[Schaumburger]

I have really enjoyed reading these posts...true love does prevail through months or years apart, one person's hesitation to get involved again, lack of money, etc.

Thank you all for sharing your stories.

[tainsley]

Originally Posted by Oren L Miller

I stalked my wife for 6 years. I did everything I could to get close to her. I told her we could have a wonderful life together. Both were married previously. I'm not sure if either believed we would have a great life together but we were both ready to take a chance. We started dating and we got married a year later and have been dating for 24 years. We will celebrate our 25th year of marriage in our dream house in Sanibel next July.
She became my Princess and always will be my Princess. Friday nights are our date nights while we are still working. In TV every night can be Friday night and this frog can kiss his Princess every night of the week.

Wow! I have goosebumps! You and your wife are lucky to have found each other!

[dancerbill]

Originally Posted by RichieLion

Your story has a little bit of everything. Pain, love, excitement, disappointment and maybe even redemption. Don't worry about the past, is my advice. The past is just that. You have the love of you life in your arms now, and the only thing to do is to go forward and seek new horizons.

Pat Mimi on the head for me

Thank you for your good advice. At this point, I have the best that life can offer and am happy.

I gave Mimi a pat on the head, and also a pat for Violet (but not on the head!).

Bill

[faithfulfrank]

I met my wife in a church I was visiting. It was an active church socially with a lot of young people. We were both around 21 at the time.

Like many churches, there were more girls then guys. I was the new guy...kinda like "fresh meat". I was much better looking back then, and I seemed to have a lot of attention from many of the young ladies. My future wife on the other hand, seemed to be not too interested. We became friends....but friends only. The other girls told her she was lucky...she told them all, "We're just friends...if you want him, go for it".

Of course, I was a lot dumber back then, and thought I was hot stuff. I also told my future wife that we could be friends, but never anything more....she wasn't "hot" enough for me.

She replied " What makes you think I'd ever WANT to be more then friends...you are too full of yourself and I'm not interested in the least".

I don't know what happened, but a year later we got married in that church, and we've been happily married for 32 years...

Frank

[islandgal]

Originally Posted by faithfulfrank

I met my wife in a church I was visiting. It was an active church socially with a lot of young people. We were both around 21 at the time.
Like many churches, there were more girls then guys. I was the new guy...kinda like "fresh meat". I was much better looking back then, and I seemed to have a lot of attention from many of the young ladies. My future wife on the other hand, seemed to be not too interested. We became friends....but friends only. The other girls told her she was lucky...she told them all, "We're just friends...if you want him, go for it".
Of course, I was a lot dumber back then, and thought I was hot stuff. I also told my future wife that we could be friends, but never anything more....she wasn't "hot" enough for me.

She replied " What makes you think I'd ever WANT to be more then friends...you are too full of yourself and I'm not interested in the least".
I don't know what happened, but a year later we got married in that church, and we've been happily married for 32 years...

Frank

Love it!!! Works every time ..............

[In awe of TV]

What wonderful, romantic stories. For those of you who married later in life, you've given me renewed hope of finding someone special.

Continue on with more great ones . . .

[islandgal]

In aw of TV............

[Schaumburger]

Originally Posted by faithfulfrank

I met my wife in a church I was visiting. It was an active church socially with a lot of young people. We were both around 21 at the time.

Like many churches, there were more girls then guys. I was the new guy...kinda like "fresh meat". I was much better looking back then, and I seemed to have a lot of attention from many of the young ladies. My future wife on the other hand, seemed to be not too interested. We became friends....but friends only. The other girls told her she was lucky...she told them all, "We're just friends...if you want him, go for it".

Of course, I was a lot dumber back then, and thought I was hot stuff. I also told my future wife that we could be friends, but never anything more....she wasn't "hot" enough for me.

She replied " What makes you think I'd ever WANT to be more then friends...you are too full of yourself and I'm not interested in the least".

I don't know what happened, but a year later we got married in that church, and we've been happily married for 32 years...

Frank

Frank, From the photo of you and your wife in your avatar, you both look so young. Are you sure you didn't meet at age 11 and get married a year later? . Thanks for sharing -- cute story.

[tippyclubb]

Originally Posted by In awe of TV

What wonderful, romantic stories. For those of you who married later in life, you've given me renewed hope of finding someone special.

Continue on with more great ones . . .

Never give up trying to find the right one. It will happen when you least expect it and will be worth the wait.

[asianthree]

He worked in surgery, i worked in labor and delivery. My boss didn't like who i was dating and his boss knew he had just returned from Nam and newly divorced..She kept sending him down to make sure my c-section room was ready to go everyday. An hour before our third date i ended up in his or with a ruptured appy, 10 days in ICU almost died, he came to me and said after he did the surgery,he said i was the only person he knew inside and out... married year later, it will be 39 years this November

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by asianthree

He worked in surgery, i worked in labor and delivery. My boss didn't like who i was dating and his boss knew he had just returned from Nam and newly divorced..She kept sending him down to make sure my c-section room was ready to go everyday. An hour before our third date i ended up in his or with a ruptured appy, 10 days in ICU almost died, he came to me and said after he did the surgery,he said i was the only person he knew inside and out... married year later, it will be 39 years this November

Wow! Now that's what I'd call meeting your mate while living on the cutting edge! Nice story; thanks for sharing!

[jchase]

Met mine on a coin toss, best quarter I ever had!

[cappyjon431]

After going through a painful divorce I had pretty much sworn off dating and long term relationships. To "get away from it all" I changed careers and ended up captaining a boat in the Bahamas. Ten years after my divorce I decided I might be ready to start dating again, but because my boat only put into port (Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale) on Saturdays for provisions before heading back to the Bahamas, my options for dating were very limited.

At the suggestion of a friend, I decided to check out an online dating service. I was very reluctant because I always felt online dating services were for desperate types, and I didn't consider myself desperate. After viewing hundreds of ads, one particular ad stuck out. The young lady seemed adventurous, well read, intelligent, she loved the ocean, and wanted to learn to scuba dive (in addition to being a boat captain, I am also a scuba instructor). I decided to contact her and after corresponding online for a while we decided to meet for sushi when I was in port. Dinner was a wonderful experience with such an amazing woman and we decided to meet for lunch every Saturday when my boat was in port. When I had vacation time I certified her to scuba dive and we took several dive trips together. I felt myself beginning to fall in love. As the relationship progressed, I decided that it was time to leave my life "out at sea" and I got a shoreside job. We became an item and after about a year and a half we got married.

We had originally planned to elope since it wasn't either of our first marriages and we didn't want a big fancy wedding. We wanted to get married at a remote dive resort in the Bahamas, on the beach, at sunset. At some point prior to the wedding, my bride-to-be asked me if she could invite her mother, as it would break her mom's heart if she couldn't be there to witness the ceremony. While we had planned to elope, I didn't see any harm but I did feel that if we invited her mom, it would be unfair not to invite my parents as well. Things kinda snowballed from there, and before we knew it the resort was almost entirely booked with our families. We had our beautiful beachside susnset wedding on Andros Island in the Bahamas.

My wife is my best friend and we've been together for the last nine years. We've been on many great adventures together, including owning and operating our own dive shop on a remote Caribbean island in Panama. Our next adventure begins later this month when we move to TV.

[tainsley]

Now that sounds like a Lifetime movie! You are a lucky man Captain to have found love again and to have gone from one paradise to another!

[jimmemac]

Met my love at college in the dorm watching the Billie Jean King vs Bobby Riggs tennis match on tv. She was gorgeous with long curly blond hair like Farrah Faucett wearing a mens white shirt-all I wanted to know was - was she wearing a bra?(yes) Started dating and by Christmas we were engaged and married before the summer was over-will be 37 years in 3 days!!!