Where Did You Meet Your Spouse?

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Some of you oldsters in the Chicago area will remember this. I met my husband at a Brother Rice High School Ron Riley Sock Hop in the gym under the west clock. He asked me to dance. We were 14. I went to a girls Catholic high school, and he went to a neighboring boys Catholic High School. We stayed firends all through high school, college and then beyond. He went into the military after college, but when he returned at ehte age of 26 we resumed our dating and the rest is history. We have been married now for 28 years. This is a fun question.
 
I met my spouse in church–We were both going to daily mass at the time & he invited me out for coffee–we discussed the mass, sacramentals (including the brown scapular) books (religious of course) & life in general–little did we know that we would be married in less than 6 months—we had a very happy marriage for almost 17 years—for the last few years of his life we renewed our wedding vows every tuesday—he died on a tuesday & was buried on the anniversary of the day that we were engaged it was definitely meant to be----the day he died—he was supposed to come home from the hospital the next day, he died at about 5:27 pm giving me enough time to go to a 7:00pm mass so that i wouldn’t miss mass that day as i very rarely missed mass all the years that we were married.
 
We had a couple classes together when we both went back to college, but I never had the nerve to ask her out. About a week into the summer she signed up to work at the parish picnic thinking I would too. I didn’t. When her shift was over, she was walking to her car. I happened to be out for a jog just then and she stopped me on the sidewalk. We talked for awhile and arranged a date. We’ve been soulmates ever since, 9 years of blissful marriage.
 
I met my husband on a blind date set up by his ex-girlfriend! She actually did not want us to get together, she just set me up with him to get me out of her hair. Turns out she was a better matchmaker than she realized! We went out for dinner and then coffee and then stayed up til 5 in the morning talking at his apartment. The rest is history, we got married on July 10 of this year.
 
I met my husband at college. One suite mate had just returned from Jamaica and we invited the guys who lived upstairs from us to come down and enjoy some island food that evening. My husband didn’t want to come because he had a big organic chemistry test the next day. His roommate (also a chem major) wanted to go and felt guilty leaving him behind studying and dragged him down. We met and it was love at first sight - stayed up the entire evening talking about our families and life. It’s funny how God works -the only reason he applied to the college (Fordham) was because they had no essay on the application. The only reason I applied was because of a dj on the college radio station I had a crush on (never even got to meet him). It’s now 26 years later and we’re still going strong and hoping for at least 26 more. :love:
 
Hmm… This thread backs up some invaluable information gave me a few years too late. (Or right on time–I’m not sure). My mom has always said she “knew” the night they met. Dad finally told me recently that “it’s different for guys.” All the ladies here seem to have known right away, while the men are comparitively silent on the issue.

It’s just an informal observation from a single guy. Please, keep swapping stories! This is great stuff!
 
I worked for the City Water Dept as a cashier. He was a Police Officer for the same city. I witnessed an accident and he was the investigating officer. I found him to be funny and charming. We were married 33 years before he passed away.
 
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deaconswife:
I met my husband at college. One suite mate had just returned from Jamaica and we invited the guys who lived upstairs from us to come down and enjoy some island food that evening. My husband didn’t want to come because he had a big organic chemistry test the next day. His roommate (also a chem major) wanted to go and felt guilty leaving him behind studying and dragged him down. We met and it was love at first sight - stayed up the entire evening talking about our families and life. It’s funny how God works -the only reason he applied to the college (Fordham) was because they had no essay on the application. The only reason I applied was because of a dj on the college radio station I had a crush on (never even got to meet him). It’s now 26 years later and we’re still going strong and hoping for at least 26 more. :love:
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Wow, this is really a beutiful story. You are so lucky, because at least you already found your mate. I am still looking and it is so hard. Sometimes I am afraid I am going to stay alone, and hence also afraid(knowing my self=I cannot handle lonliness, and could fall into certain past weaknesses) of sinning and becoming cold towards church because of all that. I really wished I found a God-loving and decent young woman that would love me. I wonder why I never had luck in this? I am well educated, fairly good-looking(so I have been told) and from a nice decent, stable and moral catholic family. When I see couples together in Church, I too wish I had my spouse. It gets really frustating to continue being alone. It is the year 2004, and I have not officially dated since 1996, and back then she was anything but holy.
Anyway, funny, I too actually studied at Fordham University(great School) my major was religiuos Studies/theology class of 1998.
 
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Wow, this is really a beutiful story. You are so lucky, because at least you already found your mate. I am still looking and it is so hard. Sometimes I am afraid I am going to stay alone, and hence also afraid(knowing my self=I cannot handle lonliness, and could fall into certain past weaknesses) of sinning and becoming cold towards church because of all that. I really wished I found a God-loving and decent young woman that would love me. I wonder why I never had luck in this? I am well educated, fairly good-looking(so I have been told) and from a nice decent, stable and moral catholic family. When I see couples together in Church, I too wish I had my spouse. It gets really frustating to continue being alone.
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Misericordie,
You sound just like my son! He would just love to meet a “nice” Catholic woman…trouble with him is, the women he likes don’t like him and visa versa…he’s 36 and I’m on my hands and knees praying for him all the time!!! ( I’m putting you on my prayer list too!) Annunciata:yup:
 
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Misericordie,
You sound just like my son! He would just love to meet a “nice” Catholic woman…trouble with him is, the women he likes don’t like him and visa versa…he’s 36 and I’m on my hands and knees praying for him all the time!!! ( I’m putting you on my prayer list too!) Annunciata:yup:
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Thank you so much. I am 32, and this October 16, 2004 I will be 33, so, I am not getting younger, I hope and pray God will lead me to my future spouse, if it is HIS will.
Thank you for praying for me. May God bless you.
many blessings:thumbsup: .
 
My husband and I met when we were children. His older sister used to babysit for my brother and I. We grew up as best friends and I wouldn’t have married anyone else!
 
Met my future wife at a school dance when we were both 14. Wasn’t exacetly “love at first sight” (how many 14-year-old boys are really all that lovable, in the eyes of 14-year-old girls?) 🙂

Ran into her brother in Germany 7 years later (we were both RCAF navigators) and asked about her. Looked her up, and things got somewhat more serious.

We were married, have 3 children, and 36 years after we married, she was received into the church.

Blessings,

Gerry
 
I met my husband at work. He had just moved from one lab in our building to another lab, and I was hired to fill his original position. My boss actually introduced us and at the time I thought that he (future husband) would be a nice friend to have at work. I was engaged to someone else and obviously wasn’t looking.

Well, the engagement broke off, and I remained friends with the man at work. Over time we became interested in dating each other, etc. We’ve been married for 14 months now and quite frankly I can’t imagine not having him as my husband. I’m so blessed.
 
***We worked together in college. I was a waitress and he was a bouncer. He tells people he “picked me up in a bar”. I don’t love the way that sounds. :eek: 🙂 ***
 
We will be married a year this month and met through family friends:) He was 29 I was 25:) Thank God for families:)
We are having our first baby this October:)
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We met initially over a game of Euchure in college, but I ignored him–he had a girlfriend at the time.

The next semester we both we at our univ’s european campus. I was there to discern my vocation, and I was going to spend Spring Break with a lay religious order. My plans fell through, and I ended up travelling with him instead. 18 months later we were married. I Turns out I discerned my vocation quite nicely!
 
In a bar…

I worked nights(graveyard shift) and would go into the bar and play pinball with my friends in the hot afternoons.

He came in the bar with some guys I knew who farmed. He thought I was someone else. He left after a round with the guys. He was so cute and nice. I remember saying to God, God how come I can’t meet a nice guy like that?

2 days later I am going into the same bar and he bumped me as I crossed the street with his truck(my fault). He felt so bad and bought me a drink.

We have been married almost 20 years.

Kelly
 
She was my boss’s secratary. We knew each other for about 18 months before we started dating. We got married about a year later in 1969. Montgomery Ward where we worked is gone, the church building was turned into a gym 2 weeks after the wedding, the hotel we honeymooned at was destroyed by a storm Our marriage seems to be about the only thing to last. 😃
 
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