How did you meet # 2 - inspired by Shine's question

[bertha katzenengel]

Great question, Shine, and I'll answer in your thread.

This poll is for those currently in relationships. I only want to know one thing:

Did you meet online? Strictly ONLINE. No "we met at a party but love blossomed through email."

Whether on a message board, in chat, in a game, through a dating site, or you replied to a mass email with something sarcastic and someone else on the list replied directly to you and that touched something off....

Did you meet online?

[WindRavenX]

1. yes

started talking on a New York Yankees website, met three months later.
He was in Utah at the time, Im still in Boston. He got a job in NYC, we met when he moved, and it's been peachy ever since :loveya:

[bertha katzenengel]

2. Wow. Awesome.

:bounce:

[bicentennial_baby]

3. yep

i met both of them here at DU, had our online/phone courtship for about 1.5 months, finally met at the end of August, and we are in love and ridiculously happy! In fact, they'll be here visiting me in about 30 hours, and I can't wait!! :bounce:

[Chovexani]

10. Cool!

There seems to be a lot of people that found love on DU. Good luck. :hug:

[Dora]

4. We met in a bar.

He was with the band. I was there rebounding from a bad breakup. That was fourteen years and one beautiful baby ago. :loveya:

[Shine]

5. Cool, I like your poll, Bertha. Ties in nicely....

Well, I told my story on my other thread, so no more news here.

:)

It's interesting to see how many met online. What a modern world we live in!!

My sis met her hubby online, for what it's worth. Two years and a kid later and they're still goin' strong...

[SarahB]

6. Yes, I guess we did.

We met here and anyone who knows either of us knows the shear irony of that. We spent almost year occasionally writing one another "How're you doing?" messages and opened up to each other about some stuff. We both had these random moments thinking, "Why can't I ever meet someone like that?", but didn't think much about it. Eventually, we were both free at the same time and something clicked. Neither one of us wanted to do "the internet thing" for very long (so we went out within about 2-3 weeks of when we first talked) and we live nearly 200 miles from each other, but we manage to still spend usually at least couple of days with each other every week.

A few days short of 6 months together in 36 days, he's moving in with me. I've never met such a loving man who thinks so much like me. I believe everything we have both gone through in the past couple of years was to prepare us for our destiny together (and yes I know that's sappy, but this cynical woman has been blown away). He makes me think and feel what I thought was long dead in me years ago, but even better. I believe we are each other's Karma for trying to be decent people and do the right thing in the face of a lot of pain and sacrifice.

We're at the point now where we are getting frustrated by e-mails and phone calls (probably because we spent 6 days in a row together this past week) and are both very ready to move forward on a regular, permanent basis.

[Debi]

7. Woo Hoo, but have you got the sensitive skin issue resolved?

:shrug: :P

[SarahB]

19. Yeah.

He shaves twice a day when he's with me and we have learned to better coordinate our one incompatibility- our chins (mine is long and pointy and his is more square). :D

[Debi]

22. Good for you

:toast:

I hope that's your greatest incompatibility!

[fudge stripe cookays]

14. Try living 1600 miles apart.

It's much harder.

200 miles, although gas is expensive, is still far less than a $500 plane ticket.

:P
fsc

[Chovexani]

17. 1600?

Try 9900. :(

He might as well live on the Moon. It's probably closer to NY than Australia. (Post 9/11 US immigration is a real bitch)

[fudge stripe cookays]

24. Yikes, Cho

Saw your post on the other thread. Australia INDEED would be difficult.

I had a friend about 15 years ago who was in love with a girl from there; he went over with very little, worked on his art, and lived hand to mouth with her for at least a couple of months. He loved it.

I hope for the best for you!
fsc

[Chovexani]

31. Thanks a ton

I know everything will work out fine in the end, it's just the waiting that's hard.

[SarahB]

18. Uggh!

I'd feel :crazy:. Thank goodness he has a fuel-efficient car (and an easily transferable job).

Kudos to you both for hanging in there! Obviously, it worked out quite well. :thumbsup:

[flamingyouth]

25. We're 2000 miles apart for now.

Luckily, Fen will be done with school in May. And we can see each other every two months (more or less). He spent five weeks in Seattle with me this summer, and I'm down in Texas now for 10 days.

How are you?:hi:

[fudge stripe cookays]

28. Been thinking of you guys!

Wish you could have come down a week or so later. You guys could have made it to the party!

Doing good! How are YOU?

fsc

[flamingyouth]

32. Yeah, that would have been a blast!

I expect at least 100 trick-or-treaters at my house so I need to be home for the festivities there.

I'm pretty good - had my epidural shot last week and it's helped a lot. My arm is still really weak, so Neil's carrying everything for me. :D

[Debi]

8. I had to vote no

I retrieve his emails for him and print out the ones he needs to read :eyes:

He's not real internet savvy!

[Chovexani]

9. Yep.

We met on a MUD (multi user dungeon...think text-based Dungeons & Dragons). Considering he's an Aussie, there's no way we would ever have met otherwise, which blows my mind when I think about it. Fate is weird sometimes.

[WindRavenX]

11. you believe in fate?

curious

[Chovexani]

13. In a sense

It's probably because reading tarot has influenced me, but I do believe in fate. Just not in the way that most people do. I think there's certain "paths" of fate...kinda like a giant road map, and the road you end up on is affected by a lot of different variables (chance, free will, etc.).

[WindRavenX]

15. hmm. Interesting.

I just think I got really lucky :hi:

[woofless]

12. Yup. Random ICQ hit.

Still blows me away. Must have been fated to happen.

Woof

[Chovexani]

16. Wow

That's really something.

[no name no slogan]

20. We met here at DU

First it was some innocent, good-natured flirting on a couple of threads. Eventually we exchanged PMs. And then we made phone calls to each other, oftentimes lasting several hours.

Finally, we met in person in late August, for the first time. We've been fairly discrete, but recently we've been much more open about our relationship. We were together a couple weeks ago, too, and she's coming to visit me over Thanksgiving.

We do plan to live in the same place, eventually, and are looking towards the long-term. I truly feel as if I have found my soulmate-- something I never felt in my previous relationships (or my nine-year marriage, for that matter). We know what each other is thinking, and are truly "co-conspiritors" in the best sense of the word. Although we've only been together a short time, I feel like I've known her all my life.

Ye godz, I am sappy-- but happy. :7

[bertha katzenengel]

23. Sappy But Happy.

Sounds like a Tom Hanks - Meg Ryan movie. ;)

[In_The_Wind]

21. On-line ...

times 3 = the last three men I've dated (including the man I'm currently dating) were met on-line ...

[flamingyouth]

26. Yes, we met online.

:hi:

[Dave Reynolds]

27. Yes, in 1989

back before the internet we had local bulletin board systems. My wife was the SYSOP of an adults-only BBS and I was a user.

Those were interesting days. For anyone who does not know, these BBSs were single line systems, meaning I dialed on my 2400 baud modem to the BBS computer, and no one else could be on until I was finished.

On the fun side, the SYSOP could trap the user in chat mode and flirt like mad....

[bigwillq]

29. No (nt)

[Orsino]

30. Yes: match.com

My wife tells people she picked me off a menu.

[hippywife]

33. First met online

in a chat room in 12/96. He was here in OK and I was in Columbus, OH. Met in person first time over Valentine's weekend '97. I knew I was going to end up married to him before he even got off the plane! I came down here the following April, he asked me to marry him then. We married in OH in 7/97 after spending maybe 15 days in each other's actual presence as we travelled back and forth from Feb to July. Best thing that ever happened!! My family was freaked about the whole thing at first but it didn't take long until they were cool with it except for the fact I am so far away now.



Edited to add wedding pic. His hair is now longer than mine!

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

34. Yup, right here on DU. Thanks!

:hi:



:loveya:

[lizziegrace]

35. Haven't met number 2 yet. n/t

[bertha katzenengel]

36. Mrs. V. and I met on line.

Story in Shine's original thread (soon).