~Love Stories~ How did you meet the love of your life?FReeper Canteen 1-11-07

[fatima]

~Love Stories~ How did you meet the love of your life?

At Last My Love Has Come Along Dedicated to To My Dear Husband, Peter by Anonymous My husband is currently serving in Iraq, and I dedicate our love story to all the soldiers whose love crosses the world this Valentine's Day. At the end of my first date with a man named Peter, I heard a perfect stranger telling him "he had better marry that girl".

The story goes like this.... I was asked out on during summer break by a man with whom I attended college. I was a nervous woman, but we had a fabulous time together in downtown Houston, Texas. Our night ranged from a Chinese restaurant for dinner, to St. Petes Dancing Marlin for strawberry cheesecake, until we arrived at a jazz cafe named the Red Cat Lounge. Peter had been a perfect gentleman all night, and I let him know I was ready to leave the jazz cafe as the night wore on. He kept stalling and saying that we would leave soon. After our agreed upon thirty minutes, I stood up and told Peter "Let's go". Well, that's when the lead singer of the band looked at me and said "You can't leave yet". At that moment, the lead singer looked at me and said "This is for the woman with the beautiful green eyes" and began playing the song "At Last" by Etta James.

Peter knew that was my favorite song and had apparently secretly requested it be played for me. He had never heard the song before, and did not even know it was a love song until he heard the chorus that night. "At Last My Love Has Come Along, My Lonely Days Are Over, and Life is Like a Song" is the chorus, and little did we both know that night the song actually had come true in the beginning of our love relationship. At the end of the song, the lead singer turned to Peter and said "you better marry that girl".

How pleased would that perfect stranger be to know that "At Last" was the first song that Peter and I danced to as a newlywed couple exactly two years later on May 29, 2005. Since we have married, Peter and I have longed to visit Hawaii to celebrate our love and our marriage. The thought of lying on the beach at night, sipping margaritas while lying in a hammock, while feeling the ocean breeze on our faces is a dream. To walk along the beach at night, explore the lushness and the vegetation, and to experience the mystery of the island would be a priceless experience.

I am planning on surprising my husband with a trip to Hawaii when he returns from his tour in Iraq. After being apart, I can't even envision the joy it would bring to be together in a fantasy land "at last".

I used to work as a probation officer in western Washington State. I had one difficult parolee who kept reoffending. I was forever convincing him to go to the eastern side of the state—out of my jurisdiction. Once there, he'd reoffend and another parole officer would get him to move back west! Finally, this other officer and I decided to meet to discuss the problem. "This other officer" is now my wife. We didn't invite the probationer to the wedding. —Bill O'Connor, Anchorage, Alaska

Late one night I heard someone banging around in the hallway outside my apartment door. It was so loud, I finally got up to investigate. When I opened my door, a man fell into my kitchen—passed-out drunk. I tried to shove him back into the hall, but he was too heavy. Instead, I left him on the floor, went to my bedroom, pushed the dresser in front of my door, and went back to sleep. Not long after, I married the lug.

[fatima]

Keep it simple and on topic.That's my motto:)

[DollyCali]

oh my, what a great story!!!!!

[DollyCali]

oh my..tears & smiles..we sure do love our pups! glad you found mrs. right! God bless your union!

[DollyCali]

too sweet...too funny....

[pbmaltzman]

If you are good for each other, that is what counts! A good man/woman is a good person despite the externals that we put much too much emphasis on (and I am no exception......I discount some men too quickly at times)

Well, I believe that nearly all women start out wanting a tall guy... but I've had several short guys for just-friends (in the range of 5'6" to 5'7"), and without exception they tell me that most of the petite women turn them down. Now, if a woman is only 5'1", that short guy is still gonna tower over her by 5 or 6 inches, right? But a lot of the petite women won't date a guy under 6'; instead they prefer to end up with a guy who is three times their size.

The strangest case like that I ever met was an ex-coworker who was about 5'8". She INSISTED that she would not date a man shorter than 6'6". And why?? Because the man absolutely had to be tall enough that she could wear 4" heels and he would still tower over her by at least 6".

This was back when I was about 25 (now 53)... I told her that I'd still be a virgin if I had requirements like that. LOL.

For me, the difference in height still feels weird sometimes. He's built stocky, which helps.

[pbmaltzman]

Hey there... I wish you luck. I got a few dates when I was in a Toastmasters group (learning public speaking skills). It was a special-interest Toastmasters group in that it was mostly libertarians, but they have many, many others out there. It's a good place to meet people because you can take it slow and observe, then decide whom you want to get to know better.

If you're active in some conservative political interest group, that might be another way to meet like-minded people.

But there must be other organized activities which would serve you well too. I'm not religious, but I know that many people meet through church social activities, bible study groups, etc.

There are also tall clubs everywhere, if you particularly like tall ladies. When I was a member, there didn't seem to be as many people pairing off as I had hoped to see, but they have a lot of great social activities. If you're interested, you could Google Tall Clubs. They also have conventions in different parts of the country, much like science fiction conventions, in that people travel from all over to attend.

And, of course, there is always Internet dating. I wasn't crazy about it (I tend to do better in other venues), but it works for some people.

Again, good luck in finding the love of your life.

[DollyCali]

sometimes the "size" requirements turn into a good match but oh how many men pass up good gals because they don't like like Christie Brinkly & gals shun men who aren't tall, lean & rich.

[pbmaltzman]

sometimes the "size" requirements turn into a good match but oh how many men pass up good gals because they don't like like Christie Brinkly & gals shun men who aren't tall, lean & rich.

Yes, that's all true. Let's see... I've met men who wouldn't date me because I'm "too tall," not curvy enough, not big enough in the boobs, I wear glasses, etc., blah, blah, blah. When I was in high school, some folks considered me to be too thin. Nowadays I'm too fat. Also had a guy in high school STOP flirting when I made the honor roll one semester!

If you look hard enough, there's always something for which you can reject a person. No one's perfect, but it's easy to compare that person against some mythical laundry list and turn them down.

I have never required a man to make more money than I do... but I have paid most of the bills for the last 4+ years in this relationship (he finally recently got a job after completing a training course), and I have been in a couple of other relationships where I ended up paying way more than 50% of the bills.

And yes, there are times when I wonder what it would have been like to have married someone who was prosperous and could help me out, instead of the other way around. LOL.

But you know what? Being a wife and mother IS a job. And just like a guy considers the compensation for his job, a woman considers the compensation for her job. You cannot live on love alone, because the landlord, utility companies, etc. insist on being paid with money.

[AmericanArchConservative]

well, I welcome FRiendly FReepmail, and if there is sincerity, private e mails can be exchanged via FReepmail

Never really thought of putting that sort of info on my FR page for that sort of purpose...

hmmmmm...

nice to see you - and the other good people here as well!

FReegards

A.A.C.

"The Final Crusade has commenced: Be a Crusader - fight Islam with every breath!"

[TigersEye]

Posting on FR Aug. 16 & 17, 2001.

[AmericanArchConservative]

...I wish you luck. I got a few dates when I was in a Toastmasters group (learning public speaking skills). It was a special-interest Toastmasters group in that it was mostly libertarians, but they have many, many others out there. It's a good place to meet people because you can take it slow and observe, then decide whom you want to get to know better.
If you're active in some conservative political interest group, that might be another way to meet like-minded people.

But there must be other organized activities which would serve you well too. I'm not religious, but I know that many people meet through church social activities, bible study groups, etc.

There are also tall clubs everywhere, if you particularly like tall ladies...|||
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Thanks for the kind wishes. I am familiar with toastmasters, but as I have worked in sales-related fields the last 15 years {the past 10 as a mortgage broker, and home renovations specialty contractor} I have no problems with or qualms about public speaking or breaking the ice

Heck I even enjoy hanging out with friends and doing some karaoke singing on a regular basis {no, I really don't actively look in bars for a mate}!

But I live in Portland Oregon - an epicenter of Left Coast Liberalism, as well as a bastion of lesbianism.

After "disqualifying" for traits of:

untreated psychosis, divorcees with 2 kids or more, substance abuse, multiple garish piercings and/or tattoos, political Uber-liberalism/Radical leftism, lack of interest in having children, or total lack of physical fitness/personal hygiene {vastly overweight - 20%+ and 'dumpster chic' antifashion are standard here...}

There are precious few choices available...

I am a precinct committeeman, active in my county GOP, but there are literally no eligible SWFs {or even SHF/SBFs} in the party between 25 and 35...not for the past 6 years anyway...

My mother at 5'11 used to be part of the Portland "Skyliners" tall club, but anymore, the gals in the club are - well, somewhere between my age and my mother's age...

Impractical for having children together, to say the least!

I have heard "good things come to those who wait" so I will wait - and do a bit of peering about now and again, as well.

Sooner or later, some decent, suitable girl will find out that I am not half bad, and decide to show some appreciation.

That will be the happy beginning, rather than the happy ending, I believe!

My thanks for your encouragement

Warm FReegards

A.A.C.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, Captain, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and peace of mind.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Pusterfuss]

Good morning Kathy.

[StoneColdTaxHater]

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[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your contuined service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, ladies. How's it going?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CRYSTAL!!!!!!!!!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Pusterfuss...((HUGS))...warming up here.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy 12th Birthday, Crystal!!

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy almost 29th anniversary, RightOnline.