So, How and Where Did You First Meet Your Better Half or Sweetheart?
@SIMPLYD (90722)
Philippines
August 8, 2018 3:14am CST
Let’s be a bit romantic, this time.
I met my husband in the bank where I worked about 31 years ago.
So, we became officemates. But my “crush” was the other officemate who also was a new hire like him then.
We would all go discoing since we were all singles in the bank then. In other words, my crush has a girlfriend already.
My husband would keep joking with me that he would like to change my surname into his. He is a joker. Eventually, I came to like him and we became sweethearts.
But after 6 months him and the 2 others, weren’t regularized as employees because they failed in the exam which came later. 
However, he got another job after that, and he would always fetch me at the office.
After about 3 years, we got married. We have one child, now a lady doctor. 
That’s our love story. What’s yours?
I met my husband in the bank where I worked about 31 years ago.
So, we became officemates. But my “crush” was the other officemate who also was a new hire like him then.
We would all go discoing since we were all singles in the bank then. In other words, my crush has a girlfriend already.
My husband would keep joking with me that he would like to change my surname into his. He is a joker. Eventually, I came to like him and we became sweethearts.
But after 6 months him and the 2 others, weren’t regularized as employees because they failed in the exam which came later.
However, he got another job after that, and he would always fetch me at the office.
After about 3 years, we got married. We have one child, now a lady doctor.
That’s our love story. What’s yours?21 people like this
22 responses
@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
8 Aug 18
My marriage was an arranged marriage. So our meeting was planned by our parents. Though the first meeting was not that good, we eventually got married and are in deep love since then
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
9 Aug 18
@amitkokiladitya Oh,so there is still a courtship period, even if it was arranged already. 
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
8 Aug 18
@SIMPLYD yes...it can be done. Two people fall in love even after marriage. However I started loving him during our courtship period of 10 months
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
8 Aug 18
I met my husband in the office where I was hired. He was the younger associate, very polite even if strict. When he decided to leave the office and open his own office he asked me if I agreed to follow him, I did. At that time I had another boyfriend. Three months after I followed him in his new office he invited me out for lunch and we started dating, six months later we were married... 48 years ago.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
9 Aug 18
@SIMPLYD No, not at all, I was still with my boyfriend and I had not yea a crush for him. He was a serious and intelligent man and I liked the idea to work with him. Working together every day made me realize that I had no more interest in my boyfriend.
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
8 Aug 18
That is so sweet. I am not with anyone, but I do like someone but I have no idea if it is going to work out, so I'll just give it time. I have known him for shoot I think 7 years now, my gosh and I never seen him in person but he was a friend of my old best friend who moved and introduced us.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
8 Aug 18
So you mean you are friends for 7 year now and since then you have never seen him in person.
But I think you communicate online.
Well, today is the modern era. You can at least let him feel that you like him. You will never know if he likes you too, if you don't do it. 
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
9 Aug 18
@DesirousDreamer I hope you two will end up in each other's arms.
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@DesirousDreamer (34783)
• Peoria, Arizona
8 Aug 18
@SIMPLYD We have had situations where we thought we would try dating but we were both going through really bad situations so we held off. He just went through a break up so I rather just wait. I am in no hurry for a relationship haha
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@annierose (18926)
• Philippines
9 Aug 18
That is beautiful love story. You are very lucky with him and with your daughter. I remember you posted a discussion on facebook about your lady doctor. I met my boyfriend via a language site. I was studying Spanish and he was studying English that time. Since we only have one time difference, he added me and asked me to help him with his English. We became good friends and later we become serious with our relationship. He visits me everytime he can and if time permits we travel too.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
10 Aug 18
Thank you.
I also remember you having a boyfriend from another country and you met him online. It is one nice love story since most of the stories about those who came to know each other through online sites, aren't good.
Pray that you will eventually get married.
I also remember you having a boyfriend from another country and you met him online. It is one nice love story since most of the stories about those who came to know each other through online sites, aren't good.
Pray that you will eventually get married. 2 people like this
@mommyzhuuraan (217)
• United Kingdom
8 Aug 18
My husband and I met 14 years ago, introduced through a mutual friend. We talked online a lot and met in person in 2006, 2 years later, when I visited England. We have been close friends the whole time, and liked each other but each too shy to tell the other. When it finally came out a few years ago, we got closer fast and now I'm living 5000 miles from where I grew up and we couldn't be happier.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
8 Aug 18
What a fascinating love story you have.
You started as friends and liked each other but was too shy to make know what you both felt. Oh, you miss a lot of time to be sweethearts.
But now, I am happy to know you are now with him, so far from where you grew up.
You started as friends and liked each other but was too shy to make know what you both felt. Oh, you miss a lot of time to be sweethearts.
But now, I am happy to know you are now with him, so far from where you grew up. 1 person likes this
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
8 Aug 18
@mommyzhuuraan Oh, that is a very nice love story you have there. Being a father to a son or even a daughter doesn't need to be the biological one.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
8 Aug 18
I met my husband on a blind date when I was 14 and he was 17. We didn't date right away, he thought I was too young but evidently true love will find a way. We have been married for 50 years, have 3 children, 10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandsons.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
15 Aug 18
@SIMPLYD Yes I was very young and very lucky to have met the man I was destined to spend my life with.
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@DianneN (246819)
• United States
14 Aug 18
Awww, that's so sweet and adorable. I met my husband while I had a long time boyfriend. My husband had a party with his roommates and I went. My boyfriend was at college far away, and I didn't like to be alone on weekends. My hubs asked me to go out to hear a piano player friend after his party. The rest is history.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
8 Aug 18
But why? Are you still to young to have someone you can call sweetheart?
@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
8 Aug 18
That's sweet, you met at the workplace.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
8 Aug 18
Well actually, mostly, singles who are officemates would end up as sweethearts. Here, in our office, 2 loveteams blossomed. And it all started by matching and teasing them.
The other loveteam has been officemates for how many years, but they just became sweethearts lately, because of teasings. They both are loveless for how many years. 
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
8 Aug 18
@yoalldudes Yes. See, my husband teased me all the time and he wasn't even my crush.
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
8 Aug 18
@SIMPLYD Yes that's true teasing and matchmaking sometimes work.
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
8 Aug 18
I was sweeping our front yard. I saw him riding a bike. He invited me for a ride. It was before dark and the Christmas lights have been lit.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
8 Aug 18
@yoalldudes So that explains why, you rode the bike with him when it is already getting dark.
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
8 Aug 18
@SIMPLYD I just see him play basketball. We were acquaintance maybe.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
8 Aug 18
I'm not really a romantic person and mine is not special at all. It's something that I don't talk about actually simply because I'm not a romantic. I'm terrible at that,
Your husband has a good sense of humour and I think he knew what he wanted for himself and he got it.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
9 Aug 18
@SIMPLYD My father was like that that's why he was extremely popular not only among women but men too,
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@Shiva49 (26202)
• Singapore
9 Aug 18
@SIMPLYD Marriage is a give and take although some take it as the other gives and they take.
I joke that love marriage is love before marriage while arranged marriage is love after!
I have also seen couples at each other's throats but have many children!
We accept each other for who we are and not try to change the other.
It has worked for almost all in my circle of family and friends - siva
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@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
14 Aug 18
I met my hubby through writing. We were pen pals for about 5 years before he visited me. We liked each other and was surprised when he asked my grandfather to marry me before consulting me first. I said yes with the condition to think it over for a year if we still like or love each other. After a year he came and brought me a white cloth for my wedding dress and a ring. We are going to be 40 yrs. married in a few years time. How lucky I am to have him.
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@anamika161088 (11868)
• India
8 Aug 18
@SIMPLYD Yes dear.. it was a meeting in the restaurant..
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
9 Aug 18
Wow, at a fashion show! You are a model.
How long was the relationship? You didn't have any boyfriend anymore, after him? I hope you won't mind my asking.
How long was the relationship? You didn't have any boyfriend anymore, after him? I hope you won't mind my asking.
