Where did you meet your wife?

On the university quad. I'm ashamed to admit I was a junior at the time,. Here's the situation: I'd had a few drinks early in the evening and well, I had a toy red lightsaber around my dorm room. I donned it and some black cloak from a halloween costume,. The next thing I knew, I was on the quad lightsaber out yelling for "all the jedi to come out and die". Some girl came out with a blue lightsaber to vanquish me. I, being the far superior duelist quickly unarmed her, but she grabbed my blade out of my hand and held it to my neck. She insisted my life was forfeit unless I took her to dinner that night. I conceded on the condition that she come back to my room to learn the ways of the darkside after. We've been together ever since, two of the emperor's finest.

dial it up wrote:

serious about life wrote:

In church. If you want a long term stable marriage with a caring wife, I'd say that's by far the best option. If you want a series of dates, short term relationships, marriages/divorces, etc, stick to what the atheists recommend.

Probably the best option, assuming you want to find someone as dumb as you.

10/10

I've not been married, but here is where I've met the major relationships with women in my life.

1) Talked with her while she was riding in my taxi with family and friends in my early 20's. Got her number and we had a 4 year relationship, which was quite passionate, but at times was too volitile.

2) Moved into same complex in mid 20's, became lifetime best friends, the #1 best relationship in my life.

3) Approached in the school library in mid 20's. She was studying by herself, I went up and talked with her. We dated once or twice sparsely, didn't see each other for a few years, then met again, went to my place and spent most of the night. We might have stayed together after that except I acted like a fool over some insignificant minor disagreement and wouldn't talk to her anymore, even though she both called and wrote to me. Over several decades that bothered me more. I eventually for her for years, finally found her recently, wrote and apologized but didn't hear back.

4) Met on the internet and then in person two decades ago, lived across the country but met many times in that year. It was a very good relationship for the time, but then ended due to distance, financial discourse, and other established relationships. The relationship woke me up to doing more things in my life I enjoyed and valuing the greater importance of people already in my life.

5) Met on the internet in four plus years ago but didn't meet in person till a year ago. The relationship is close but we're not living together and might not. I'm not sure how it will proceed at this point and will see what happens.

first day of university. i had a crate of beer with 2 friends in my room. i went to the toilet and came back and she was sat on my bed with a beer hat on. she'd wandered in to introduce herself.

been together over 11 years and nearly married 2. i would say if you meet at that age 18-25 date for as long as you can. people especially women change drastically in that time. im happier now than i was for a a couple of years in the middle.

She ran cross country in college too. We started dating in December 2004 (her freshman year, my sophomore year). Married in 2010, first kid coming in about 3 weeks.

Sketchy biz wrote:

I'm a 20 year old ready to try and find a long term relationship but don't know where to start.

If you have been on LetsRun for any decent amount of time, you will have learnt that you start by lifting weights.........the rest will take care of itself.

I met my wife while posting on letsrun. She was impressed by my 13:58 pr, $200k job, and smoking hot first wife I was telling everyone about.

of the major relationships

1-ice rink as preteens

2-Broadway cast party

3-bar I worked in

4-restaurant I worked in

5-as a customer at a restaurant she owned

6-technically at a restaurant I worked in- she was friend of a co-worker- just a 'nice to meet you' in passing. Then we bumped into each other on vacation in the lobby of the Southhampton Princess Bermuda about a year later and remembered each other from that 3 second hello. We came home a couple and remain coupled until her unexpected death 9 years later.

...and as a little twist we shared a place with the ice skating gal and her bf.

She was the lady of the house and I was a carpenter. When she saw me working my hands in wood, she wanted to work my wood with her hands ... the rest is history.

At the gun range. She went with a guy "friend" who wanted to show off and impress her but he had no clue how to shoot or teach someone. I ended up going over and teaching them after I noticed the guy was stupid enough to put a few rounds in the ceiling. Been together 5 years now. Never saw that guy again.

Bar. 2AM. NYC.

Weber State Track team

Sketchy biz wrote:

I'm a 20 year old ready to try and find a long term relationship but don't know where to start.

As a fellow 20 year old, why are you even thinking about marriage or long term relationships? Live a little. You have the rest of your life to be miserable.

On the suspended track of Penn State's Rec Hall. I was a grad student; she was a freshman. Our first interaction was a nose-to-nose screaming argument that caused everyone on the track to stop and stare.

35 years this coming April.

First one at a party. Second one at a party.

Professor McNaughty wrote:

She was my student in a college class.

I'm trying to work my moves on one of my students at the moment.

How did you go about this? I can understand if she is an ex student, but it's strange (and against my department policy) to make moves on a current student.

I'm thinking of asking her out after I hand back her final project grade.

Sketchy biz wrote:

I'm a 20 year old ready to try and find a long term relationship but don't know where to start.

Don't even think about until your 30. To much life to live and experience !

Grad school

I have a thought for you. There is a huge difference between wanting a long term relationship and finding someone that you just happen to want to be with for the long term.

Nice stereotyping. I bet you tore that chastity belt off with your crucifix promise ring.