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I am still single (I work in the wedding industry and I am 31) I have had a few long term relationships that didn't pan out, a lot of 'strange' internet dates.... and.... you know, I am worried and frustrated. Just curious how your girls met your husbands to be? I need ideas aside from meet up groups, parties, etc.
match.com! I was super skeptical but a friend talked me into it. I feel like its becoming really mainstream at this point and I know a LOT of people who have met via match or eharmony. Once I signed up I really enjoyed it. It felt empowering, ya know? Like I refuse to sit around and wait for life to happen to me, to deliver me someone. I know what I want and I am going to go find it. (and i did. in less than a month!)
I actually met my FI in a yahoo chat room like 5 years ago. It was a local chatroom so I knew the people in there were from around my state but I wasnt looking for *the one* while I was in there - i was just bored and wanted to talk to some people. He IMed me and we talked through IM for a couple months then moved onto the phone then eventually arranged an in person meeting. It wasnt 'love at first sight' but we did date for 6 months then some things happened and we didnt see or talk to each other for over a year. The 'what if factor' never left either of us though so we ended up reconnecting and have been together ever since! Just goes to show you dont always have to be *looking* for love for it to find you!
I met mine through friends. It's always good to have a "man network." :) Have you tried political events? Those are full of interesting guys. Some are obnoxious though.
I actually met my FI when I was 19 and worked at Express! He was the Stock Sales Lead (aka- a Manager) and I was a new associate. Poor guy had to teach me how to do returns and exchanges. I actually made the first move, which completely worked out in the end!!
If you're single and WANT to meet someone- and don't wan to use the net- Stop trying. You find love in the most unlikely places!!
A mutual friend of ours set us up via facebook!
Neither of us was particularly looking or had asked her if she knew anyone.
I met my Fiance when I went on vacation with a friend.. They are cousins!
The best part is that I wasn't supposed to go on that vacation, but her boyfriend had to work, so she asked me last minute.. Gotta love how those things work out.. :)
i met my FI when i was waiting tables for a wedding at a country club - he was a GM!
and now we're having our reception at the same country club :-D
We met in high school. Stayed in touch (sporadically) through college via the internet. And started dating almost three years ago.
Don’t get worried; but if you are feeling frustrated, then look at how/where you are finding men (and look at which men you are picking to date), and try to expand your playing field. Join an online dating site (most people I know, including myself, have been on one at some point, even if it was just to meet more people in town rather than “to find a husband” – and most people had “strange dates” – so it isn’t just you by any means!!), join some clubs that involve things you like – use the networks you have, and try to expand those networks. If you have a dog – go to your local dogpark more, and talk to people there. Have a favorite hangout/coffee shop/bar? Talk to people there. Try to have fun – most people are scared off of someone who clearly is pushing for a LTR on the first date.
To answer your question, I originally met my FH because he was my undergrad advisor. Several years after I graduated undergrad, we ran into each other on the street and got to chatting. When I got back to my office, I sent him an e mail asking if he wanted to get a drink sometime. (Obviously), he took me up on my offer!
We met on www.okcupid.com. He was the one who sent me the first message. I've done almost all my dating via people I've met online. Its netted me several long-term relationships (including my soon to be husband!) and tons of friends.
He was a sales rep that came into my work I found him on myspace (Before FB!) and sent him a message tellin him he was hot and needed to take me out!
we also met on match.com!
i went out with several guys from that site, and I was really lucky--all of them were normal, nice, and attractive. i just had an extra spark with my fiance, so i wanted to keep seeing him :) if i got any "strange" vibes from people on the site, i didn't even waste my time meeting them.
I met mine at work. We work in the same office building and he introduced himself to me as we passed one day in the hall. :-)
I had just gone on an internet dating spree (I mean Craigslist, Match, Meetup and more) for a month or two (we're talking over 20 dates!) when I met a cool guy on Craigslist that was fun to hangout with but not someone I wanted to date. So, I invited him to a concert since I had my ex's ticket to give away and wanted someone fun to go wtih. He invited his friend (who was trying to give him a free ticket too). We all went out and had such an amazing time. I mean, it was one of those nights that you never forget. After that, the guy on Craigslist kept giving us excuses to hang out. We became official on new years of 2007 and I moved in with him a year later. Aaaand now we're engaged.
Honestly though, if I hadn't have been so pissed off at my ex and gone on a dating spree with anyone and everyone I could find, I never would have met his friend (especially since I was new-ish to the area). And if I wouldn't have had that concert ticket to give away and been in such an independent, I am woman hear me roar mood in that time of my life, I bet I would never have met him. Sometimes if takes a series of crazy events to meet Mr. Right!!!
We went to middle school together. And then we reconnected after college--aka he texted me a few times until I agreed to meet up with him and some friends :)
I met my fiance the old fashioned way - at a bar. I was 30 and starting to feel hopeless. But then one day I went to the local watering hole and met the man of my dreams. I didn't know it then of course, he was not anything I ever thought I would be with. We are total opposites.
But I do know 5 couples that have gotten married int he last few years, and all of them met on Match.com. I say go for it!
we worked together at a summer camp in college, but didnt get together until our twenties.
We met on Yahoo Personals. I signed up for a free trial because I saw a cute guy on there that I thought I would message. But then my fiance messaged me and I decided to give him a shot. He proposed on the year anniversary of our first date!
We met throught mutual friends in college. Then we realized we were both the same major so we saw each other pretty often when not around friends!
another couple who met on okcupid.com! i did not take that site seriously at all (it was the only online dating site I have signed up for). lo and behold, one day, my super sexy SO sent me a message, we chatted for a month or so, and met up for a first date that lasted 7 hours on a sunny, summery patio talking non-stop... and the rest is history!
Bar =)
Right after breaking up with my long term ex I was just tired of men. At the time I was a smoker (yes, bad I know) and I needed a lighter. I walked up to the first guy I saw smoking... and said hey, can I use your lighter? He of course agreed and I said thanks and walked away. About five minutes later he walked up to me and my cousin who I was there with and told me that I was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen and he would love to take me out on a date... not at a bar. That made me laugh so I agreed. And we've been going strong ever since!
You never know when the smallest little thing can lead to the best thing you could imagine. We have both quit smoking since, but I still can't help but be thankful I had that nasty little habit at the time!
The best advice I can give is be outgoing... put yourself out there. Yes, every once in a while you may get shot down but more often than not the guy will be thrilled you picked him out!
we met on lavalife.com!
although, the amount of time that passed before we "met" online until we actually met in person was about 3 years! and then another 2 years before we actually became a couple!
We met on Myspace a million years ago!! Ok, more like 6 or 7. After months of talking online and on the phone we met and hit it off. Funny thing is, my best friend messaged him first and he didnt respond to her :) Thank God, because we are a much better fit!
We met as undergrads. We were in the same volunteer organization, but didn't start dating until a year or so after we first met.
DH was in my program at school. He came right up to me when he saw me and introduced himself and shook my hand. It was so nice.
Later, I was walking my dog and he was driving by and he slammed on his brakes and pulled over. :)
I used to baby-sit for this wonderful family throughout high-school. I went to college but stayed in touch with the family. He worked for the father of the family. They had tried to set us up years before but we were both against blind dates due to bad experiences. They threw a party, we were both invited and hit it off!
I met him at a dive karaoke bar. One of his friends was friend with my friend, and asked around to see if I was single.
We went on a date a week late and been inseparable every since :)
We met through my best friend because they worked in the same industry. The first time we talked I gave him my card and turned around to my best friend and said he will call me by monday. She said I think he is married... I said oh well.
A year and a half past and he did get divorced. We reconnected at the same friends bday party and went out on our first date later that week, as friends which turned out to be our first date. He then told me that I gave him someone elses card... the night he met me a year and a half prior...
We are getting married 3 years and one month after we started dating.
I met my fiance at a party at my neighbors house through mutual friends. My neighbors of 2 years, were his best friends since the first grade.... now all of them are in our wedding! We were even neighbors for 9 months as well and somehow never met.
In the past I met a lot of guys at work and went on a few dates, but they never seemed to work out. Some I met through school. I have a friend who just got married who met her husband at a bar through mutual friends. It's amazing the networks that can develop!
I agree with earlier posts, the best thing is to stop looking. The best things happen when you never expect them to. I myself had pretty much given up, and soon later, I met one guy, the next night I met my fiance. I went on some dates with both, and made the best decision of my life... I went with the one I had a connection with and could talk to, instead of the one who loved to party and have fun. But he's out there :-)
We met in college. It took us years to actually start dating.
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