How did they meet? QOTD
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| Tue, 06-21-2005 - 10:20pm |
My dear uncle sent me this article - and of course I had to share with you. BUT I was hoping that everyone would share stories on how they met "the one" (calling all alumni from this board) or how they met someone special or how a friend met the one. Everyone has to share a story of some sort - and then we will have a lot of stories to give us all hope!!
How I met "The One"
C'mon, admit it. You've searched and searched and still haven't found Mr. Right. Well, take heart: You just can't predict when or where Cupid will shoot his arrow. "Rarely will the love of your life look the way you expect -- I turned down my husband twice before finally realizing he was the one" says Katherine Woodward Thomas, author of "Calling in 'The One': Seven Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life." So how will you know your guy when he appears? Woodward Thomas suggests that you imagine telling Mr. Potential a personal secret: Would you feel vulnerable or secure? Use that as a guide to recognizing a deeper connection. But first, get inspired by how these five women finally met their match!
It was puppy love...
I went to the SPCA one Saturday morning and just fell in love with Katie, a boisterous, friendly lab mix. To my disappointment, some guy had already claimed her. I was crushed, but he and I spent an hour talking and playing with the dog. Then Kenny told me I could see Katie as often as I liked and gave me his number. All week long, I found myself thinking about him. So I called, and made a huge fuss over her when I got there. But it turned out he secretly hoped I'd get in touch. Now I no longer have to call ahead to visit Katie; the three of us have been living together for over a year!
-- Tracy and Kenny, Oakland, California
He's good with his hands
My business partners and I were renovating a Victorian house for our offices, and at least once a week we'd go to the site. Well, I developed a big crush on the foreman with the nice butt! Then my partner started playing matchmaker, feeding me information about Ron, and vice versa. But he and I never got past the "hello" stage, and soon I was seeing someone else. Then, the day of the move-in, Ron finally asked me out. (Turns out he just hadn't wanted to mix work and fun.) And we've been together ever since.
-- Leslie and Ron, Brighton, Michigan
She ran over his surfboard
Four years ago, I was at the beach and backed my car right over a surfboard. I felt terrible. When I found the owner, I told him what happened and insisted on paying for the damages. He said he'd get back to me with an estimate and asked for my number. But when he called that night, he just suggested we have dinner to talk it over. I said OK: I was so stressed about having to pay for the surfboard because I was still in nursing school! Well, the price for the damages never came up...but dinner was magical. We got married last fall.
-- Sarah and Darren, San Francisco

I'll give you one of my favorite stories, from about 14 years ago...he wasn't "The one" but he certainly is one of the ones I will never forget.
I was working at the Credit Services Desk for a department store and employees would always come by on Fridays to get their paychecks. At the time, direct deposit was fairly new and we were encouraging employees to sign up. There was one guy who always picked up his check during my shift. He would smile and say hi to me often. I thought he was incredibly gorgeous, so I was a bit shy around him. One day I told him about direct deposit and he said, "I don't want it. If I had it, I would never get to see you." That was the first time I got a sure sign that he was interested in me...he had given me several signals before, but because I was so shy around him I would have had to be hit over the head to notice. So I responded flirtatiously, "That's not true, you could still come by if you open a line of credit." A couple of nights later, he stopped by and handed me a rose and asked if he could apply for a credit card. It was the cutest thing. It turned out it was his birthday that day, and he asked if I would join him for dinner. That was the beginning of a very sweet relationship, that unfortunately didn't end up working out only because we were at different stages in our lives. I still consider him one of the greatest loves of my life and I know he'll always think of me that way too...although we've moved on in our lives.