How Did You Meet Your Wife / Husband?

We met on election eve 1992. He and several friends were being silly in our dorm common room and I was attracted to the laughter. He's kept me laughing ever since. I knew that night that he was "the one" and I've never had regrets. We've been married 10 years this past March. God has truly blessed us. I guess I was just going about normal life (unfortunately God wasn't at the forefront of my mind then, but I think I was at the forefront of His). It's amazing how faithful God is even when we aren't. I believe in freewill, but I think that God touches us and nudges us to choose the right answer. I'm glad I listened.

I had been praying and hoping for nearly a year, then gave up and spent the time getting to know God. My hubby had also given up after a year of searching and praying. When he gave up, God began working with him and teaching him. A few months passed and then my future husband was introduced to me. Funny part is that I don't remember actually meeting (he does). I can tell you that it was well worth waiting for. Once we stopped putting all our energies into finding each other, God was able to start the real work of preparing each other for that meeting. From the first moment we became interested in each other, God put himself right in the middle. It hasn't always been smooth sailing since then, but God has truly blessed us through our marriage and continues to do so. I know that God found my mate for me and the timing was all His! If I had forced my own immediate wants for a mate, I wouldn't be celebrating my 5th wedding anniversary with my best freind and life's love.

From a book I'm writing about our Marriage/divorce.

I met **** when I was fifteen years old. It was our sophomore year of high school, and I was as awkward then as I am today. Girls scared me – I didn’t know how to talk to them, flirt with them, approach them, or even say hi to them. I was intimidated by the beautiful young women that surrounded me on a daily basis. Heck, I was a teenager! But something changed when I met ****. I wasn’t afraid, I wasn’t scared. I was able to talk to her about anything right away. I knew something would never be the same.



We were introduced in a Friday Forum; a place for the “high-potential” students to gather every-other Friday and share in the experience of listening to a guest speaker, participating in a discussion, or generally feeling special for not having to go to class that day. I sat down next to (a friend), because I am shy around new people. He was sitting next to this amazingly beautiful girl – blonde hair, blue eyes, freckles and a smile filled with half the world’s supply of stainless steel. I will never forget the words (he) said; “This is my friend, ****”. She smiled and my life changed forever. I can honestly say I fell in love in that moment.

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We became friends and dated a couple of times. She was my first date, my first kiss. Twelve years later:

I can admit to trying to track ***** down over and over. I never called her parents after the first time, fearing they would think I was stalking their daughter. So I relied on internet searches to provide me with the information I was longing. I never found her again, until I received an email advertisement for Classmates.com.



At first, I thought little of it. Then I realized that she might be listed; that an email address or phone number might be there waiting for me. I remember the annoyance of having to pay $25.00 for membership to get her email address, but no amount of money was going to keep me from her now. I sent her a very casual email asking her how she was and telling her there wasn’t too much happening in my own life. Within minutes, it seemed, I received a reply from here asking for more information and wanting to see me.

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Three months later we were dating. Five Months after that, engaged. Nine months later married. Twenty-Seven Months later, divorced. She was the best thing that ever happend to me, and I miss her daily.

selune said:

It's amazing how faithful God is even when we aren't. I believe in freewill, but I think that God touches us and nudges us to choose the right answer. I'm glad I listened.

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This is so true selune.

I met my husband in 1989 through a personal ad. We went to the same middle and high schools but never met (he's 3 years older). On our third date, I knew we would marry. We were engaged three months to the date we met and married in 1991. At the end of this month we will be married thirteen years!

I was saved in 2001. Still waiting for hubby to come to Christ. But God has given me so much hope. And I still believe He meant for us to be together. Praise His Name!!

WC

I'm met my wonderful Henry on the internet...Yahoo chat room. I wasn't looking for anyone, just conversation. He misread my ID: tiger_cub2 and thought it was piper_cub (a plane). He started asking me about airplanes and flying, and unbeknownst to him, my minor was in aerospace engineering, so I could talk semi-intelligently about flying. I was awed by his intelligence & wit, but turned off by his obnoxious humor....but, somehow I was intrigued with it.

When I was about 10 yrs old, I began praying for the man whom I would marry and share the rest of my life with. I prayed for him nearly daily since then. When I was 24, I thought I met him...but, then maybe not....I didn't want to be alone, so I married him against my better judgment. 5.5 yrs later, we divorced.

When I met my Henry, I was in the middle of that divorce and he did not know Christ as his Savior...but, he sort of went to church during part of his childhood. God was working in his life well before we met. I would not recommend this to anyone, but we started dating before my divorce was through and when he was not saved (boy, talk about a lot of bad choices). Henry got saved before my divorce was final.

God continued to work stronger, but I was weak and Henry was a baby Christian. Well, series of other bad choices, premarital sex, led to getting pregnant out of wedlock. Since we didn't want to give birth to our baby as singles, we got married 3 months before our little girl was born.

I would not advise the route we took to get married. It has been a long, hard, struggle. God has been VERY gracious and merciful to us, but we still reap the consequences of our poor choices for which we are 100% accountable for. Our marriage is Christ-centered and good, but let's just say, the road to get here is not the road I envisioned as a child.

Henry and I make the perfect time...God took 2 very broken people and although we screwed up, He has imparted to us great love...a love that we are so undeserving. I love you Jesus. It sure makes me think twice before I go out and purposefully sin now. It's also humbled me and given me great compassion for other hurting people...these things that I did not previously have.

I met my husband the first time with just a "hello" when a friend ran into her house to get a sweater and her brothers friend who had just arrived in town a day or so before came to the door and said "hello". I couldnt move, hardly speak, or even breathe.... and she even had to pull me away to walk.. he wasnt talking either, actually. We were both just staring.. at eachother.. Guess it was an instant attraction.. LOL
The next time I saw him was about a week or so later.. when I was working on my car.. had the hood off, as well as assorted car parts.. fan..etc off the car and on the grass at the apartments. He asked me if I needed any help as I was trying to pound the harmonic balancer back on with my ex's bowling ball because I wasnt strong enough. I wasnt too happy at that moment.. and said.. with grease all over me.. LOL.. Do I look like I need any help??? LOL Then I found out he was a motor head.. and we became friends. We were friends for a few months, then we started dating and he went off into bootcamp, then to learn his military job, and then we got married over a year later when he got his first duty station...
19 years later I can truely say I love him JUST as much, if not MORE than I did when we first met.
I hadnt thought of that in awhile about the car thing.. or the door thing.. LOL.. Thank you for making me think about that.. I feel blessed to be able to share it...
Blessings,
Andreswife

I met my Husband when we were both in 7th grade, I was 12 and he was 13. I didn't even know that he exsited when we first met. But he persisted and I finally noticed him, we became great friends. We went out with other people when we were in high school. After high school I went to college and he went into the NAVY. About 2 years into his tour of duty he came home and we sparked, I mean we saw eachother in a different light, we fell in love and a week later we were engaged. Two years after that we were married. May 29 will be 6 months of marriage for us, and we have already faced the hardest thing in our young married lives. We lost our first child, I was only two months pregnant.

My wife and I met when we were in seminary. She thought I was a lunatic. I was learning Aramaic at the time and, since language is primarily verbal, I made a point of speaking it out loud. For those guys looking to impress women; walking up and dramatically reciting sections of the book of Job in the original language probably isn't the way to do it.

But she married me anyway. I've never figured out just why.

I met my husband at a car wash. It was a Miata Club related function (we both owned/still own Miatas). I was with my then boyfriend, who my now-husband thought was my brother.

So, I definitely wasn't looking for him. He just came along...

Jaywalk said:

For those guys looking to impress women; walking up and dramatically reciting sections of the book of Job in the original language probably isn't the way to do it.

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LOL......I guess love can be a bit mysterious.

After 9 single years of praying for a husband (excepting a disasterous 6 weeks where I got is totally wrong!!!) I met my husband in a pub, he was unsaved and drunk at the time!!

To cut a long story short, we became friends, he got saved then we got married - all within a year!

It was definately a God thing from start to finish... it had to be as it was all too bizarre and unconventional to be anything else

We lived over 100 miles from eachother but met 19 years ago throuh a mutual friend who's dad was an Evangelist. We met through this family in the youth section of the Family Bible week camp they ran each year on the Yorkshire coast.

I met my husband online. A friend of mine instant messaged him from my computer and then he added my name to his buddy list and we just talked for about a year and then we decided to meet in person and have been together ever sense!

I was just having my normal every day pre-Christian life. I was on cast at the local Rocky Horror Picture Show. He was an old cast member coming back for a visit. I'd left my fiance at home that night, and he looked interesting...

I lived a pretty sinful life then, and God knew just who to throw in my path to soften my heart and finally lead me to Him. It's actually pretty amazing the lengths He will go to to save His lost children.

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Jaywalk said:

My wife and I met when we were in seminary. She thought I was a lunatic. I was learning Aramaic at the time and, since language is primarily verbal, I made a point of speaking it out loud. For those guys looking to impress women; walking up and dramatically reciting sections of the book of Job in the original language probably isn't the way to do it.

But she married me anyway. I've never figured out just why.

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This made me laugh out loud! Thanks for the chuckle.

I met my husband on a blind date. My friend set me up with a friend of her boyfriend. I was rude to him at first because I was "done" with boys. But something about him and something almost spiritual lead me to keep talking to him that night. I never felt more comfortable in the presence of a person before. We had so much in common and he made me laugh. And he was a great kisser . I knew the next day that I wanted to marry him. My husband has told me that he loved me the moment he saw me and knew he wanted to marry me also. We married 11 months later and know we have been married for 1 1/2 years. The happiest years of my life have been the past 2 1/2 years with him.

My husband and I met while in High School. I was feeling down and my friend invited me to do volunteer work at a hospital. We were supposed to be calling people for donation. I was working but my friend was talking on the phone to some guy. She had to use the restroom and asked that I talk to her guy friend. Her guy friend then gave the phone to his friend (my husband). I LOVED HIS VOICE. He then asked for my phone number. We talked on the phone for 2 days before actually meeting. We have been together for about 9 years and married for 2 years. IT IS GREAT!!!!!