I was working as a bartender at the time and had just gotten off work. I decided to drive through Downtown Fredrick, which was a terrible idea considering it was midnight on a Thursday. I was driving down Market Street when I saw flashing red and blue lights come on behind me. I pulled over and wait…
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I am South African. Vaidas is Lithuanian. Both of our journeys brought us to Seoul, South Korea. His friend approached me and told me he'd give me 3 tries to guess where Vaidas was from. If I guessed within the 3 tries, Vaidas would buy me a drink and if not, I would have to buy him a drink. Of cour…
I met Kristina when she came up on my explore page on Instagram and was mesmerized by her crystal blue/green eyes. I built up the courage to send her a message and gave her my number, hoping to get to know her better. We talked for a week or so until she agreed to let me take her out to dinner. Afte…
When I met Priscilla I had no money, no car... I was working the front desk at the gym where she joined. When we started dating I literally told her, "I have nothing to offer you." Yet all she asked for was my heart. On December 16, 2015 we decided to get married, just the two of us without anyone k…
I spent years trying to find a guy I was compatible with. I wasted so much time on people I knew I didn't have a future with. I just wanted to find someone who would appreciate me for exactly who I am. Just when I was starting to give up on men, I received a Facebook request from Matthew. Apparently…
We met on a dating app. On our first date we quickly realized how much we had in common, basically running parallel lives. We both shared a strong passion for traveling and an interest in seeing the vastness of the world. While enjoying a drink on our 2nd date during a beautiful spring day, Jack sai…
We met on the freeway! Yes, you read that correctly and no, I'm not making this up. 25 years ago I was driving on the 5 freeway in Santa Clarita when I saw a beautiful woman driving a yellow jeep with the top down. Her long curly permed hair was blowing in the wind (keep in mind it was the 90's, so…
Every relationship has a story but ours was pure fate. We both relocated our lives to Texas. I moved a few years before him, originally from Florida. He moved from California. At the end of 2004, I was working as a server at a restaurant when I turned around to go put an order in and noticed a cute…
Tyler and Leah are High School sweethearts and it was love at first sight. Fast forward to five years later- after many deployments, countless flights to see each other, and thousands of miles driven- Tyler was home on post-deployment leave when he asked Leah to spend forever with him. Of course she…
Being a dog owner is a great way to meet people. It's funny how these unconditionally loving, voiceless animals have the ability to bring people together. We like to say Anne's dog Luna was our matchmaker. We would have never met if it wasn't for her. But we also would have never met if Anne wasn't…
In the summer of 1947, I was playing a softball game at camp Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. Ruth showed up to the field with some of her girlfriends to watch us play. I slid into 3rd base while catching her eye, smiled and winked at her. 67 years, 10 kids, and 50+ grandchildren & great grandchildre…
One afternoon I decided to go for a walk around Central Park. There was an outdoor festival/ flea market type thing going on which made for great people watching. I pulled out my camera and began taking photos when Nick came up to me. He asked me why I was in New York and I told him I was on my way…
I was a singer in a band called All Ends. He was an artist and a biker who just moved to Gothenburg to be closer to his motorcycle club. We met out a couple times through mutual friends and I would always catch him staring at me. I guess he was trying to figure out if I was already seeing someone. F…
This is the first couple I am posting about whose meeting I take credit for. I dragged the groom, Thomas, who was basically my roommate at the time (because my then boyfriend lived with him) along with me to a friend's house for a barbecue. Julie, the bride, was also at the barbecue. Thomas and I ha…
My wife is the strongest, goofiest, most beautiful-ist (not a word, I know), most stubborn, passionate, kindest, and generous person I've ever known. To put our story in a nutshell, we met in Taekwondo when I was 9 years old. I knew I'd marry her. Our families trained and won multiple championships…
My friend sent a photo of me to her husband's best friend and said, "I found your future wife." He replied, "Perfect, just one last thing- when does she want to get married? Fall, spring, or summer? 10 months later we were engaged.
I went to see a friend's band play at a cool little club above the Roxy Theatre called On The Rox. I was talking to a friend when I first spotted Victoria. I thought she was the most beautiful girl I've ever laid eyes on. She had long flowing blonde hair and was wearing a sweater. I remember the exp…