[Lisa CCU RN]

Well, after reading this, I see maybe there is a little hope.

Very little.

[Marie_LPN]

I met Matt a little over 5 years ago in a group outing, he was the blind date of another girl at the table (she wasn't my friend, i didn't even know her), i was with my then-fiance. She was so busy flirting with guys at the bar that she didn't say squat to him that night. So i wound up talking to him, our thing in common was healthcare, me considering going to nursing school, and he was a couple of month away from going to grad school for his masters in healthcare administration.

Anyway, we talked on IM some more, became friends, he went off to school for 2 years, came back on holidays and vacations, i went to nursing school, and we'd hang out, just as friends. It never dawned on me for more than that.

Fast forward to 2005, Matt graduates, gets a job at a hospital (same one he's at now) in VA June 2005, moves back i get dumped by the boil on the butt of humanity Dec. 2005. I didn't really feel like going out for NYE, but Matt insisted, so we went to this formal party, and when we were dancing, he said "how many (jerks) are you going to go out with before you give me a chance?" and then confessed his more-than-friends feelings, which i'd had no clue on. And we got engaged 4 weeks later (Jan. 2006), got married this past August.

And he just left the toilet seat up...

[Lisa CCU RN]

Originally Posted by Marie_LPN

And he just left the toilet seat up...

LOL.

[Gompers]

Most everybody I knew met their spouse through friends...

What about e-harmony? I hear really good things about that website.

[Marie_LPN]

Originally Posted by Gompers

Most everybody I knew met their spouse through friends...

What about e-harmony? I hear really good things about that website.

Eharmony is good if you live in or near a highly populated area. But in an average sized town, you'd get few results, considering the money that's shelled out for it. The concept of it is good and maybe in a few more years thing will be different.

Match.com is the most popular site right now, and if you are very specific on what you are or aren't looking for, you can weed out most of the weirdos.

[bethin]

Originally Posted by Roy Fokker

Not just you - the women I meet are too shallow, too materialistic, don't bother about nourishing their brains as much as they nourish their bodies etc.

cheers,

I don't understand!!!! I work out, I'm not shallow, I'm giving and caring, I love to read and learn. I'd give my last dollar to the homeless man on the corner. I volunteer. I have a great sense of humor. I'm not ugly.

But yet I remain single. Every guy I date is happy playing video games every night and drinking beer.

Told my mom yesterday I don't need to get married, I just need chocolate.

[SMK1]

Originally Posted by Marie_LPN

I met Matt a little over 5 years ago in a group outing, he was the blind date of another girl at the table (she wasn't my friend, i didn't even know her), i was with my then-fiance. She was so busy flirting with guys at the bar that she didn't say squat to him that night. So i wound up talking to him, our thing in common was healthcare, me considering going to nursing school, and he was a couple of month away from going to grad school for his masters in healthcare administration.

Anyway, we talked on IM some more, became friends, he went off to school for 2 years, came back on holidays and vacations, i went to nursing school, and we'd hang out, just as friends. It never dawned on me for more than that.

Fast forward to 2005, Matt graduates, gets a job at a hospital (same one he's at now) in VA June 2005, moves back i get dumped by the boil on the butt of humanity Dec. 2005. I didn't really feel like going out for NYE, but Matt insisted, so we went to this formal party, and when we were dancing, he said "how many (jerks) are you going to go out with before you give me a chance?" and then confessed his more-than-friends feelings, which i'd had no clue on. And we got engaged 4 weeks later (Jan. 2006), got married this past August.

And he just left the toilet seat up...

Tell him the honeymoon phase is not over yet and leaving the toilet seat up is not acceptable until at least 6 months in. lol

I met my husband at a friends wedding, I actually had given her a bridal shower, and his cousin, mother and aunt were all at my house earlier that week before I even met or heard about him. We were very young. I was 18 and he was almost seventeen. We got along famously at the wedding and became great friends and he was a good hang out buddy. He apparently was biding his time which i was unaware of, and later he confessed all. I still wanted to be just friends, but shortly after this I was on a road trip with some friends and was constantly talking about and thinking about my friend ( who didn't go) and realized that he was more than a friend. We started dating about 1 year after we met and were engaged after dating for a year and got married when i was almost 21 and he was 20. Young I know but we're still going strong after 9.5 years of marriage and one 5 year old rowdy littlle girl.

[dianah]

We met many, many, many years ago through a shared interest (gospel music). We had time on our hands coming across the prairies in the covered wagons, in between fighting dinosaurs. . .

We met at Yosemite while representing different schools at a Bible Conference/retreat. He attended college in Southern CA, I attended a school in Northern CA. We each helped with music, and came to one another's attention through the music. Neither was looking for a special one at that time.

I wouldn't know thing one about dating these days . . . A friend (almost 60!) met a woman online, through a church-sponsored singles site. They're now engaged (after communicating online for at least a year -- and he met a lot of other women around the world, too, and corresponded with them for a long while -- as friends sharing the same faith-based background, not potential mates).

[Grace Oz]

We met many, many, many years ago through a shared interest (gospel music). We had time on our hands coming across the prairies in the covered wagons, in between fighting dinosaurs. . .

Oh Diana, you crack me up!!!!

[Grace Oz]

Our meeting was pure fate for sure!
I'd gone out to dinner with another nurse and her mother. Also dining there that night was several naval personnel. A rare sight in this city. Their ship had called into our city unplanned. One of the crew had been injured and required emergency surgery or somesuch. One of the guys approached our table and introducing himself, informed me that his mate thought I was nice and wondered if I was free??!!! We were both 18 years old at the time! lol
I told him yes I was free but if his mate was so interested in me, why didn't he come over himself?! The guy returned to his table and obviously relayed what I'd said. Next thing DH approached our table and introduced himself. It was quite obvious he was rather shy. Well, he was back then!! lol Not so nowadays!! lol
Six years later, after many many many letters, phone calls, visits, an engagement, then a broken engagement and two years of not seeing, speaking or being in contact at all, we reunited. Within a year, we married. That was 31 years ago this December!