People with good to great marriages, how did you meet your spouse?

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Anonymous wrote:At the work. The company hires a lot of MBAs in different functions and there were a number of romances.

Same - ours hired about 60 MBA’s a year from mostly Ivy's and there were plenty of hook ups, romances and marriages. 30 years later I’m pretty sure all of the marriages are still in place.

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Graduate school (MBA)

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When I first moved to DC I lived in group house with 3 women. I had an invite to a fancy DC party from where I came from.
My roommate said we can’t just show up with no escort. I’ll call a man friend to escort us.
At the party I liked HIM. There was something about his voice I loved. He was also tall and handsome. But it was his voice. Married 30+ years.

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Anonymous wrote:craigslist, 2008.

hahahahaaaaaaaa. this was before everyone had a smart phone and dating apps. oh man, DC was a different time then.

we're happily married with 1 son.

Also met on craigslist but in 2007...married a couple years later. Divorced after 10 years.

Can someone explain how these Craigslist relationships worked? Did you put an ad out looking for a lover, or what? I am so confused with the idea of finding someone on CG lol

It was less sketchy than it sounds now. I only went on one Craigslist date, but this was before dating apps. Even the online dating sites like Match and EHarmony were still really new. People met on Craigslist, MySpace, Friendster. Facebook was barely a thing. Anyway, it was like an ad in a newspaper, almost quaint. People posted notices (mfw, late 20s, like punk rock and water skiing, etc.). You sent them an email via Craigslist and if you wanted to, you would arrange to meet them at a coffee shop or something. You'd have a conversation. If you hit it off, you might exchange numbers.

Dating used to be much harder and require way, way more effort. Even early online dating. I remember feeling like I would never, ever get a date. And I was a good looking woman in my early and mid-20s. But it was brutal. If I'd had Tindr or Bumble or whatever, I could have been going out constantly. Though I sense I would have been just as lonely. Some things never change.

didnt write this myself, but i totally 100% agree. i used to post song lyrics in my personals just waiting to see if someone would catch on. As if obscure Elliot Smith lyrics would help me find my "one" LOL

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OP here- thanks everyone! I love reading all your cute stories.

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Through a shared passion - mountain biking.

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OKCupid in 2008
Only on for about a month and was the 2nd guy I dated from there. I was 38, he was 39. Married 10 years.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At the work. The company hires a lot of MBAs in different functions and there were a number of romances.

Same - ours hired about 60 MBA’s a year from mostly Ivy's and there were plenty of hook ups, romances and marriages. 30 years later I’m pretty sure all of the marriages are still in place.

PP here and it makes sense as the company does pre-selection for you from a pool that is ambitious, has graduate degrees, and have gone through the same filters plus pretty much the same age.

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Alcoholics Anonymous. A man working a good program is worth his weight in gold. My husband is the most hardworking and loving man I’ve ever met. My own work through AA gave me the tools to have a healthy relationship.

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My freshman year of college I became really good friends with a guy in my dorm. We ended up marrying each others childhood best friends. Now we all live across the street from each other, our oldest kids are 1 day apart and our youngests are 6 weeks apart so we have the next generation of best friends in the making. DH is far and above the best thing that's every happened to me.

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High School Sweethearts
Dated long distance throughout college.
Married 20 years.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious what options there are nowadays (or in the past) besides online dating that have been successful. Obviously I understand there will good and bad, just wondering if there was a pattern.

His best friend was my FWB! But the FWB had moved away and gotten married by the time husband and I got together. We all went out for pancakes at 2 am when we were all in our hometown, and I started hanging out with husband as a friend until it turned into more.

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Anonymous wrote:Burning Man.

(I'm sorry. It has worked out nicely, though.)

Why be sorry? That is cool! And you might know my friend!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Webster Hall NYC late 90s.

I agree with PPs, it isn't about where you meet, it's about having shared values. I would go futher and say it isn't about shared interests either, that helps, but it's also about each person's ability to be in a healthy relationship.

Aw! Those were the days....

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In a class in college.