love her to pieces still.


I paid for all the dates (3 of them).

And we have joint bank accounts, no secrets. It works great for us.

1st met in an online dating/ chat site for those of a specific interest. Met up at a real life meet & greet organised by some online peeps. Got on as friends when we were both on the same side of the fence so to speak. She decided to try the other side of the fence and one thing led to another.

Together 12 years, married for 10.

I met my wife through the web in the mid-90s. At the time I ran a website for Bearded Dragons (quite possibly the only website for Bearded Dragons, at the time the web was a lot smaller) and she contacted me because she was thinking of getting one for her kids. We started emailing each other, and eventually I wound up moving. We didn't get married until until 2006 though.

All these long time relationships are heartwarming to read. Met when you were 11? Met in the third grade? Mindblowing.

 sebster wrote:
Related question for the married folks - do you all keep seperate bank accounts? My wife and I rolled all our accounts together, but some friends of ours all still keep their own bank accounts, each contributing some money to mutually cover mortgage, bills etc... and that just blows my mind. Does anyone here do it that way, and if so, can I ask why?

We both keep separate accounts and we each have our sphere of responsibilities, billwise, that we cover. She pays the mortgage, I pay the electricity\internets\some credit cards, etc. I make more than her now so generally when we go out I cover it. Our accounts are both joint accounts so we could can dip into one in a pinch but in practice this is how we do it. It just kinda growed that way, organically

I met my last GF at college.
We where happy for a few months before her friends broke us up.
About 6 months later we started talking again, then she asked for a 2nd chance.
Things where great fore about a year, then things went down hill, and we broke up.
I still miss her

I'm 14 there's a girl a year younger then me that I know used to like me. I never really did anything about it tough, altoug there was one timeshe fell asleep on my shoulder at a Martial arts competition. I havent seen her in a while tough. Might have to see her again.
Im one of those people almost everyone instantly hates, short fat and I seem to radiate " Piss me off ".
Sigh.
I had a "girl-friend" from grade 3-7, does that count? Lol.