[traumaRUs]

Hi - this is a wonderful thread.

I met hubby while I was in the Navy and he was in the Air Force at school in Indianapolis at Ft Ben Harrison (long closed). We just coincidentally got stationed at Yokota AB Japan in 1978, married in 1980 and we are still very happy!

[Sabrina's Mommy]

My husband used to work with my ex-boyfriend actually. After the boyfriend and I broke up, we hadn't spoken to each other in a couple of months, then out of the blue he called me. That was 7 years ago and we've been together ever since!

[adrienurse]

I met him online on an online dating service. We've been together for 2+ years. Actually the fact that we'd never meant was odd cause out paths had intertwined quite a bit. I also found out that his dad used to date my aunt. Very odd coincidence.

[Ruby Vee]

I met my husband at work -- we were both working in the same ICU. I watched him date ever traveler that came through while I had two long term relationships. I kicked my BF out of the house on Christmas Eve (caught him cheating) and DH and I had our "first date" December 26! I figured it would last 13 weeks, but was OK with that because I just wanted "one thing" anyway. (Ex BF hadn't been interested in some time.) It's been 12 years this Christmas!

[Gompers]

Originally Posted by Ruby Vee

I met my husband at work -- we were both working in the same ICU. I watched him date ever traveler that came through while I had two long term relationships.

That reminds me of how my parents met. They were both in a hospital-based radiology program in the 60's and while it was a very small school (less than 20 students in their class) there was a much larger nursing program at the same hospital. My dad was from out of town so they gave him room and board in the same building as the nursing students - except his room was really meant for the janitor and was in the basement. He was a huge flirt and my mom said he must have dated every nursing student that wasn't a nun! She wouldn't give him the time of day, though! When his brother came to visit, my dad actually set him up with my mom and they went on a double date. (You can only imagine the shock and disgust my cousins and I had when my uncle told us this story over Thanksgiving dinner one year - how my dad and his date were in the front seat, my mom and him in the backseat...and that's where we begged him to stop talking!)

Finally my mom gave my dad a chance and I don't know if it was the fact that she was so hard to get or what, but they got married a few years later. It'll be 39 years this week!

[super_rn]

Originally Posted by Marie_LPN

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.

I met my husband through eHarmony and we are both from rinky-dink towns! I think if you are serious about meeting someone, it wont' matter how far apart you are. Sure, it will be slightly more tough but you can use the time to really get to know them. We were hours apart but he came to me first and after traveling back and forth for a few months, we couldnt' stand being apart anymore! Good luck!!!
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[aimeee]

My husband and I met while in college. We were both working at the same part-time job...telephone operators on the switchboard at the University of Iowa Hospital.

[LeahJet]

He's not my husband (yet) but I can honestly say that I don't remember ever meeting him.
We've just always known each other.
My aunt married his uncle and we were flowergirl/ringbearer in their wedding when we were 6.
We had crushes on each other as kids and teens but our lives went in separate directions. We married other people and didn't see each other for over 15 years.
This past winter, after my ex-husband dumped me with our 2 week old newborn, I moved back to Mississippi.
His wife had also left him.
We saw each other again at a mutual friend's house and we have been together ever since!

[cheerfuldoer]

Okay...I got through page one, and am too tired to go on. I'll try to read page 2 thru 4 tomorrow because I like learning about people's "relationship journeys".

Met my first ex-husband at a skating rink when we were teenagers. My brother made me go skating with him and his girlfriend that night because he thought I needed to be dating instead of having my head in the books all the time. Well.........long sob story short..........I should have STAYED HOME that night because that man broke my heart, and my kids heart.

DD#1 and her first husband introduced me to ex-husband number two. I had NO interest in him whatsover.........felt like he pushed himself on me, and with his friends, dd, and sil pushing him on me.............long sob story later.........divorced. I should have trusted my gut about that one, too. I told dd to not play cupid again.

So...........twice burned........next time will be a charm because God is in charge of bringing my next husband to me. And yes...I still want to remarry because I'm not the one who has a problem being faithful, married, loyal, trustworthy, honest, sincere, compassionate, caring, loving, and all that jazz.

[SouthernLPN2RN]

Mine was hand-picked by stepdad. They were both volunteers at the fire dept. He started coming over to the house some and I thought he was cute. It'll be 10 years of marriage in January.