~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.

[txradioguy]

{{{MEG}}}}

[JenB]

Here, on FreeRepublic. Been married four months now. Until we got married we were 800 miles apart. Racked up a lot of phone calls in there.

[GodBlessUSA]

That's great, a normal week. :)

I wish I didn't miss you on the Tuesday for President Ford. How did that go?

[GodBlessUSA]

LOL :)

[txradioguy]

How I met the love of my life. Well I was on my way to do a radio broadcast of a HS basketball game and I stopped at the quicky mart right next to my house for a bottle of water and a newspaper and I saw this absolutely beautiful redhead training behind the counter. She smiled at me and I was a goner.

We got to know each other over the next year and became good friends...I asked her out on a couple of dates but never got a response. Something told me to keep trying. My best friend managed the store and I told him one time that all I needed was "one date and she'd be mine". I'd never in my life felt that certain about anything or anyone.

Finally one night I was in the store and she asked me "so when are you going to take me out on a date"? After I picked myself up off the floor I said..."how about tonite?"...she agreed and it was a date.

On January 24th 2007...it will have been 6 years since that first date. We have been together ever since...after six years together and 4 1/2 years of marriage...she truly is the love of my life.

I love you sweetheart.

[txradioguy]

It went really good. Everyone at the Pentagon Channel was pleased with what I did.

Hopefully I'll get my copy of the broadcast this week so I can go back and watch it.

[Ax]

Another Match.com success story here. We were both widowed about the same time, and were ready to get on with life. We agreed to meet at a restaurant in Delray Beach. From previous email exchanges, we knew that neither smoked. We started dating, and today is our fourth anniversary.

[righthand man]

That's 3 so far that met on the internet.Wow 2000 miles apart.

add another to your list , We married 4 1/2 years ago after talking online for 8-9 monthes .

400 miles apart equestriansingles.com

[beachn4fun]

Good morning and (((HUGS))) EG. Boy, seems like I've gotten busy all of a sudden. So much for a quiet morning over coffee. Sun is shining but we're cold! Brrrr.....

Whatz happening out your way?

[beachn4fun]

NO!

[beachn4fun]

~~ sigh ~~ How nice

Good morning, ladies

[GodBlessUSA]

That's terrific. I'm sure you did a fantastic job. :) Too bad there are no archives on the Pentagon Channel.
Have a great day Tx.

[beachn4fun]

Apparently she needs a reminder

;)

[GodBlessUSA]

Have a great day Beachn. I'm off to the paint store. :)

[GodBlessUSA]

LOL!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, neighbor

[beachn4fun]

I thought you did that yesterday?

OR did you goof off yesterday?

Huh?

Come one....tell me the truth.....

;)

[patton]

And a VW van...

[txradioguy]

Morning neighbor. Remind me why we were complaining about it being 60 degrees in January?

[GodBlessUSA]