How did you meet your hubby? Whats your "story"

I met my fiance at an Arizona Cardinals Football game. We both had season tickets...sitting right next to each other!! We both love to watch sports, so that was pretty cool.

I suggest doing things YOU like to do and not focus on finding a date...just enjoy your activities and you'll find others around you who like them too...thats a nice way to meet people and keep things low key.

***"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage." -- Lao Tzu***

My story isn't going to be much help to you... my hubby and I are high school sweethearts. We've been together 25 years. But I have several friends who have met great people through online dating sites.

I met my husband at work 26 years ago!!!
BUT so many of my friends have met great people
at e-harmony!!
I know some people have even met their husband/wife there!
It must work.

Blessings,
Lynette Molina
Proud Mom and Home Biz Owner!
www.GreatLifeGreatBiz.com

I believe that your family and friends know what is best for you. I never knew it at the time until I met my husband.
I had just came out of a 2 year relationship, finishing up college in Texas, and never wanted to see another man.
My brother kept telling me to fly out and meet his best friends brother. I took my time flying out, but eventually we did meet.
We have been together since day one and that was 7 years ago. Now I tell eveyone that it never hurts to meet anyone, because you never know where it may take you.
My neighbor met her boyfriend at the Seattle airport when she was returning home, and he lives in Chandler. It is so exciting to hear these sweet stories.
I would let your family and friends know that you are searching for a good, down-to-earth man that wants to make home. My 87 year old grandma has always told me that you want a man that wants to make a home and it is so true.

One Happy Mom in Arizona.

I am the exception to the old rule that you shouldn't look for your husband in a bar. I met mine there and we've been married for 9 years. I always say it was meant to be, because neither of us are the outgoing type, but I was there on a date with a pompous jerk, so I guess I was more open to striking up conversation!

I would agree with the above poster to spend some time doing things you like to do, and let it come slowly, when the time is right. Especially just coming from a long-term relationship.

GopherGirl is a discussion follower. She lives in the West Valley with her husband and two boys, ages 4 and 2.

My story is going to be a little longer....
I met my husband at work. I was 23 and worked in a leasing office and he did wood work on all the complexes in the area and was 37.

He would strut through my office like he was Joe Cool and finally talked to me by asking who I like in football. When I told him we immediately started arguing (in fun) about who had the better team. We made a bet for lunch on which one of our teams would win.

I won and he tried to whelch! I then proceeded to razz him about how he was a typical fan and couldn't back up his talk! We then made arrangements to meet at a sports bar and have pizza and watch another game. When I got there (right on time) he was a no show. I waited exactly 10 minutes and left. When he called me (after the game) and asked what happened to me I told him "You've got to be kidding me, you never showed!"

He then proceeded to tell me that "No, No" he showed up but the satellite was out and he parked his truck out in the middle of the parking lot and went to another sports bar in the complex and "Figured I'd come looking for him"!!!!

Can you imagine?! I told him "I don't look for any man that way" and that he owed me even bigger now for standing me up.

So many Olive Garden dinners later, 4 years of dating, 1 trip down the aisle, 2 kids, and 8 years of marriage and we are still going.

I say being married is good, but don't be worried about where to go to meet guys. Enjoy time for yourself, learn about things you’ve always been interested in, enjoy doing new things with your kids as well and let some guy come strutting through your office or by you at the park, at school, church, etc. In other words normal places, those are where the real men are who want a marriage, kids and family and not a booty call!

Good luck and have fun experiencing different things in life!

bookworm_mom ~ mommy of twins

A few years ago, I was single, broke, and living with my Mother. There was only one job that paid anything ($8 whoopie) in town that I qualified for. It was a pretty miserable time; I was 40 years old, and my Mom was dropping me off and picking me up from work because I didn't have a car. Talk about low self-esteem!

Okay, now, I will admit that I am often clueless about these things.

I was doing technical support for Qwest internet, and part of that job is that there are people called QAs that listen in and grade you on your performance.

One of the QAs on my team was really nice and helpful -- visiting with me personally about how to improve my scores. She was just so friendly! She'd take her lunch break at the same time, sit next to me in meetings, and send me friendly IMs throughout the day.

We started hanging out a little after work - going for coffee or drinks. She was hunting for an apartment in town, and asked me to go along to check them out. We'd hug hello and goodbye. I was starting to crush a little, but, hey, that happens. After all, she was straight ... wasn't she?

Eventually, she invited me to go see Nanny McPhee, and she slipped in a flask of whiskey. Then, we stopped for drinks. So, by the time she pulled up in front of my Mom's house to drop me off, we were both a little loose.

I was wrong about her orientation. When people ask how we met, I just say, "Well, I kissed her, and she didn't slap me."

I don't blame you for being weary of online dating, but that is how I met my husband. Of course, we met in public places for the first couple months, with him not knowing where I lived and vise versa. Online dating is great if done properly - it's a great way to 'meet' lots of guys and never have to date any of them!!

I was shopping in a furniture store in Prescott one day, and I met this cute sales guy who kept trying to sell me a sofa, but really I didn't need a sofa, I was just bored because Prescott was so *yawn* SMALL (I just moved there from Washington, DC) but dang, he was cute. So I asked him out on a date. We went for a walk around the little green courthouse plaza and got milkshakes, then he dropped me off at my parent's house. You'd have thought it was 1957 (except for the part where I asked him out). We got married six months later.

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I met my husband at work. Apparently, he thought that I was cute from afar and told others so. They steered me toward the cafeteria for lunch and there, I met him formally. We chatted and discovered that we were both from NY, had a similar sarcastic sense of humor, enjoyed the same type of movies, and enjoyed European travel, etc. We dated for 7 years before getting married. We just celebrated 19 years together (12 years married + 2 awesome boys), this past Sunday. There is no "perfect" guy...you find a decent guy and MAKE a perfect relationship!

"Only a life lived for others, is the life worthwhile" - Albert Einstein

I met my husband at the apartment complex that we both lived at. He lived right across the parking lot and we did not speak to each other for almost 9 months after I moved in. He gave me his business card, but I did not call him for almost another 3 months. After that we were friends for another 9 months, until we both decided that we wanted to be in relationship. We have been married for two years with a beautiful baby girl.

My advice is that it will happen when you least expect it. If you find someone that you find interesting, just try being friends first. You really get to know someone that way instead of jumping right into a relationship that could turn disasterous.

I met my husband on match.com. We emailed back and forth for about a month then went on a date. We moved in together two months later and were engaged a month after that. We'll be married for three years this October.

Two important things to remember about online dating are:

1. Becareful what you write or you WILL attract the wrong guys. Don't write that you "like to have fun" men tend to turn that into meaning you are sexually promiscuous and that they'll be able to score with you. Instead, map out what it is you like to have fun doing (sporting events, concerts, hiking, etc).

2. Don't meet right away. Email back and forth for a while (at least a month) so you can get to know the person a bit before meeting.

Good luck!!!

Oh and just a note: If you're like me and got sick of the bs of American guys, look to the North. Canadian guys are SO much better, I know mine is!!! :-)

It is better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved for what you are not.

Wellll.....I met mine through a friend back in college days - this was in 1988. He was on the football team and so driven to be a pro football player which he eventually ended up later. I was training thoroughbreds back then. He wanted to date me so bad but I refused. We went out as friends and that was it but boy, he tried and tried. One day, we just went in separate ways. He went to a state university out of state and I got busier with horses. We never heard from each other since.

Fast forward to 2003. One of my girlfriends and I decided to do a stint in Yahoo! Personals for 2 weeks. We were going to compare notes and so on and play some hardball. I mean I guess I can say that we were at the "Let's be mean girls" stage....We weren't really looking for a relationship. So about a week and half later into this, I got this email that states "Did it hurt falling from Heaven?"....I was like - "Is this guy some religious fanatic or what?" I decided to check into the profile and read the "Notes about Me" and it sounded pretty decent. Then I noticed it had pictures so I opened it. There were 3 pictures....The first two showed a very massive man with his sunglasses on and I was like - hmmm - a biker?? Nooooope! Then the third one - he had his sunglasses off. I blew up that picture up on my 17 inch flat screen and saw his eyes...I suddenly lost my jaw somewhere....It was that same guy I met back in college days!!! It took me about 3 days to get my jaw back on and a nerve to respond back.

He was in Wickenburg and I was here....

We've been together since and we have two beautiful girls together :)

Good luck :)

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Mom of 2 Daughters - Kelly (3 yrs) and Skylar (21 mos old)
zoostationu2@hotmail.com

We actually met at a bar too! Not very exciting, but we both believe it was fate. He and his friends were giving the bar a "second chance" and toward the end of the night he spotted me, we danced, and I gave him my number. That was almost 9 years ago, 6 years married, and 2 beautiful babies later :) Good luck, he will appear when it's the right time for you!

KiKaMom

Mine was different: I met my husband on a blind date. Our mutual friends set the date and we both went to the spot. We talked over the phone for about two months moved in together after 3 months got engaged at 6months and married at a year. We have only been married for 2 1/2 years going on 3 in July and it has been a blast. You just have to wait and see what gentleman approaches you.

vclegg mother of two

My story is a little long..but here we go... me and my husband dated for 3-years in high school. Then we broke up. His mom and I stayed friends through the years. We both moved on...I had a kid, he had a kid and then we reconnected in Nov 05, got married in May 06 and now have a beautiful baby girl together.

There is no way to be a perfect mother, but a million ways to be a good one!

My husband and I met on eHarmony and just celebrated our first anniversary! I wasn't nervous of the process, it was very safe and we went at our own pace. We both were single parents and now we have a baby together! When we met, it truly felt as though we were meant to meet the way we did, we wouldn't have met other wise. So, my advise would be to go to a serious dating site like eHarmony, just take your time...if it is meant to be, it will happen eventually! And if he truly is "into you", he will wait for you to feel comfortable.

mother of 4; wife of 1...so 5 children :) and I love it everyday!

I met my husband at work. He thought I was cute and started asking one of my co-workers about me. We started hanging out about 2 months before we started dating. We dated for 2 weeks and then got engaged and got married 3 months later and have been married for 7 years.

About four years ago, he told me that he told his friends that he knew he was going to marry me before we even started dating.

jesshod is a mommy to 2 girls (ages 6 and 1) and is an arizonamoms.com discussion leader living in Surprise.

I met my husband at work............my first thought about him was "who is this arrogant jerk" and his first thought about me was "what is her problem'.............but we got to know one another and discovered we both had the same sarcastic sense of humor and we have shared many a laugh(usually at each other's expense) over the years............we are really cut from the same cloth in a lot of ways, but radically different in others.